EX-99.1 2 d330513dex991.htm UPDATE ON SHARE BUY-BACK PROGRAM Update on share buy-back program

Exhibit 99.1

 

ASML share buy-back program    LOGO

Repurchase up to € 1.130 billion within 2 years

In 2011, ASML has purchased 25.7 million shares for a total amount of EUR 700 million as part of its intention to purchase up to EUR 1 billion of its own shares within 2 years. In January 2012 ASML announced to increase the size of the current share buy back program to EUR 1,130 million to make use of the maximum room available in 2012 for dividend withholding tax-exempt share buy backs.

The aggregate amount of shares repurchased up to and including March 30, 2012 represents 77.1% of the program.

ASML intends to cancel all shares repurchased under this program.

The total amount of outstanding shares at the end of 2011 was approx. 414 million shares.

The following table shows the shares repurchased between March 5, 2012 and March 30, 2012:

 

Date    Repurchased
shares
     Average
price
     Repurchased
value
 

Mar. 5 - Mar. 9, 2012

     211,300       33.98       7,180,233   

Mar. 12 - Mar. 16, 2012

     83,936       36.42       3,057,208   

Mar. 19 - Mar. 23, 2012

     512,879       36.28       18,605,629   

Mar. 26- Mar. 30, 2012

     96,611       37.10       3,583,799   

Total shares repurchase between March 5, 2012 and March 30, 2012

     904,726       35.84       32,426,869   

Total shares repurchased through March 30, 2012

     30,686,801       28.40       871,606,104