Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 22, 2013, Mattson Technology, Inc. (the "Company") received written notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") that it has regained compliance with the $1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. On November 8, 2012, the Company had received written notification from NASDAQ that the Company had not met this requirement for 30 consecutive business days. The Company has maintained a closing bid price equal to or in excess of $1.00 per share for a ten consecutive trading day period beginning January 7, 2013 and the matter is now closed. The Company's common stock will continue to trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol of "MTSN".

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