TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED

Tokyo Electron Announces Changes in Representative Director

Tokyo Electron Limited announced that its Board of Directors had adopted a resolution to make changes in Corporate Officer and Representative Director as below on April 4, 2013.

1. Reason for the changes
Hiroshi Takenaka, Representative Director, President & CEO, tendered his resignation as Representative Director, President & CEO, for health reasons.

2. Names and titles of the new and the retiring Representative Director, President & CEO

NameNew PositionCurrent Position
Tetsuro
Higashi
Representative Director,
Chairman, President & CEO
Chairman of the Board
Hiroshi
Takenaka
Corporate DirectorRepresentative Director, President & CEO


3. Effective date
April 4, 2013