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Dear Shareholders:June 1, 2023
(Commencement date of measures for electronic provision: May 31, 2023)

6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Hitachi, Ltd.
President & CEOa n d D i r e c t o r

Keiji Kojima

Notice of the 154th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

The 154th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Hitachi, Ltd. is to be held as follows:

Date and Time

Location

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Reception Start: 9:00 a.m.)
3-61, Koraku 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku, TokyoTokyo Dome City Hall (East side of Tokyo Dome Hotel)
Report on the Business Report, Financial Statements, and Consolidated Financial
ReportingStatements for the 154th Business Term (from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023),

Matterand the results of the audit on the Consolidated Financial Statements by theAccounting Auditors and the Audit Committee

A g e n d aMatters to Be
Resolved

Item

Election of 12 Directors due to expiration of the term of office of all Directors● The following materials or items are not provided in the paper-based documents delivered to shareholders who have requested pursuant to the provisions of theArticles of Incorporation of the Company and the relevant laws and regulations:(a) Business Report: “Five-year Summary of Asset and Results of Operation of Hitachi Group,” “Business Overview and Results of Hitachi Group - Results bySegment,” “Research and Development of Hitachi Group,” “Employees of Hitachi Group”, “Structures and Other Things to Ensure Adequacy of Business
Operations (Internal Control System) and Operation of the Internal Control System,” “Fundamental Policy on the Conduct of Persons Influencing Decision on
the Company’s Financial and Business Policies,” “Matters Concerning the Company’s Stock,” "Information on the Stock Acquisition Rights, etc.," “Policy on
Determination of Distribution of Surplus etc.,” and “Matters Concerning Accounting Auditor”.
(b) Consolidated Financial Statement: "Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity" and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements".
( c) Financial Statement: "Unconsolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets" and "Notes to Unconsolidated Financial Statements".
(d) Transcript of Accounting Auditors’ Audit Report on Consolidated Financial Statements, Transcript of Accounting Auditors’ Audit Report on Unconsolidated
Financial Statements, and Transcript of Audit Committee’s Audit Report.
The Audit Committee and the accounting auditor have audited the materials to be audited including the above.
In addition, the Company website also posts Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as supplementary
information.
● In the case that the Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements, Financial Statements or Reference Documentation for the Annual General Meeting ofShareholders need to be modified, the Company will post such modification on its website as below.

https://www.hitachi.com/smeet-e/index.html

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Live Streaming of the General Meeting of Shareholders
We will live-stream the General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to make it viewable on the internet as
detailed below.
To protect the privacy of the shareholders present at the meeting, the webcast will only show the areas of thevenue around the chairperson and executives; however, the camera may capture some shareholders in cases
where it cannot be avoided. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

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Time and date of streaming
From 10:00 a.m. to the end of the Meeting on Wednesday, June 21, 2023

*The live stream web page will be accessible starting around 9:50 a.m., 10 minutes before the start of the Meeting.
*The live stream may be cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Viewing Information

2To access the webcast, please have your shareholder number ready, which will be required
for shareholder authorization (login) (Please be sure to keep your shareholder number withyou when mailing your voting slip).
1. Viewing site: https://www.icue-gmos.com/soukai/hitachi/154/
2. ID: Hitachi6501 (half-width characters)
3. Password: shareholder number (indicated on your voting slip (voting-right exercising form),
or dividend-related documents, etc.)
4. For inquiries about ID and/or password, please contact
Shareholder registry administrator: Tokyo Securities Transfer Agent Co., Ltd.
TEL: 0120-25-6501 (toll-free)(Japanese Only)(Business hours: Between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (except Saturday and Sunday))

Please limit the viewers of the live streaming to shareholders and do not allow others, such as representatives, to watch the live stream.

Precautions regarding the live stream
Viewing the live stream is not considered attendance at the Meeting prescribed in the Companies Act, and you will not be able
to ask questions or exercise your voting rights on the meeting day. Please send us your voting slip or exercise your voting
rights on the internet in advance.
Note that any problem with the device used to watch the Meeting, internet connection, or other conditions may prevent you
from viewing or cause audio or visual problems.
The viewer will bear any expense for viewing such as internet services.

Questions regarding the Meeting are accepted on the website.
We accept your questions regarding the Meeting on our website below. We will answer some questions
in which shareholders are supposed to be interested at the Meeting. Please note that the questions which
are not answered at the Meeting will not be answered after that.
Accepted period: to Wednesday, June 14, 2023
UR
L: https://krs.bz/hi6501/m?f=1
Please access the website with your shareholder number, which is required to register your question.

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