TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED

Notice Concerning Payment of Dividends from Surplus Earnings

Tokyo Electron Limited announces that on May 15, 2012, the company's Board of Directors passed a resolution to pay dividends (year-end dividends) from surplus earnings to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2012. In addition, there are no changes that we announced on April 27, 2012.

1. Details of Dividend Payments

  Amount Most recent dividends
forecast
Dividends paid in
previous fiscal year
Shareholder
registration date
March 31, 2012 March 31, 2012 March 31, 2011
Dividends per share 27 yen 27 yen 76 yen
Total dividends paid 4,837 million yen 4,837 million yen 13,608 million yen
Date dividends start to be paid June 1, 2012 June 1, 2012 May 27, 2011
Source of funds to
pay dividends
Surplus earnings - Surplus earnings



(Reference) Breakdown of Dividends Paid for Year

  Dividends per share
Shareholder registration date End of interim period End of fiscal year Total annual dividends
Dividends paid in current fiscal year 53 yen 27 yen 80 yen
Dividends paid in previous fiscal
year(ended March 2011)
38 yen 76 yen 114 yen