SAN JOSE, Calif., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nextest Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:NEXT) (the "Company") today announced the initial public offering of 5,400,000 shares of its common stock at an initial public offering price of $14 per share. The initial public offering consists of 4,000,000 shares offered by the Company, and 1,400,000 shares offered by certain selling stockholders. The initial public offering will generate gross proceeds of $76 million with approximately $56 million going to the Company. In addition, the Company and the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 810,000 shares solely to cover overallotments, if any. Merrill Lynch & Co. acted as the sole book-running manager for the offering. Cowen & Co., LLC and Needham & Company, LLC were the co-managers. The initial public offering was made solely by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from: Merrill Lynch & Co., Four World Financial Center, New York, NY 10281, or by telephone at 212-449-1000. About Nextest Systems Corporation Nextest Systems Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacturing of ATE for Flash memory and System-On-Chip (SOC) semiconductors. Nextest's products address the growing demand from manufacturers for testing equipment with increased speed, reliability, functionality and capacity, while reducing the time to market and cost of test. Nextest has shipped over 1,500 systems worldwide. Further information is available at http://www.nextest.com/. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. CONTACT: So-Yeon Jeong +1-408-817-7276 Nextest Systems Corporation DATASOURCE: Nextest Systems Corporation CONTACT: So-Yeon Jeong of Nextest Systems Corporation, +1-408-817-7276, or Web site: http://www.nextest.com/

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