KLA (KLAC) 8-K Other Events

Exhibit 10.01

News Release

Company Contacts:	Jeffrey Hall
	Chief Financial Officer
	(408) 875-6800
	Jeff.hall@kla-tencor.com
	Kyra Whitten (Media)
	Sr. Director, Corporate Communications
	(408) 875-7819
	Kyra.whitten@kla-tencor.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

KLA-TENCOR DECLARES REGULAR CASH DIVIDEND FOR
SECOND QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 6, 2006—KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.12 per share on its common stock payable on December 1, 2006 to KLA-Tencor stockholders of record on November 15, 2006.

About KLA-Tencor:KLA-Tencor is the world leader in yield management and process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing and related industries. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the company has sales and service offices around the world. An S&P 500 company, KLA-Tencor is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol KLAC. Additional information about the company is available on the Internet athttp://www.kla-tencor.com

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