TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED

Tokyo Electron Completes Acquisition of NEXX Systems, Inc.

Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) announced today that it has completed all procedures in the acquisition of NEXX Systems, Inc. (NEXX) on May 1 (U.S. time), an acquisition previously announced on March 16, 2012. Having become a wholly-owned subsidiary of TEL, NEXX will change its name to TEL NEXX, Inc..

(reference) Profile of the new company
Company name:TEL NEXX, Inc.
Representative:Chairman Kenji Washino
          President Thomas Walsh
Address:900 Middlesex Turnpike, Bldg. 6 Billerica, MA U.S.A.
Shareholder composition:Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc.* 100%

* Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo Electron Limited.