06:33 AM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Applied Materials will increase its stake in Dutch semiconductor equipment maker BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI.AS) to 20%. The Nasdaq-listed materials engineering group said late Monday it will acquire additional shares through an accelerated share purchase agreement, with delivery subject to the expiration of the waiting period under the US Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act or the termination of the transaction.

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