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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-073494
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190314
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190313

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KLA TENCOR CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000319201
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS & LENSES [3827]
		IRS NUMBER:				042564110
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-222827
		FILM NUMBER:		19679163

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			MILPITAS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95035
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4088756000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			MILPITAS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95035

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	KLA INSTRUMENTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KLA TENCOR CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000319201
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS & LENSES [3827]
		IRS NUMBER:				042564110
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			MILPITAS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95035
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4088756000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			MILPITAS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95035

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	KLA INSTRUMENTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-222827</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated March&nbsp;13, 2019 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March&nbsp;13, 2019 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">KLA-Tencor</FONT> Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4.100% Senior Notes Due 2029 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5.000% Senior Notes Due 2049 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pricing Term Sheet </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">KLA-Tencor</FONT> Corporation</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Format:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">SEC-Registered</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">March&nbsp;13, 2019</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">March&nbsp;20, 2019 (T+5)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Lead Book-running Manager:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Joint&nbsp;Book-running&nbsp;Managers:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-managers:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Academy Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BB&amp;T
Capital Markets, a division of BB&amp;T Securities, LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ICBC Standard Bank Plc</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Loop Capital Markets LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments,
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Williams Capital Group, L.P.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Use of Proceeds:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to partially refinance our existing debt, including borrowings under the Credit Agreement, to repurchase shares, and for general corporate purposes.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Security Description:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.100% Senior Notes due 2029</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.000% Senior Notes due 2049</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Principal Amount:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$800,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$400,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.100%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">5.000%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;15, 2029</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Offering Price:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">99.522% of face amount</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">99.278% of face amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury Issue:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Moody&#146;s/S&amp;P/Fitch)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Moody&#146;s/S&amp;P/Fitch)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing September&nbsp;15, 2019</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Optional Redemption:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make-whole call at T + 25 basis points; Par call on or after December&nbsp;15, 2028</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Repurchase Upon Change of Control Triggering Event:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, we will be required to make an offer to purchase the notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
repurchase. See &#147;Description of the notes &#151; Repurchase upon change of control triggering event&#148; in our Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March&nbsp;13, 2019.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">482480AG5</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">482480AH3</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">ISIN:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">US482480AG50</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">US482480AH34</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or
withdrawal at any time. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market are required
to settle in two business days, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade notes on any day prior to two business days before delivery will be required to specify alternative settlement
arrangements to prevent a failed settlement and should consult with their own advisors. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement, including a
prospectus, with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents the issuer has filed with the
SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering
will arrange to send you the prospectus and the prospectus supplement if you request it by calling J.P. Morgan Securities LLC collect at
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212-834-4533.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P>
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