Relationship with
Shareholders and Investors

The Tokyo Electron Group emphasizes fair, equitable, andtimely disclosure of information to and dialogues withshareholders and investors, both in Japan and overseas.

• Annual shareholders meeting

Tokyo Electron is committed to making information about theTo encourage as many shareholders as possible to attend annualcompany available in a fair, equitable and timely manner to ensure

shareholders meetings and fully exercise their voting rights, we send

that shareholders and investors can obtain an accurate, in-depth

out invitations well in advance—more than three weeks prior to theunderstanding of the company and its activities and can evaluate its

meeting—and avoid the date when most major Japanese companies

corporate value appropriately. We also value and respect opinions

hold their shareholders meetings. Shareholders who cannot attend a

received from our stakeholders concerning information disclosed

meeting can vote via the Internet. We also participate in the web-and utilize their feedback as a point of reference to guide our future

based voting platform for institutional investors operated by Investor

corporate management.

Communications Japan (ICJ).
Our website also carries notices of convocation, notices of resolution,
the results of the exercise of voting rights, and presentation materials.

Tokyo Electron releases timely disclosure information via theTokyo Stock Exchange’s Timely Disclosure Network (TDnet) and• Earnings release conference

promptly posts the same information on its corporate website.

We hold an earnings release conference to report our financial results

Even when it does not fall into the category of material information,

to securities analysts and institutional investors after every quarter.

we voluntarily disclose information which may be of interest toBy making these conferences open to members of the press, as wellstakeholders in a fair, equitable, and easy-to-understand manneras by posting all the material handouts on our website, we ensure

using various communication channels, including on our website orthat information provided at the conferences is also available toin printed form.

individual investors.

MANAGEMENT REPORT• Information disclosure methods

HIGHLIGHT• Our approach to information disclosure

To ensure that foreign investors have fair and equal access to ourinformation, all information is, in principle, released simultaneously in

Published IR materials
EHS REPORT

Japanese and English.

• Basic policy on returns to shareholders
Our dividend policy is to link dividend payments to businessperformance and earnings, and our basic policy for returns toshareholders is to maintain a payout rate of around 35% based on

Presentation materials used at
an earnings release conference

consolidated net income.

SOCIAL REPORT

We aim to maintain profitable growth in order to enhance
corporate value by effectively utilizing internal reserves andFinancial Review

concentrating investments in growing businesses while at the sametime delivering direct returns to shareholders through dividends
based on our performance and earnings.

Constituent of theFTSE4Good Global Index

Materials prepared for anannual shareholders meeting
Financial Report

Tokyo Electron has been a constituent of the FTSE4Good Global Index
since September 2003. The FTSE4Good Global Index is a social
responsibility investment (SRI) index provided by the FTSE Group,a world-leading index firm wholly owned by the London Stock Exchange.

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