| Information contained in the news releases are current 
as of the date of the press announcement, but may be subject to change without 
prior notice. | 
 
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 December
29, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi to Donate 20M yen for Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Relief | 
 
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 December 27, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi to Purchase Clarion Shares | 
 
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 December
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Highly-reliable low-k material technology for LSIs beyond the 65nm generation | 
 
   
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New SOI transistor developed beyond 65-nm technology nodes | 
 
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 December 7, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Establishes Group Manufacturing Standards in Compliance with CSR Requirements and Environmental Regulations | 
 
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 December 2, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi to Repurchase Its Own Shares from Subsidiaries | 
 
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 November 11, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Announces Plan for Group Pavilion at The 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan | 
 
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 October 29, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi, Toshiba and Matsushita Conclude Agreement for Establishment of TV LCD Panel Joint Venture, IPS Alpha Technology | 
 
   
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Financial Results for the Half Year Ended September 30, 2004 | 
 
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 October 26, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Participates in Shanghai Forum 2004 International Entrepreneurs Hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Economic Commission | 
 
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 October 22, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Revises Business Forecasts for the First Half of Fiscal 2004 | 
 
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 October 14, 2004 | 
 
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Automatic seedling growth monitoring technology with an accuracy of 0.5mm | 
 
   
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Hitachi Announces New China Business Strategy With Aim of Being "The Most Trusted Partner in China" | 
 
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 October 8, 2004 | 
 
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Succeeded in record-breaking 16-level per symbol 40 Gbit/s optical transmission | 
 
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 October 4, 2004 | 
 
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Development of 3D human image transmission technology with 360 degree viewing | 
 
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 October 1, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Issues Stock Acquisition Rights as Stock Options | 
 
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Hitachi and NEC Establish Joint Venture Company "ALAXALA Networks" Specializing in Backbone Routers/Switches | 
 
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 September 24, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Issues Stock Acquisition Rights as Stock Options | 
 
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Hitachi Announces Management Change | 
 
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 September 21, 2004 | 
 
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Determination of terms of issue, etc. of Euro Yen Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2009 | 
 
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Issuance of Euro Yen Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2009 | 
 
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 September 15, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Announces Interim Dividend for Fiscal 2004 | 
 
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 September 9, 2004 | 
 
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Development of magneto-cardiograph 3-D visualization of heart current distribution | 
 
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Hitachi signed Syndicated Loan Agreement | 
 
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 August 31, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi, Toshiba and Matsushita Agree to Establish a TV LCD Panel Joint Venture | 
				
 
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 August 3, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi appoints Sir Stephen Gomersall KCMG as Chief Executive for Europe | 
 
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 July 30, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi and CEOS Provide PON Solution for COLT in Victoria | 
 
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 July 29, 2004 | 
 
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Issue of Stock Acquisition Rights as Stock Options | 
 
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Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2004 | 
 
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 July 20, 2004 | 
 
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New CAM for IPv6 generation Network Routers | 
 
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 July 12, 2004 | 
 
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Establishment of Consumer Business Group and Digital Appliance Research Center to Strengthen Management of Consumer Business | 
 
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 June 30, 2004 | 
 
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Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery, Hitachi and Maxell Establish Joint Venture Company "Hitachi Vehicle Energy" | 
 
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 June 25, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi and NEC to Establish A Joint Venture Company Specializing In Backbone Routers /Switches | 
 
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 June 21, 2004 | 
 
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Appointment of New Executive Officer Accompanying Planned Merger of Hitachi, TOKICO and Hitachi Unisia Automotive | 
 
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 June 18, 2004 | 
 
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Development of a four-transistor-type SRAM cell using double-gate FD-SOI transistor | 
 
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 June 17, 2004 | 
 
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3-dimensional structure SRAM cell prototype | 
 
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Hitachi and MHI Agree to Integrate Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Operations | 
 
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 June 1, 2004 | 
 
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Development of a mobile magneto-cardiograph for heart disease screening | 
 
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 May 25, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi, TOKICO and Hitachi Unisia Automotive Sign Merger Agreement | 
 
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 May 14, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Sells Shares of ShinMaywa Industries | 
 
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 May 11, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi and Omron Announce Joint Venture Details For Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp. | 
 
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 April 28, 2004 | 
 
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Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2004 | 
 
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Grant of Incentive Stock Options | 
 
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Hitachi Announces New Directors | 
 
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 April 22, 2004 | 
 
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Development of 16x-speed technology for DVD-RAM | 
 
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 April 19, 2004 | 
 
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Renesas Technology and Hitachi Announce Development of SH-2A 32-Bit RISC CPU Core for High-Performance Embedded Sysytems | 
				
 
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 April 7, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi to Post Extraordinary Gain/Loss on Unconsolidated Basis in Fiscal Year Ended March 2004 | 
 
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 March 31, 2004 | 
 
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Ricoh and Hitachi Reach Basic Agreement on Ricoh's Acquisition of Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd. | 
 
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 March 26, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi to Merge TOKICO and Hitachi Unisia Automotive | 
 
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Hitachi and Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Considering Joint Venture for HEV Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries | 
 
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 March 17, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi releases HDD preamplifier "HDL6D300 Series" with world-leading internal data transfer rate of 2.5Gbit/s | 
				
 
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 March 11, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Establishes "Hitachi Group Headquarters" | 
 
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Dr. Hideaki Koizumi, Senior Chief Scientist of Hitachi's Research & Development Group, to Be Appointed a Fellow of Hitachi | 
 
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Hitachi Announces New Executive Officers | 
 
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Hitachi Announces the Year-end Dividend for Fiscal 2003 | 
 
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 February 27, 2004 | 
 
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Development of an On-chip SRAM Circuit featuring the World's Lowest Standby Current of 25 µA/Mbit and 90% Reduction in Leakage Current under Low-speed Operation | 
				
 
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 February 24, 2004 | 
 
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GROUND-BREAKING ALL-AROUND THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY HITACHI | 
				
 
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 February 23, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Developing Non-Invasive Blood Sugar Monitoring Device | 
 
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 February 16, 2004 | 
 
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Development of The World's Highest-Performance Processor Core for System LSIs used in Next-generation Digital Consumer Appliances | 
				
 
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Development of Power Reduction Techniques for Next-Generation Cellular Phone System LSIs | 
				
 
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 February 12, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi Wins an Order for 107 Moving Sidewalks for Thailand Suvarnbhumi International Airport | 
				
 
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 February 4, 2004 | 
 
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Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2003 | 
 
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Progress on the "i.e.HITACHI Plan II" Medium-Term Management Plan | 
 
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A New Framework for Hitachi Home & Life Solutions [Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, Inc.] | 
 
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Board Change for Hitachi Home & Life Solutions [Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, Inc.] | 
 
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 February 3, 2004 | 
 
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Casio and Hitachi Announce Joint Venture Details For Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. | 
 
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 January 26, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi and Omron Agree to Establish Joint Venture in the Field of ATM 's and Other Information Equipment | 
 
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 January 22, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi and AccSys Deliver First PET Isotope Production System Utilizing Linear Accelerator | 
				
 
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 January 21, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi/Renesas Announce Settlement and Patent Cross-License Agreement with International Rectifier | 
				
 
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 January 15, 2004 | 
 
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Hitachi releases 144-Mbit Cache DRAM "HDL5KM Series" with world-leading 8ns random access time and 4GB/s data bandwidth | 
				
 
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