Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

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Oct. 03, 2021

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

C. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06 – “Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity,” which simplifies the accounting for convertible debt instruments by reducing the number of accounting models and the number of embedded conversion features that could be recognized separately from the primary contract. This ASU requires a convertible debt instrument to be accounted for as a single liability measured at its amortized cost, as long as no other features require bifurcation and recognition as derivatives. This ASU requires an entity to use the if-converted method in the diluted earnings per share calculation for convertible instruments. This ASU will be effective for Teradyne on January 1, 2022. This ASU permits the use of either the modified retrospective or fully retrospective method of transition. Teradyne is evaluating the effects of the adoption of this ASU on its financial statements.

On November 4, 2021, Teradyne made an irrevocable election under the indenture entered into between Teradyne and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”) for the issuance of the 1.25% convertible senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) due December 15, 2023 to require the principal portion of the remaining Notes to be settled in cash. Upon adoption of ASU 2020-06, only the amounts settled in excess of the principal will be considered in diluted earnings per share under the if-converted method.