As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2005
Registration No.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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)
Japan Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
Shin-Marunouchi Center Building
1-6-2 Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Japan
(Address of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
THE ADVANTEST CORPORATION INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN 2004
(Full title of the plan)
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Advantest America Corporation (Holding Co.)
3201 Scott Boulevard
Santa Clara, California 95054
Attention: Corporate Secretary
(408) 988-7700
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Masahisa Ikeda
Shearman & Sterling
Fukoku Seimei Building
2-2 Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011
Japan
81-3-5251-1601
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities Amount to be Proposed Proposed
to be Registered Registered (2) Maximum Maximum Amount of
Offering Price Aggregate Registration
per Share (3) Offering Price Fee
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Common Stock of Registrant (1) 121,000 $69.44 $8,402,240 $988.94
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(1) Each share of the Registrant's common stock (the "Common Stock")
issuable in the United States pursuant to the Rules of the Advantest
Corporation Incentive Stock Option Plan 2004 (the "Plan") will be
represented by four (4) American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") on deposit
with JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as Morgan Guaranty Trust
Company of New York), as depositary bank (the "Depositary"). Each ADS
will be evidenced by one (1) American Depositary Receipt issued by the
Depositary. A separate Registration Statement on Form F-6
(Registration No. 333-13886) was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 5, 2001 for the
registration of ADSs issuable upon deposit of shares of Common Stock.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), there is also being registered such number of
shares of Common Stock that may become available for issuance under
the Plan in the event of certain changes in the outstanding shares of
Common Stock, including reorganizations, mergers, recapitalizations,
restructurings, stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits
and reclassifications.
(3) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act
solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee. The
exercise price is fixed in Japanese Yen. For purposes of calculating
the filing fee, the exercise price of 7,464 yen per share of Common
Stock has been converted to U.S. Dollars using the noon buying rate in
New York, New York for cable transfers in Yen as certified for customs
purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank on March 29, 2005.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I, Items 1
and 2, will be delivered to employees in accordance with the "Note" to Part I of
Form S-8 and Rule 428 of the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
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The following documents filed with the Commission are incorporated by
reference as of their respective dates into this Registration Statement and
shall be deemed a part hereof:
(i) the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the
Commission on June 29, 2004;
(ii) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on March 30, 2005;
(iii) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on March 11, 2005;
(iv) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on February 28, 2005;
(v) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on February 22, 2005;
(vi) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on January 27, 2005;
(vii) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on December 15, 2004;
(viii) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on December 1, 2004;
(ix) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on October 27, 2004;
(x) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on July 28, 2004;
(xi) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on July 1, 2004;
(xii) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-F filed with the Commission
on June 29, 2004;
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(xiii) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on June 25, 2004;
(xiv) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on May 28, 2004;
(xv) the Registrant's Report on Form 6-K filed with the Commission
on April 26, 2004; and
(xvi) the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 20-F filed
with the Commission on September 4, 2001, which includes a
description of the Common Stock (as represented by American
Depositary Shares) of the Registrant.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date of the filing hereof and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent
that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document
which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
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Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
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Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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Articles 254 and 280 of the Commercial Code of Japan (the "Commercial
Code") make the provisions of Section 10, Chapter 2, Book III of the Civil Code
of Japan applicable to the relationships between the Registrant and its
directors and corporate auditors, respectively. Section 10, among other things,
provides in effect that:
(1) Any director or corporate auditor of a company may demand advance
payment of expenses which are considered necessary for the
management of the affairs of such company entrusted to such
director or corporate auditor;
(2) If a director or corporate auditor of a company has defrayed any
expenses which are considered necessary for the management of the
affairs of such company entrusted to such director or corporate
auditor, the director or corporate auditor may demand
reimbursement therefor and interest thereon after the date of
payment from the company;
(3) If a director or corporate auditor has assumed an obligation
necessary for the management of affairs entrusted to such
director or corporate auditor, the director or corporate auditor
may require the company to perform it in such director's or
corporate auditor's place or, if it is not due, to furnish
adequate security; and
(4) If a director or corporate auditor, without any fault on such
director's or corporate auditor's part, sustains damage through
the management of the affairs entrusted to such director or
corporate auditor, the director or corporate auditor may demand
compensation therefor from the company.
Under Article 279-2 of the Commercial Code, a company may not refuse a
demand from a corporate auditor referred to in subparagraphs (1) through (3)
above unless the company establishes that the relevant expense or obligation was
or is not necessary for the performance of the corporate auditor's duties.
Pursuant to Article 266 of the Commercial Code and to the extent
permitted by law and regulations, the Registrant may, by resolution of its board
of directors, exempt the liabilities of its directors (including persons who
have previously served as the Registrant's directors). Pursuant to Article 280
of the Commercial Code and to the extent permitted by law and regulations, the
Registrant may, by resolution of its board of directors, exempt the liabilities
of its corporate auditors (including persons who have previously served as the
Registrant's corporate auditors).
The Registrant maintains a directors' insurance policy to insure its
directors and corporate auditors against liability for actions or omissions
occurring in their capacity as director or corporate auditor, subject to certain
exclusions and limitations.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
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Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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See Exhibit list on page 12 of this Registration Statement.
Item 9. Undertakings.
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(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the Registration Statement;
and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
of this section do not apply if the information required to
be in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report
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pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo of Japan on this 30th day of March, 2005.
ADVANTEST CORPORATION
By: /s/ Hitoshi Owada
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Name: Hitoshi Owada
Title: Director and Managing Executive Officer
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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Hitoshi Owada as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in
his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement,
and registration statements filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Commission, granting such attorney-in-fact and agent, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that such attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the indicated
capacities on March 30, 2005.
Signature Capacity
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/s/ Hiroshi Oura
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Hiroshi Oura Chairman of the Board and CEO
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Shinpei Takeshita
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Shinpei Takeshita Vice Chairman of the Board
/s/ Toshio Maruyama
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Toshio Maruyama President and COO
/s/ Kiyoshi Miyasaka
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Kiyoshi Miyasaka Director and Senior Executive Officer
/s/ Junji Nishiura
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Junji Nishiura Director and Senior Executive Officer
/s/ Hiroji Agata
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Hiroji Agata Director and Senior Executive Officer
/s/ Hitoshi Owada
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Hitoshi Owada Director and Managing Executive Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Takashi Tokuno
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Takashi Tokuno Director and Managing Executive Officer
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United
States of Advantest Corporation has signed this Registration Statement or
amendment thereto in Santa Clara, California, on March 30, 2005.
Advantest America Corporation (Holding Co.)
By: /s/ Keith Hardwick
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Name: Keith Hardwick
Title: Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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4.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant (English Translation) (incorporated by reference
herein to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F (No.
001-15236), filed June 29, 2004).
4.2 Regulations of the Board of Directors of the Registrant
(English Translation) (incorporated by reference herein to
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F (No. 001-15236),
filed June 29, 2004).
4.3 Share Handling Regulations of the Registrant (English
Translation) (incorporated by reference herein to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F (No. 001-15236),
filed June 29, 2004).
4.4 Form of Deposit Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2001,
among Advantest Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly
known as Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York), as
depositary, and all holders from time to time of American
Depositary Receipts issued thereunder, including the form of
American Depositary Receipt attached thereto as Exhibit A
(incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit A to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form F-6
(Registration No. 333-13886)).
4.5* Rules of the Advantest Corporation Incentive Stock Option
Plan 2004.
5* Opinion of Nishimura & Partners regarding the legality of
securities being offered hereby.
23.1* Consent of KPMG AZSA & Co.
23.2* Consent of Nishimura & Partners (contained in Exhibit 5).
24* Powers of Attorney (included on signature page to this
Registration Statement).
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* Filed herewith.
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