Amtech Systems (ASYS)

     Our Board of Directors is responsible for supervision of the overall affairs of the Company. Our Board has nominated the following individuals to serve on our Board of Directors for the following year:

               Michael Garnreiter 
               Alfred W. Giese 
               Brian L. Hoekstra 
               Robert F. King 
               Jong S. Whang

     Each of these nominees currently serves on our Board of Directors, and has agreed to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected. See below for information regarding each of the nominees.

     Our Board of Directors recommends a vote

     Our Board of Directors is responsible for supervision of the overall affairs of the Company. Our Board has nominated the following individuals to serve on our Board of Directors for the following year:

                          Michael Garnreiter 
                          Alfred W. Giese 
                          Brian L. Hoekstra 
                          Robert F. King 
                          Jong S. Whang

     Each of these nominees currently serves on our Board of Directors, and has agreed to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected. See below for information regarding each of the nominees.

     Our Board of Directors recommends a vote

     Our Board of Directors is responsible for supervision of the overall affairs of the Company. Our Board has nominated the following individuals to serve on our Board of Directors for the following year:

          Jong S. Whang
          Michael Garnreiter
          Alfred W. Giese
          Brian L. Hoekstra
          Robert F. King

     Each of these nominees currently serves on our Board of Directors, and has agreed to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected. See below for information regarding each of the nominees.

     Our Board of Directors recommends a vote

Our Board of Directors is responsible for supervision of the overall affairs of the Company. Our Board has nominated the following individuals to serve on our Board of Directors for the following year:

Jong S. Whang (Common Stock Director)

Robert T. Hass (Common Stock Director)

Robert F. King (Common Stock Director)

Robert M. Averick (Preferred Stock Director)

Each of these nominees, except Mr. Averick, the sole nominee for Preferred Stock Director, currently serves on our Board of Directors, and has agreed to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve if elected. Mr. Averick, who was recommended for nomination by Amtech Investments, the holder of a majority of the Preferred Stock, is currently portfolio manager for Richard L. Scott Investments, LLC which is the controlling member of Amtech Investments.. See below for information regarding each of the nominees.

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Our Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of the three nominees for Common Stock Director and the nominee for Preferred Stock Director under Proposal No. 1. Our Board of Directors intends to vote its proxies for the election of the nominees, for a term to expire at the next Annual Meeting. In that regard, our Board of Directors solicits authority to cumulate such votes.

If any nominee should become unavailable for any reason, which our Board of Directors does not anticipate, the proxy will be voted “for” any substitute nominee, or nominees, who may be selected by our Board of Directors prior to, or at, the Annual Meeting, or, if no substitute is selected by the Board prior to or at the Annual Meeting, for a motion to reduce the present membership of the Board to the number of nominees available. The information concerning the nominees and their share holdings in the Company has been furnished by them to the Company.