TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED

Notice of Application for Selection of "Prime Market" Listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under its New Market Segments

Tokyo Electron (TEL; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Toshiki Kawai) announces that TEL selected the "Prime Market" listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.("TSE") under its New Market Segments and submitted the relevant application form to the TSE based upon the resolution of its Board of Directors.