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ASECO CORPORATION
500 DONALD LYNCH BOULEVARD
MARLBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01752
July 17, 1996
Dear Stockholder:
As you know, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Aseco Corporation will be
held on Thursday, August 8, 1996 at 10:00 A.M., at the offices of Choate, Hall
& Stewart, 36th Floor, Exchange Place, 53 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
We sincerely hope you will be able to attend and urge you, even if you plan to
attend the meeting, to sign and promptly return the proxy card that you
previously received.
In addition, please note that there is a typographical error in the table on
page 2 of the Proxy Statement previously delivered to you. The number of
shares of common stock beneficially owned by all current directors and
executive officers as a group should be stated as 505,483 (12.7% of the
outstanding shares).
We look forward to seeing you.
Sincerely,
CARL S. ARCHER, JR. President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of
the Board
