Contacts: Japan: Masanao Sato U.S.: Mickey Takeuchi Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi America, Ltd.
+81-3-5208-9324 +1-914-333-2987 masanao.sato.sz@hitachi.com masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com Hitachi Comments on the Articles of Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2011 Tokyo, February 1, 2012 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) commented on news articles that reported Hitachi’s financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 ended December 31, 2011 and outlook for the fiscal 2011 ending March 31, 2012. These articles weren’t based on Hitachi’s disclosed information. The announcement of Hitachi’s financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 is scheduled on February 2.
About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com .
