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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950172-04-002882
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20041207
FILED AS OF DATE:		20041207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20041207

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ASML HOLDING NV
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000937966
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-25566
		FILM NUMBER:		041187576

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		DE RUN 1110
		CITY:			LA VELDHOVEN NE
		STATE:			P7
		ZIP:			5503
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3140580800

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ASM LITHOGRAPHY HOLDING NV
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950215
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     <!-- Control Number: ny13645                                                          -->
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5504 DR Veldhoven<BR>The Netherlands<BR><I>(Address of principal executive offices)</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=8%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>99.1 </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=92%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>"ASML Wins
Major Order from Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial", dated November 9,
2004.

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#147;Safe
Harbor&#148; Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
the matters discussed in this document may include forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, economic conditions,
product demand and industry capacity, competitive products and pricing, manufacturing
efficiencies, new product development, ability to enforce patents, the outcome of
intellectual property litigation, availability of raw materials and critical manufacturing
equipment, trade environment, and other risks indicated in filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></TD></TR>
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caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
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    <TD WIDTH="39%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;December
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    <TD WIDTH="43%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;Peter T.F.M. Wennink</U>
<BR>Peter T.F.M. Wennink<BR>Executive Vice President<BR>and Chief Financial Officer </FONT></TD>
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     <!-- Control Number: ny13645                                                          -->
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>VELDHOVEN,
the Netherlands, November 9, 2004 &#151; ASML Holding NV (ASML) today announced the name
of its fourth Japanese customer: Matsushita Electric Industrial. In July, ASML received an
order for its TWINSCAN&#153; lithography system for 300 mm production from Japan&#146;s
largest electronics and electrical-equipment manufacturer and home to Panasonic. The sale
marks a milestone in ASML&#146;s expansion within the Japanese market, which traditionally
has been dominated by local lithography companies. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Matsushita
chose ASML&#146;s equipment for volume production of the latest generation of
system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices. It will install the system in its first 300 mm fab located
in Uozu, Japan. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#147;To
continuously strengthen Matsushita System LSI&#146;s business, we selected ASML for its
excellent total performance,&#148; said Matsushita Electric Industrial Semiconductor
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announced plans to increase its service, sales and marketing operations in Japan to serve
its growing regional customer base. This sale marks the eighth location in Japan in which
ASML systems have been installed. Other successes in the Japanese market include recently
announced strategic alliances with Tokyo Electron Limited and Dainippon Screen
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#147;Japan
is an important market. ASML is committed to raising awareness of our technology
leadership and customer focus in this region. This sale secures our place as a leading
supplier of advanced 300 mm equipment in Japan,&#148; said Eric Meurice, president and
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>About
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ASML
is the world&#146;s leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor
industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated
circuits or chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML is traded on Euronext
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<TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ASML<BR>Tom McGuire<BR>Vice President Communications<BR> <B><U>corpcom@asml.com</U></B> <BR>tel: +31.40.268.5758 <BR>fax:
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Elizabeth Kitchener<BR> Director Corporate Communications<BR> <B><U>corpcom@asml.com</U></B> <BR>tel:
+1.203.761.6300<BR> fax: +1.203.761.4207 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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Craig DeYoung<BR> Vice President Investor Relations<BR> <B><U>craig.deyoung@asml.com</U></B><BR> tel:
+1.480.383.4005 <BR>fax: +1.480.383.3976 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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Franki D'Hoore<BR>
 Director European Investor Relations &amp; EU Affairs <BR> <B><U>franki.dhoore@asml.com</U></B><BR>
tel: +31.40.268.6494<BR> fax: +31.40.268.3655 </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>

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