Announcement of Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
Tokyo Electron Limited announced that on May 15, 2013, its Board of Directors had passed a resolution to submit a proposal to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation at the 50th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on June 21, 2013. The details of the amendments are as follows.
1.Purpose for the Amendments
Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation concerning the General Meeting of Shareholders
(1)With regards to the location where the General Meeting of Shareholders is to be convened,
in order to ensure a greater number of options for location selection, Article 11, Paragraph 2 of
the current Articles of Incorporation—which limits the location for the convening of the General
Meeting of Shareholders—will be deleted.
(2)In light of the prevalence of the Internet, and in accordance as provided for in the Ordinance
of the Ministry of Justice of Japan, Article 13 (Internet Disclosure and Deemed Provision of Reference
Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders, etc.) will be newly established, thereby allowing
for the prompt and efficient disclosure of reference documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders, etc.
(3) Article numbers will be changed to reflect the above amendments.
Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation concerning the Number of Audit & Supervisory Board Members
(1) To strengthen the audit functions, the maximum number of the Audit & Supervisory Board Members in the prescription of Articles of Incorporation Article 24 shall be changed from four (4) to five (5).
2.Details of the Amendments
The details of the amendments are as below.
3.Schedule
Date of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
to make Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:June 21, 2013
Effective Date of the Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:June 21, 2013
