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58 Group Companies of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems to Be Launched (PDF Type, 159 kByte)

January 28, 2014

58 Group Companies of Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems to Be Launched

— 9 Companies in Japan and 49 Companies in Other Countries —

Tokyo, January 28, 2014 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TSE:7011/”MHI”) and Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501/”Hitachi”) today announced that Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) , the new company to be established by the business integration centered on the thermal power generation systems of MHI and Hitachi in tandem with the launch on February 1, 2014, will launch 58 MHPS group companies (nine companies in Japan and 49 companies in other countries). Among them, four companies, including MHPS, will be newly established, and 30 companies will simultaneously undergo a change of their corporate name. MHPS will closely collaborate with each group company and aims to be No.1 in the world in thermal power generation systems.

A list of the 58 group companies is attached.

About Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world’s leading heavy machinery manufacturers, with consolidated sales of 2,817.8 billion yen in fiscal 2012, the year ended March 31, 2013. MHI’s diverse lineup of products and services encompasses shipbuilding, power plants, chemical plants, environmental equipment, steel structures, industrial and general machinery, aircraft, space systems and air-conditioning systems. For more information, please visit the MHI website: http://www.mhi-global.com

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 totalled 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.