FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2010
ADVANTEST CORPORATION
Haruo Matsuno, Representative Director, President & CEO
Stock Code Number: 6857, TSE first section
Ticker Symbol: ATE, NYSE
CONTACT:
Hiroshi Nakamura
Managing Executive Officer &
Senior Vice President, Corporate Administration Group
Phone: +81-(0)3-3214-7500
Notice Concerning Purchase of Treasury Stock from Shareholders
Opposed to Merger of Subsidiaries
Tokyo –August 27, 2010 – Advantest Corporation (the “Company”) merged its wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries, Advantest Manufacturing, Inc. and Advantest Customer Support Corporation on July 1, 2010 after announcing our intention on April 27, 2010.
The Company received stock purchase requests from shareholders opposed to this merger in accordance with Article 797, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law, and therefore purchased treasury stock as described below.
1. Number of shareholders opposed to the merger | 18 shareholders |
2. Date of receipt of purchase request | June 17, 2010 ~ June 30, 2010 |
3. Number of shares requested to be purchased | 5,447,922 shares of common stock |
4. Number of shares purchased | 5,447,922 shares of common stock |
5. Value of purchase | 10,263,885,048 yen |
6. Date of purchase | August 27, 2010 |
7. Method of purchase | Off-market trading |