UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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KABUSHIKI KAISHA ADVANTEST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
ADVANTEST CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
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Japan
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Not Applicable
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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Shin-Marunouchi Center Building
1-6-2 Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Japan
(81-3) 3214-7500
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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THE ADVANTEST CORPORATION INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN 2006
(Full Title of the Plan)
Advantest America, Inc.
3061 Zanker Road
San Jose, California 95134
Attention: Corporate Secretary
(408) 456-3600
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Masahisa Ikeda
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Fukoku Seimei Building
2-2 Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011
Japan
81-3-5251-1601
Explanatory Note
Advantest Corporation (the “Registrant”) is hereby filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on March 19, 2007 (File No. 333-141394) (the “Registration Statement”) to deregister certain shares of the Registrant’s common stock relating to options that were registered for issuance under the Advantest Corporation Incentive Stock Option Plan 2006 (the “Plan”).
The Registration Statement registered a total of 348,000 shares issuable pursuant to the Plan.
The Registration Statement is hereby amended to deregister the remaining unissued shares following the expiration of the awards under the Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo of Japan on September 26, 2012.
Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the indicated capacities on September 26, 2012.
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/s/ Toshio Maruyama
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Chairman of the Board and Representative Director |
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Toshio Maruyama
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/s/ Haruo Matsuno
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Representative Director, President and CEO |
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Haruo Matsuno
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(Principal Executive Officer)
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Director |
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Naoyuki Akikusa
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Director |
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Yasushige Hagio
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Director |
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/s/ Shinichiro Kuroe
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Director and Managing Executive Officer |
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Shinichiro Kuroe
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/s/ Sae Bum Myung
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Director and Managing Executive Officer |
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Sae Bum Myung
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/s/ Hiroshi Nakamura
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Director and Managing Executive Officer |
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Hiroshi Nakamura
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(Principal Financial Officer)
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/s/ Atsushi Fujita
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Accounting Department Manager |
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Atsushi Fujita
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(Principal Accounting Officer)
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