EX-99.2 3 ss437165_ex9902.htm NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS
 
(The following is an unofficial English translation of the Notice Regarding Resolutions Adopted at the 73rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Advantest Corporation (the “Company”). The Company provides this translation for your reference and convenience only and without any warranty as to its accuracy or otherwise.)

(Stock Code Number: 6857, TSE first section)
June 24, 2015

To Our Shareholders

 
Shinichiro Kuroe
Representative Director
President and CEO
ADVANTEST CORPORATION
32-1, Asahi-cho 1-chome,
Nerima-ku, Tokyo


NOTICE REGARDING RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT
THE 73rd ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Dear Shareholders:
 
Notice is hereby given that the following matters were presented and resolved at the 73rd ordinary general meeting of shareholders of ADVANTEST CORPORATION (the “Company”) which took place today.
 
 
Matters reported:
 
 
Item No.1:
Matters concerning the business report, consolidated financial statements and financial statements reporting for the 73rd Fiscal Year (from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015)
 
 
 
Item No.2:
Matters concerning the results of audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements by the Independent Auditors and the Audit & Supervisory Board
 
Presentations on the above Items No.1 and No.2 were given to the shareholders.
 
 
Matters resolved:
 
 
Agenda Item No.1:
Partial amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
 
The shareholders resolved to approve the agenda as originally proposed.

 
 
Agenda Item No.2:
Election of 6 directors (excluding directors who are audit and supervisory committee members)
 
The shareholders resolved to approve, as originally proposed, the election of Shinichiro Kuroe, Osamu Karatsu, Seiichi Yoshikawa, Sae Bum Myung, Hiroshi Nakamura and Yoshiaki Yoshida, each of whom has since assumed office.
Osamu Karatsu and Seiichi Yoshikawa are outside directors.
 
 
 
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Agenda Item No.3:
Election of 3 directors who are audit and supervisory committee members
 
The shareholders resolved to approve, as originally proposed, the election of Yuichi Kurita, Megumi Yamamuro and Yasushige Hagio, each of whom has since assumed office.
Megumi Yamamuro and Yasushige Hagio are outside directors.

 
Agenda Item No. 4:
Election of 1 substitute director who is an audit and supervisory committee member
 
The shareholders resolved to approve, as originally proposed, the election of Osamu Karatsu.

 
Agenda Item No.5:
Determination of the amount of remuneration for directors (excluding directors who are audit and supervisory committee members)
 
The shareholders resolved to approve, as originally proposed, that the amount of remuneration for directors (excluding directors who are audit and supervisory committee members) shall be no more than ¥600 million per year.
 
 
Agenda Item No.6:
Determination of the amount of remuneration for directors who are audit and supervisory committee members
 
The shareholders resolved to approve, as originally proposed, that the amount of remuneration for directors who are audit and supervisory committee members shall be no more than ¥100 million per year.

 
Agenda Item No.7:
Determination of the amount of remuneration as stock options to directors (excluding directors who are audit and supervisory committee members)
 
The shareholders resolved to approve, as originally proposed, that the amount of remuneration as stock options in the form of stock acquisition rights to directors (excluding directors who are audit and supervisory committee members) shall be no more than ¥700 million per year.  The Company may issue stock acquisition rights to such directors up to such remuneration amount.  Stock options will be granted by (i) issuing stock acquisition rights, (ii) providing cash remuneration that is equal to the total amount of subscription price, and (iii) setting off such remuneration against the subscription price of the stock acquisition rights.
 

 
 
 
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The following has been decided by resolution at the special meeting of the board of directors and at the meeting of the audit and supervisory committee held subsequent to the shareholders’ meeting:
 

[Directors]
 
Shinichiro Kuroe, Representative Director
 
Osamu Karatsu, Director
 
Seiichi Yoshikawa, Director
 
Sae Bum Myung, Director
 
Hiroshi Nakamura, Director
 
Yoshiaki Yoshida, Director
 
Yuichi Kurita, Director, Standing Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
 
Megumi Yamamuro, Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
 
Yasushige Hagio, Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
 

[Executive Officers]
 
Shinichiro Kuroe, President and CEO
 
Sae Bum Myung, Senior Executive Officer   (promoted)
 
Hiroshi Nakamura, Managing Executive Officer
 
Yoshiaki Yoshida, Managing Executive Officer
 
Hans-Juergen Wagner, Managing Executive Officer
 
Soichi Tsukakoshi, Managing Executive Officer   (promoted)
 
Satoru Nagumo, Managing Executive Officer   (promoted)
 
Koichi Tsukui, Managing Executive Officer   (promoted)
 
Takashi Sugiura, Executive Officer
 
Takashi Sekino, Executive Officer
 
Josef Schraetzenstaller, Executive Officer
 
Makoto Nakahara, Executive Officer
 
Toshiyuki Okayasu, Executive Officer
 
CH Wu, Executive Officer
 
Kazuhiro Yamashita, Executive Officer
 
Takayuki Nakamura, Executive Officer
 
Wilhelm Radermacher, Executive Officer
 
Masuhiro Yamada, Executive Officer
 
Isao Sasaki, Executive Officer
 
Keith Hardwick, Executive Officer
 
 
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Douglas Lefever, Executive Officer
 
Shunsuke Kato, Executive Officer   (newly elected)
 
Kimiya Sakamoto, Executive Officer   (newly elected)
 
Atsushi Fujita, Executive Officer   (newly elected)
 
 
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The payment of a year-end dividend for the 73rd fiscal year
 
The Company resolved at the meeting of its board of directors held on May 27, 2015 to distribute a year-end dividend of 10 yen per share for the 73rd fiscal year.  For details, please refer to the documents sent to you on June 1, 2015.
 
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Presentation materials concerning matters reported at the 73rd ordinary general meeting of shareholders are available on the Company’s website.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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