Contacts: Japan: Yoji Maruo U.K.: Yuki Maeda Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi Europe Ltd.
+81-3-5208-9324 +44-1628-585714 yoji.maruo.pt@hitachi.com yuki.maeda@hitachi-eu.com Hitachi Announces Recognizing Extraordinary Item on an Unconsolidated Basis Tokyo, October 29, 2013 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that the company posted 45.8 billion yen in a write-down of an investment in capital of affiliated company in Europe in line with a decline in actual price as an extraordinary loss on an unconsolidated basis for the three months ended September 30, 2013.
About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal 2012 (ended March 31, 2013) totaled 9,041 billion yen ($96.1 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication systems, power systems, construction machinery, high functional material & components, automotive systems and others. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com .
