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Tokyo, Japan, Published date 4 August, 2011

Hitachi Comments on Today’s Article

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 Today’s Article Tokyo, August 4, 2011 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) commented on today’s news article regarding business integration between Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. as follows;

“The article is not based on a fact. “ 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.