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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August
  Technology Corporation</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the
  appropriate box):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">No fee required.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title of each class of securities to
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  which transaction applies:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Per unit price or other underlying
  value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth
  the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
  determined):</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proposed maximum aggregate value of
  transaction:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Total fee paid:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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Corporation</font></b></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SEC S-4 Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-127371</font></b></p>

<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Commission File No.&nbsp;000-30637</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4900 West 78<sup>th</sup>
  Street<br>
  Bloomington, MN 55435 USA</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tel:
  952-820-0080<br>
  Fax: 952-820-0060</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AUGUST&nbsp;TECHNOLOGY ADVISES
SHAREHOLDERS THAT ELECTION DEADLINE FOR RUDOLPH TECHNOLOGIES MERGER HAS PASSED</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minneapolis, February&nbsp;15, 2006 </font></b>&#150; August&nbsp;Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:
AUGT) today advised shareholders that the deadline for shareholders to make a
cash or stock election in connection with the proposed merger with Rudolph
Technologies has passed.&#160; The Special
Meeting for August&nbsp;Technology shareholders to vote on the proposed merger
is scheduled to be held today at 1:00&nbsp;p.m. (Central time) at the company&#146;s
principal executive offices.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">While
the August&nbsp;Technology common stock will continue to trade following the
election deadline, August&nbsp;Technology advises investors who are considering
purchasing shares of August&nbsp;Technology common stock in the open market
that they will be unable to make an election, and, as a result of the proration
and allocation process contained in August&nbsp;Technology&#146;s merger agreement
with Rudolph, could receive consideration in the merger that is worth less than
the amount they would pay to acquire such shares.&#160; Assuming that August&nbsp;Technology
shareholders approve the merger and Rudolph Technologies stockholders approve
the issuance of the stock payable in the merger at their respective special
meetings, it is anticipated that the merger will be completed shortly after
those meetings.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About the Company</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">August&nbsp;Technology&#146;s
automated inspection and data analysis solutions provide critical product and
process enhancing information, which&nbsp;enables microelectronic device
manufacturers to drive down costs and time to market. With the first
all-surface advanced macro inspection solution, August&nbsp;Technology has
incorporated frontside, backside and wafer edge inspection in a single system.
Following detection, August&nbsp;Technology&#146;s decision tools correlate the
defect data across surfaces and provide the comprehensive information necessary
for device manufacturers to make process-enhancing decisions. Headquartered in
Bloomington, Minnesota, August&nbsp;Technology supports its customers with a
worldwide sales and service organization.&nbsp; Additional information can be
found on the company&#146;s web site at www.augusttech.com.</font></p>

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and August&nbsp;Technology have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which contains important
information, including detailed risk factors. &nbsp;This Joint</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and other documents filed by Rudolph and August&nbsp;Technology
with the SEC are available at http://www.sec.gov, the SEC&#146;s website and at the
companies&#146; websites, which are http://www.rudolphtech.com and
http://www.augusttech.com, respectively.&nbsp; In a addition, investors may
obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Rudolph or August&nbsp;Technology,
without charge, by calling The Proxy Advisory Group, LLC at </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(212) 605-0519
(call collect)</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.
Investors and security holders are urged to read the Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and the other relevant materials before making any voting
or investment decision with respect to the proposed merger.</font></p>

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