AKT CORPORATION

AKT, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of liquid crystal panel manufacturing equipment. The company develops, manufactures, and markets systems used to produce flat panel displays for laptop, notebook and palmtop computers, desktop monitors, digital/video cameras, portable televisions, and instrument displays. AKT, Inc. was formerly known as Applied Komatsu Technology, Inc. and changed its name to AKT, Inc. in September, 1999. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Osaka, Japan. AKT, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Applied Materials Inc.