DRUNEN, Netherlands, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. ("the Company" or "Besi") (Nasdaq: BESI; Euronext: BESI), a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, today announced that the Company's Meco unit received an initial multi-million euro order for its newly developed Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) Flexible Antenna Plater. The specific value of the order was not disclosed. List prices for such systems typically range between euro 1.5 million and euro 4.0 million depending upon the configuration. The order was placed by a major European industrial company for which delivery is anticipated in the first quarter of 2007. Richard Blickman, President and CEO, commented, "Besi's Flexible Antenna Plater is the first system that permits high volume, low cost fabrication of antennas for RFID. The RFID market represents another significant growth opportunity for Besi. We expect this initial order to be the first of many from customers world-wide given the positive feedback we have already received." About BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. designs, develops, manufactures, markets and services die sorting, flip chip and multi-chip die bonding, packaging and plating equipment for the semiconductor industry's assembly operations. Its customers consist primarily of leading U.S., European, Asian, Korean and Japanese semiconductor manufacturers and subcontractors which utilize its products for both array connect and conventional leadframe manufacturing processes. Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are found in various places throughout the press release, including statements relating to expectations of orders, net sales, product shipments, backlog, expenses, gross margins, operating results and capital expenditures. The words "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "can", "intend", "believes", "may", "plan", "predict", "project", "forecast", "will", "would", and similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements, although not all forward looking statements contain these identifying words. While these forward looking statements represent our judgments and future expectations concerning the development of our business, a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from our expectations. These factors include, but are not limited to, those listed or discussed in Besi's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2005, as well as the risk that anticipated orders may not materialize or that orders received may be postponed or canceled, generally without charges; the volatility in the demand for semiconductors and our products and services; acts of terrorism and violence; overall global economic conditions; risks, such as changes in trade regulations, currency fluctuations, political instability and war, associated with substantial foreign customers, suppliers and foreign manufacturing operations; potential instability in foreign capital markets; the risk of failure to successfully manage our expanding and more diverse operations; and other key factors that could adversely affect our businesses and financial performance contained in our filings and reports, including those with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no obligation to (and expressly disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter our forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Contacts: Richard W. Blickman Cor te Hennepe President & CEO Director of Finance Tel. (31) 416 384345 Tel. (31) 416 384345 David Pasquale The Ruth Group Tel. (1) 646 536-7006 DATASOURCE: BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. CONTACT: Richard W. Blickman, President & CEO, +31-416-384345, , or Cor te Hennepe, Director of Finance, +31-416-384345, , both of BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.; David Pasquale, The Ruth Group, +1-646-536-7006, Web site: http://www.besi.nl/

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