Tokyo Electron Limited ("Tokyo Electron") announces that on December 16, 2014, Tokyo Electron has resolved to set a record date at December 31, 2014 for the dividend from surplus earnings (for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015) as follows.

Shareholders listed or recorded in the register of shareholders as of December 31, 2014 shall be entitled to receive dividend from surplus earnings (for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015).

1. Record Date                      : Wednesday, December 31, 2014
    2. Date of Public Notice         : Tuesday, December 16, 2014
    3. Method of Public Notice     : Electronic notice
                                                  Tokyo Electron's website at http://www.tel.co.jp/ir/stocks/koukoku/ (Japanese only)

The effective date of the business combination with Applied Materials, Inc. has not yet been determined despite this merger having been announced because it is conditional upon the approval from the relevant authorities subject to competition laws. Given these circumstances, we will not disclose estimates for dividends after the third quarter ending December 31, 2014.

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