ASMPT (00522.HK) -10.700 (-5.515%) Short selling $18.85M; Ratio 2.960% announced that its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary ASMPT USA Holding has agreed to sell all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of target company ASMPT NEXX to Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT.US) for a total purchase price of USD120 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the share purchase agreement.The Group expects to recognize an estimated net gain of approximately USD11 million upon completion.The transaction will be completed through electronic exchange of documents and remote signing. The specific completion date will be mutually agreed by the buyer and seller, and will be no later than five business days after the fulfillment or effective waiver of the last outstanding condition set out in the share purchase agreement (other than conditions that must be satisfied at completion).Related News Citi: AI Demand Drives Semiconductor Recovery in Data Centers, Networks and Autos, Offsetting Cyclical WeaknessFollowing completion, the target company will cease to be a subsidiary of the Company and its financial results will no longer be consolidated into the Groups consolidated financial statements. The target company is a supplier of electrochemical deposition and physical vapor deposition equipment for advanced semiconductor device packaging. As part of the strategic integration of the Groups business, the Group has decided to divest the target company from its semiconductor solutions segment through the disposal, enabling it to focus more on its backend packaging business. (jl/w)(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-06-01 12:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)
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