29 November 2012

--Sponsorship Renewal for 2013 Will Be Leveraged for Multiple Hitachi Group Companies—

HARRODSBURG, KY (November 29, 2012) – Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi America, Ltd. today announced that Hitachi Automotive Systems will serve as the primary sponsor for nine races on the No. 3 Team Penske Dallara/Chevrolet driven by three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves in the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series. Hitachi Automotive Systems began its partnership with Team Penske for the 2012 season as the primary sponsor on the No. 2 Team Penske IndyCar. While the sponsorship is held by Hitachi Automotive Systems, the 2013 sponsorship will be leveraged to benefit multiple Hitachi Group companies in the Americas.

“Hitachi is a world-class company that has proven to be a terrific partner for us during the 2012 season,” said Roger Penske, Founder and Chairman of Penske Corporation. “The technical expertise Hitachi provides to Chevrolet in its IndyCar engine program underscores this relationship and represents a winning formula on many levels. We are pleased to have them back on board for the 2013 season.”

In 2013, the Hitachi primary sponsorship for the No. 3 machine driven by Brazilian-native Castroneves in the IndyCar Series will be for races in St. Petersburg, Fla; São Paulo, Brazil; Detroit (doubleheader race weekend); Newton, Iowa; Long Pond, Pa; Toronto, Canada (doubleheader race weekend) and Sonoma, Calif. Hitachi will also serve as an associate sponsor for all other IndyCar races during the 2013 season.

“We’re very excited to be back with Team Penske in 2013 and we look forward to working with Helio and the No. 3 car team,” said Rob Sharpe, Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In addition to its sponsorship, Hitachi Automotive Systems supplies several components on the Chevy IndyCar race engine. “Hitachi Automotive has a long standing relationship with General Motors and we will continue to collaborate on the fuel system delivery for Chevy’s racing engine used in the 2013 IndySeries. Our involvement with the engine itself gives added significance to this partnership,” Mr. Sharpe continued.

Additionally, Lauren Raguzin, Director, Branding and Corporate Communications Group for Hitachi America, Ltd., noted, “This sponsorship provides great visibility for the Hitachi brand in the Americas. We look forward to working with Team Penske to leverage the strong brand recognition by involving multiple companies within the Hitachi Group and look forward to an exciting year. The recent NASCAR Cup Series championship won by Penske Racing clearly exemplifies the motor sports expertise Penske commands and we are thrilled to partner with them in 2013.”

About Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.

Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is engaged in the development, manufacture, sales and services of automotive components, transportation related components, industrial machines and systems, and offers a wide range of automotive systems including engine management systems, electric power train systems, drive control systems and car information systems. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi-automotive.co.jp/en/.

About Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of Hitachi America, Ltd., manufactures, remanufactures and markets a wide range of automotive systems including engine management systems, electric power train systems, drive control systems and car information systems for all major automotive original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers worldwide, providing leadership within Hitachi Automotive Systems’ global operations as the regional headquarters in the Americas. The company is headquartered in Harrodsburg, KY. For more information, please visit http://www.hitachi-automotive.us/

About Hitachi America, Ltd.

Hitachi America, Ltd. headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and its subsidiary companies offer a broad range of electronics, power and industrial equipment and services, automotive products and consumer electronics with operations throughout the Americas. For more information, visit www.hitachi-america.us. For more information on other Hitachi Group companies in the United States, please visit www.hitachi.us.

About Penske Racing

Penske Racing is one of the most successful teams in the history of professional sports. Competing in a variety of disciplines, cars owned and prepared by Penske Racing have produced 364 major race wins, 423 pole positions and 24 National Championships, including the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. The team has also earned 15 Indianapolis 500 victories and 165 IndyCar wins. For more information about Penske Racing, please visit www.penskeracing.com.

Press Contacts

Rob Sharpe

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.

rob.sharpe@hitachi-automotive.us

248-442-6733

Lauren Raguzin

Hitachi America, Ltd.

lauren.raguzin@hal.hitachi.com

914-333-2986

1 February 2013

Hitachi to Merge Hitachi Plant Technologies to Strengthen Social Innovation Business

Tokyo, February 1, 2013 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that it has decided to conduct an absorption-type merger of wholly owned subsidiary Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. on April 1, 2013.

This merger is being conducted to promote the integrated management of sales, research and development, and procurement in Hitachi’s infrastructure systems business, as well as to consolidate expertise and technologies, and strengthen Hitachi’s ability to make proposals and respond quickly to diversifying market needs. Furthermore, by strengthening cooperation with other in-house companies, including the Information & Telecommunication Systems Company, the Power Systems Company and with other Hitachi Group Companies, Hitachi hopes to increase the added value it provides.

At present, in emerging economies, demand is increasing for the construction of new social infrastructure, as well as for improving the efficiency of existing social infrastructure, such as power, water and railway systems. This is particularly important in India and Southeast Asian countries due to the rapid economic growth in these regions. At the same time, developed countries need to construct next-generation social infrastructure based on information technology (IT) to create low-carbon, sustainable societies, and to address aging social infrastructure.

Hitachi operates its Social Innovation Business globally. Hitachi’s infrastructure systems business is spearheaded by the Infrastructure Systems Company, which was formed in April 2012 through the reorganization of the Information & Control Systems Company and the Industrial & Social Infrastructure Systems Company (both in-house companies) and Hitachi Plant Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary.

Hitachi Plant Technologies was formed in April 2006 through the merger of Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., Hitachi Kiden Kogyo, Ltd., Hitachi Industries Co., Ltd. and part of Hitachi’s Industrial Systems Group. Since then, Hitachi Plant Technologies has endeavored to increase its market share and strengthen its earnings on a global basis through key businesses such as social infrastructure systems, including large pumps, compressors and water treatment systems, and industrial systems, including chemical and pharmaceutical plants. In April 2010, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi with the goal of strengthening the Social Innovation Business.

The merger announced today is aimed at further, global expansion of Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business. The merger will create a more robust management platform in the infrastructure systems business and improve Hitachi’s ability to propose solutions.

Certain disclosures and details have been omitted as this merger is an absorption-type merger in which Hitachi will integrate a wholly owned subsidiary.

1. Purpose of the Merger

The integration of Hitachi’s Infrastructure Systems Group and Hitachi Plant Technologies will enable the prompt provision of total solutions, extending from the design, development, construction and maintenance of conventional social infrastructure systems to the provision of expertise relating to the management of business assets and more efficient systems operations. Furthermore, through greater integrated management of the Social Innovation Business and the plant total solutions business, which Hitachi and Hitachi Plant Technologies are respectively developing globally, Hitachi aims to strengthen its solutions proposal capabilities. This will also enhance Hitachi’s ability to respond to diversifying needs such as those for advanced social infrastructure systems fused with IT, for which demand is expected to increase going forward.

2. Outline of the Merger

(1) Schedule

Decision to merge February 1, 2013

Conclusion of Merger Agreement February 1, 2013

Scheduled Merger Date (Effective Date) April 1, 2013

* The merger is deemed to be a simplified absorption-type merger for Hitachi pursuant to Article 796, Paragraph 3 of the Companies Act of Japan. Furthermore, it is deemed to be a short-form absorption-type merger for Hitachi Plant Technologies pursuant to Article 784, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act of Japan. Therefore, Hitachi and Hitachi Plant Technologies do not plan to convene shareholders’ meetings to obtain approval for the merger agreement.

(2) Merger Method

As the surviving company, Hitachi will absorb Hitachi Plant Technologies, which will be dissolved thereafter.

(3) Details of Allotments Related to the Merger

There will be no allotment of shares or other assets as a result of this merger, because the merger is with a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi.

(4) Handling of Stock Acquisition Rights and Bonds with Stock Acquisition Rights of the Company to Be Dissolved

Hitachi Plant Technologies has not issued any stock acquisition rights or bonds with stock acquisition rights.

3. Profiles of the Parties of the Merger

*1 Since Hitachi has been adopting U.S. accounting standards, this figure represents stockholders’ equity per share.

*2 Since Hitachi has been adopting U.S. accounting standards, this figure represents income before income taxes.

4. Status of Hitachi After the Merger

There will be no change in the company name, business, head office location, representative, paid-in capital or fiscal year of Hitachi due to the merger.

5. Future Outlook

The merger will have minimal impact on the consolidated operating results of Hitachi because it is a merger with a wholly owned subsidiary.

(Reference)

Consolidated Business Forecasts for the Year Ending March 31, 2013 (announced on October 30, 2012) and Consolidated Operating Results for the Previous Fiscal Year (Millions of yen)

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi is focusing 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.

Cautionary Statement

Certain statements found in this document may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such “forward-looking statements” reflect management’s current views with respect to certain future events and financial performance and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “intend,” “plan,” “project” and similar expressions which indicate future events and trends may identify “forward-looking statements.” Such statements are based on currently available information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the “forward-looking statements” and from historical trends. Certain “forward-looking statements” are based upon current assumptions of future events which may not prove to be accurate. Undue reliance should not be placed on “forward-looking statements,” as such statements speak only as of the date of this document.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in any “forward-looking statement” and from historical trends include, but are not limited to:

• economic conditions, including consumer spending and plant and equipment investment in Hitachi’s major markets, particularly Japan, Asia, the United States and Europe, as well as levels of demand in the major industrial sectors Hitachi serves, including, without limitation, the information, electronics, automotive, construction and financial sectors;

• exchange rate fluctuations of the yen against other currencies in which Hitachi makes significant sales or in which Hitachi’s assets and liabilities are denominated, particularly against the U.S. dollar and the euro;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to access, or access on favorable terms, liquidity or long-term financing;

• uncertainty as to general market price levels for equity securities, declines in which may require Hitachi to write down equity securities that it holds;

• the potential for significant losses on Hitachi’s investments in equity method affiliates;

• increased commoditization of information technology products and digital media-related products and intensifying price competition for such products, particularly in the Digital Media & Consumer Products segments;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to continue to develop and market products that incorporate new technologies on a timely and cost-effective basis and to achieve market acceptance for such products;

• rapid technological innovation;

• the possibility of cost fluctuations during the lifetime of, or cancellation of, long-term contracts for which Hitachi uses the percentage-of-completion method to recognize revenue from sales;

• fluctuations in the price of raw materials including, without limitation, petroleum and other materials, such as copper, steel, aluminum, synthetic resins, rare metals and rare-earth minerals, or shortages of materials, parts and components;

• fluctuations in product demand and industry capacity;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to implement measures to reduce the potential negative impact of fluctuations in product demand, exchange rates and/or price of raw materials or shortages of materials, parts and components;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of its strategy to strengthen its Social Innovation Business;

• uncertainty as to the success of restructuring efforts to improve management efficiency by divesting or otherwise exiting underperforming businesses and to strengthen competitiveness;

• uncertainty as to the success of cost reduction measures;

• general socioeconomic and political conditions and the regulatory and trade environment of countries where Hitachi conducts business, particularly Japan, Asia, the United States and Europe, including, without limitation, direct or indirect restrictions by other nations on imports and differences in commercial and business customs including, without limitation, contract terms and conditions and labor relations;

• uncertainty as to the success of alliances upon which Hitachi depends, some of which Hitachi may not control, with other corporations in the design and development of certain key products;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s access to, or ability to protect, certain intellectual property rights, particularly those related to electronics and data processing technologies;

• uncertainty as to the outcome of litigation, regulatory investigations and other legal proceedings of which the Company, its subsidiaries or its equity method affiliates have become or may become parties;

• the possibility of incurring expenses resulting from any defects in products or services of Hitachi;

• the possibility of disruption of Hitachi’s operations by earthquakes, tsunamis or other natural disasters;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to maintain the integrity of its information systems, as well as Hitachi’s ability to protect its confidential information or that of its customers;

• uncertainty as to the accuracy of key assumptions Hitachi uses to evaluate its significant employee benefit-related costs; and

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to attract and retain skilled personnel.

The factors listed above are not all-inclusive and are in addition to other factors contained in other materials published by Hitachi.

Press Contacts

Japan

Hirotaka Ono

Hitachi, Ltd.

+81-3-5208-9324

hirotaka.ono.eq@hitachi.com

U.S

Mickey Takeuchi

Hitachi America, Ltd.

+1-914-333-2987

masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com

1 March 2013

14 March 2013

Tokyo, March 14, 2013 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that the Board of Directors decided on a plan for the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013. The record date for the year-end dividend is March 31, 2013. The year-end dividend is scheduled to be finally authorized by the Board of Directors in May 2013.

1. Reasons

The forecast of year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 had not been decided. However, after taking into consideration our business performance and other factors based on Hitachi’s basic policy for dividends, the Board decided on the year-end dividend forecast. Consequently, Hitachi plans to pay a year-end dividend of 5 yen per share.

2. Details

3. Effective Date of Year-End Dividend (Plan)

May 28, 2013

Cautionary Statement

Certain statements found in this document may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such “forward-looking statements” reflect management’s current views with respect to certain future events and financial performance and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “intend,” “plan,” “project” and similar expressions which indicate future events and trends may identify “forward-looking statements.” Such statements are based on currently available information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the “forward-looking statements” and from historical trends. Certain “forward-looking statements” are based upon current assumptions of future events which may not prove to be accurate. Undue reliance should not be placed on “forward-looking statements,” as such statements speak only as of the date of this document.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in any “forward-looking statement” and from historical trends include, but are not limited to:

• economic conditions, including consumer spending and plant and equipment investment in Hitachi’s major markets, particularly Japan, Asia, the United States and Europe, as well as levels of demand in the major industrial sectors Hitachi serves, including, without limitation, the information, electronics, automotive, construction and financial sectors;

• exchange rate fluctuations of the yen against other currencies in which Hitachi makes significant sales or in which Hitachi’s assets and liabilities are denominated, particularly against the U.S. dollar and the euro;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to access, or access on favorable terms, liquidity or long-term financing;

• uncertainty as to general market price levels for equity securities, declines in which may require Hitachi to write down equity securities that it holds;

• the potential for significant losses on Hitachi’s investments in equity method affiliates;

• increased commoditization of information technology products and digital media-related products and intensifying price competition for such products, particularly in the Digital Media & Consumer Products segments;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to continue to develop and market products that incorporate new technologies on a timely and cost-effective basis and to achieve market acceptance for such products;

• rapid technological innovation;

• the possibility of cost fluctuations during the lifetime of, or cancellation of, long-term contracts for which Hitachi uses the percentage-of-completion method to recognize revenue from sales;

• fluctuations in the price of raw materials including, without limitation, petroleum and other materials, such as copper, steel, aluminum, synthetic resins, rare metals and rare-earth minerals, or shortages of materials, parts and components;

• fluctuations in product demand and industry capacity;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to implement measures to reduce the potential negative impact of fluctuations in product demand, exchange rates and/or price of raw materials or shortages of materials, parts and components;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of its strategy to strengthen its Social Innovation Business;

• uncertainty as to the success of restructuring efforts to improve management efficiency by divesting or otherwise exiting underperforming businesses and to strengthen competitiveness;

• uncertainty as to the success of cost reduction measures;

• general socioeconomic and political conditions and the regulatory and trade environment of countries where Hitachi conducts business, particularly Japan, Asia, the United States and Europe, including, without limitation, direct or indirect restrictions by other nations on imports and differences in commercial and business customs including, without limitation, contract terms and conditions and labor relations;

• uncertainty as to the success of alliances upon which Hitachi depends, some of which Hitachi may not control, with other corporations in the design and development of certain key products;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s access to, or ability to protect, certain intellectual property rights, particularly those related to electronics and data processing technologies;

• uncertainty as to the outcome of litigation, regulatory investigations and other legal proceedings of which the Company, its subsidiaries or its equity method affiliates have become or may become parties;

• the possibility of incurring expenses resulting from any defects in products or services of Hitachi;

• the possibility of disruption of Hitachi’s operations by earthquakes, tsunamis or other natural disasters;

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to maintain the integrity of its information systems, as well as Hitachi’s ability to protect its confidential information or that of its customers;

• uncertainty as to the accuracy of key assumptions Hitachi uses to evaluate its significant employee benefit-related costs; and

• uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to attract and retain skilled personnel.

The factors listed above are not all-inclusive and are in addition to other factors contained in other materials published by Hitachi.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development 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.

Press Contacts

Japan

Atsushi Konno

Hitachi, Ltd.

+81-3-5208-9324

atsushi.konno.gs@hitachi.com

US

Mickey Takeuchi

Hitachi America, Ltd.

+1-914-333-2987

masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com

28 March 2013

-- Newly Establish the Automotive Systems Group --

Tokyo, March 28, 2013 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that it has decided to reorganize the management structure of the Hitachi Group, which is currently composed of five groups, into six groups on April 1. Hitachi will establish the Automotive Systems Group.

With the intention of enabling swift response to the dynamic global changes in business models and services centered on social infrastructure, on April 1, 2012 the Hitachi Group reorganized the entire Hitachi Group into five groups to achieve an increased focus on growing fields. The automotive components business was an element of the Infrastructure Systems Group, and by promoting smoother coordination between automobiles, which are an important means of moving around urban areas, and infrastructure systems, the Infrastructure Systems Group drove initiatives to advance urban functions. Hitachi has now judged that it is necessary to bring about more speedy management decision-making because going forward there will be accelerating changes in the needs of regions and of customers.

Looking ahead, the Automotive Systems Group including Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. aims to develop further in the global market based on growing the “local production for local consumption” business model and to be a global major player.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen. Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development 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.

Press Contacts

Japan

Atsushi Konno

Hitachi, Ltd.

+81-3-5208-9324

atsushi.konno.gs@hitachi.com

US

Masayuki Takeuchi

Hitachi America, Ltd.

(914) 333 - 2987

Masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com

23 April 2013

Tokyo, April 23, 2013 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced director candidates in accordance with a decision taken at a meeting of Nominating Committee convened today, subject to approval at Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2013.

Hitachi has worked actively over the years to strengthen its corporate governance. For instance, Hitachi adopted the Committees System under Japanese law in 2003, with the aim of creating a framework for quick business operation, by demarcating responsibilities for management oversight and those for the execution of business operations, while making management highly transparent. Last year, Hitachi increased the number of outside directors, including non-Japanese, and made outside directors the majority on the Board of Directors. Hitachi this year continues making the same move in increasing outside director candidates including non-Japanese in order to better reflect various global viewpoints in management to drive further growth on a global basis as well as to further strengthen management oversight.

1. Director Candidates <Proposed at Hitachi’s Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2013> [* New]

<Chairman of the Board>

Takashi Kawamura, currently Chairman of the Board

<Outside Director>

Yoshie Ota, currently Outside Director of Hitachi, Ltd.

Nobuo Katsumata, currently Outside Director of Hitachi, Ltd., Senior Corporate Advisor and Member of the Board of Marubeni Corporation

*Cynthia Carroll, former CEO of Anglo American plc (UK)

*Sadayuki Sakakibara, currently Chairman of the Board and Representative Member of the Board, Toray Industries, Inc.

George Buckley, currently Outside Director of Hitachi, Ltd., Chairman of Arle Capital Partners Limited (UK)

Harufumi Mochizuki, currently Outside Director of Hitachi, Ltd., Senior Adviser to the Board of Nippon Life Insurance Company

Tohru Motobayashi, currently Outside Director of Hitachi, Ltd., Attorney at law

Philip Yeo, currently Outside Director of Hitachi, Ltd., Chairman of SPRING Singapore

<Director>

Michijiro Kikawa, currently Director of Hitachi, Ltd., Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

Stephen Gomersall, currently Director of Hitachi, Ltd., Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Europe Ltd.

Hiroaki Nakanishi, currently Director, Representative Executive Officer and President of Hitachi, Ltd.

Takashi Hatchoji, currently Director of Hitachi, Ltd., Chairman of the Board of Hitachi America, Ltd.

Takashi Miyoshi, currently Director of Hitachi, Ltd.

Note: Director Candidates are listed in Japanese alphabetical order within each grouping.

2. Retiring Directors

Mitsuo Ohashi, currently Outside Director of Hitachi, Ltd., Advisor of Showa Denko K.K.

3. Biography of New Director Candidates

Cynthia Carroll

Sadayuki Sakakibara

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen. Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development 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.

Press Contacts

Japan

Atsushi Konno

Hitachi, Ltd.

+81-3-5208-9324

atsushi.konno.gs@hitachi.com

US

Masayuki Takeuchi

Hitachi America, Ltd.

(914) 333 - 2987

Masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com

26 April 2013

Tokyo, April 26, 2013 --- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TSE:7011, “MHI”) and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that there were changes in certain items including the schedule for the execution of the definitive agreement announced in a press release titled “Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi Reach a Basic Agreement on Business Integration in the Thermal Power Generation Systems Field” on November 29, 2012. Details of the changes are as follows.

1. Change in Schedule for Execution of Definitive Agreement

MHI and Hitachi had been preparing to execute the definitive agreement in late April 2013. However, the two companies have agreed to postpone the schedule for the execution of the definitive agreement in order to continue discussions for several more weeks. This is to facilitate the smooth business integration and to ensure stronger competitiveness in business development after the integration.

There is no change in the planned closing date (January 1, 2014) for the integration.

2. Approval by the Shareholders Meeting of MHI

It had been announced that the business reorganization relating to the integration might be subject to approval by the shareholders meeting of MHI and that, in such a case, the MHI board would propose the necessary items to its annual shareholders meeting to be held in late June 2013. However, after scrutinizing the assets to be transferred from MHI to the joint venture company, it is found that the business reorganization will be implemented through a simple absorption-type corporate split pursuant to Article 784, Paragraph 3 of the Companies Act of Japan or other methods without obtaining the approval by the shareholders meeting of MHI.

3. Outlook

The main terms of the definitive agreement and other matters concerning the business integration will be announced promptly after they are agreed and decided by the two companies.

Contacts:

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Tel: +81-3-6716-2168 (Direct)

Hitachi, Ltd.

Tel: +81-3-5208-9324 (Direct)

7 May 2013

- Shared among all employees as the Group enters a new phase of growth -

Tokyo, May 7, 2013 – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”) has created a new “Vision” to express the ideals of the Hitachi Group as it heads into a new phase of growth. This new Vision coincides with the start of the new Mid-term Management Plan in fiscal 2013. Throughout its 100 year history, the Hitachi Group has passed on its Mission and Values, as embodied in Hitachi’s Principle and Hitachi Founding Spirit. The Vision has been created based on these Mission and Values, as a fresh expression of what the Hitachi Group aims to become in the future. Furthermore, a new “Hitachi Group Identity” has been established, reorganizing the Mission and Value shared by all Hitachi Group employees, as well as the Vision, which forms the foundation for the Mission and Values. In this way, the entire Group will be brought together in achieving the form that the Hitachi Group aims to become in the future, promoting a transition into a new phase of growth.

Hitachi introduced Brand Management in April 2000 to increase the value of the Hitachi brand. The goal of Brand Management is to ensure that employees understand and share the principles embodied by Hitachi’s Corporate Brand; to build unique brand value through consistent corporate activities; to secure competitive superiority in the market and a high profit structure; and to increase corporate value. “Inspire the Next,” which was created as Hitachi’s Corporate Statement, is recognized throughout the world, along with the message that communicates the promise of the Hitachi Brand: “Breathing new life into society and lifestyles in the next era, by providing new products, systems, and services that accurately anticipate the needs of that era.”

Hitachi has reorganized the Hitachi Group Identity to promote a transition in the Hitachi Group toward growth in the global market, and to roll out the Social Innovation Business in markets around the world. In addition to the “Defensive brand strategies” aimed at fostering value in regions where the Hitachi Brand has already attained a certain degree of presence, the company will also implement “Aggressive brand strategies” aimed at achieving effective penetration of the Hitachi Brand in regions where a presence has yet to be established. In this way, it will put in place a superior business environment for the rollout of business in new global markets, and provide support in the global growth of the Hitachi Group.

The newly created Vision is an expression of what the Hitachi Group aims to become in the future: “Hitachi delivers innovations that answer society’s challenges. With our talented team and proven experience in global markets, we can inspire the world.” Leveraging the knowledge and experience that Hitachi has cultivated through its 100 year history, the company will create innovations in collaboration with regional partners and stakeholders, and devote its energies to resolving social issues on a global scale, doing its part to create a world that is overflowing with vitality, by “Inspiring the World”. In this way, Hitachi will demonstrate that its stance transcends conventional approaches of B2C and B2B, with a new focus on B2S, which means Business to Society. Hitachi will combine the strengths of the entire Group to make a transformation into a truly major global player, based on the new Mid-term Management Plan, which is the action plan for achieving the goals of this vision.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen. Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development 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.

16 May 2013

Tokyo, May 16, 2013 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that it has formulated a management plan “2015 Mid-term Management Plan” to promote achieving growth and Hitachi’s transformation driven by Social Innovation Business. Summary of “2015 Mid-term Management Plan” are below.

For more information, please click here http://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/130516.html

Press Contacts

Japan

Atsushi Konno

Hitachi, Ltd.

+81-3-5208-9324

atsushi.konno.gs@hitachi.com

USA

Mickey Takeuchi

Hitachi America, Ltd.

+1-914-333-2987

masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com

23 May 2013

- Unifying Brand in 17 Countries and Regions Worldwide -

Tokyo, May 23, 2013 - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) today announced that the Hitachi has initiated a Global Brand Campaign and will convey a globally unified message through various media. This campaign is being run with the aim of expressing the Hitachi Group’s management strategy to the market. Under the campaign slogan “SOCIAL INNOVATION – IT’S OUR FUTURE” Hitachi will target 17 countries and regions around the world, including Japan. Through this campaign, Hitachi will build its brand as a global company in the Social Innovation Business.

In April 2013, Hitachi formulated a new Hitachi Group Vision, an expression of what the Hitachi Group aims to be in the future. Hitachi will share and garner the understanding of employees for this vision and at the same time promote a transformation to achieve the goals of its 2015 Mid-term Management Plan under which Hitachi seeks to grow globally focused on the Social Innovation Business.

The Global Brand Campaign launched will widely communicate the Hitachi Group’s aspirations for the future to customers and business partners around the world in a bid to raise the value of the Hitachi brand. The “SOCIAL INNOVATION – IT’S OUR FUTURE” campaign slogan encapsulates Hitachi’s ambition to solve various problems faced by the world with its Social Innovation Business. In the campaign, Hitachi has designated India, Brazil and the Middle East as focused regions and will proactively communicate its message to these regions. By building the value of the Hitachi brand and raising its profile, Hitachi believes it can establish a competitive edge for business development going forward.

In the U.S., Hitachi’s ad campaign will run in top-tier digital media outlets and will highlight Hitachi’s capabilities in the energy sector. The campaign will run from June through August.

Hitachi will promote its transformation into a true global major player as one group through the Global Brand Campaign.

Hitachi Brand Website

http://social-innovation.hitachi.com

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2012 (ended March 31, 2013) consolidated revenues totalled 9,041 billion yen ($96.1 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development 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.

Press Contacts

USA

Mickey Takeuchi

Hitachi America, Ltd.

+1-914-333-2987

masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com