 Amtech Systems, Inc. NASDAQ: ASYS, a manufacturer of capital equipment, including thermal processing and wafer polishing, and related consumables used in fabricating semiconductor devices, such as silicon carbide SiC and silicon power chips, electronic assemblies and light-emitting diodes LEDs, today announced the sale of its shares of Tempress Group Holding B.V. Tempress for nominal consideration to Stichting Continuiteit Tempress, an independent foundation that was formed under Dutch law, effective January 22, 2020. In connection with this sale transaction, Amtech agreed to provide a term loan to Tempress in the principal sum of 2,250,000, to be used to fund Tempress working capital requirements and to facilitate the restructuring of Tempress operations. The loan contains repayment provisions specifying amounts due and payable upon certain future events, including the sale of the equity or a material portion of the assets of Tempress in a future transaction. We expect to record a significant pre-tax loss and tax benefit on deconsolidation, as part of our fiscal Q2 financial statements. 