May 18, 2012
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 &
Executive Vice President, Corporate Administration Group
Phone: +81-(0)3-3214-7500
Issue of Unsecured Straight Corporate Bonds
We hereby announce on the date set forth herein the outline regarding the decision to issue the third unsecured straight corporate bond and the fourth unsecured straight corporate bond according to the registration of domestic corporate bond issue (scheduled amount of issue: JPY 25 billion, expiration date: February 28, 2014).
The funds procured from this issuance will be applied to repay short-term loans.
1. | Bond Name | Third Advantest Corporation Unsecured Straight Corporate Bond with inter-bond pari passu clause | Fourth Advantest Corporation Unsecured Straight Corporate Bond with inter-bond pari passu clause |
2. | Total amount of issue | JPY 10 billion | JPY 15 billion |
3. | Denomination per bond | JPY 100 million | JPY 100 million |
4. | Coupon rate | 0.416% per annum | 0.606% per annum |
5. | Issue price | 100% of the principal amount | 100% of the principal amount |
6. | Redemption price | 100% of the principal amount | 100% of the principal amount |
7. | Closing date | May 25, 2012 | May 25, 2012 |
8. | Maturity date | May 25, 2015 (Three year bond) | May 25, 2017 (Five year bond) |
9. | Collateral | No collateral or guarantee is pledged and no assets are specifically reserved to secure these bonds. | |
10. | Coupon payment dates | May 25 and November 25 of each year | May 25 and November 25 of each year |
11. | Method of offering | Offering to the general public | Offering to the general public |
12. | Underwriters | Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Deutsche Securities Inc. | Mizuho Investors Securities Co., Ltd. Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Deutsche Securities Inc. |
13. | Trustee | Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. |
14. | Rating | A (Rating and Investment Information Inc.) | A (Rating and Investment Information Inc.) |