FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hitachi Announces the Decision on Interim DividendTokyo, September 16, 2010 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today
announced that the Board of Directors decided on a plan for the interim dividend forfiscal 2010. The interim dividend is scheduled to be finally authorized by the Board ofDirectors in early November this year.
The Interim Dividend
Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2011
Record Date

September 30, 2010

Amount5 yen per share*1

Aggregate Amount
22,580 million yen*2
Effective Date (planned)
November 25, 2010
*1 The amount of the interim dividend, which is the same as the amount announced on May
11, 2010, consists of ordinary dividend of 3 yen per share and commemorative dividendof 2 yen per share for Hitachi’s centennial anniversary.
*2 The calculation of the aggregate amount of the interim dividend is based on
4,516,017,327 shares, which deducted 2,137,117 shares of treasury stock from total
issued shares of 4,518,154,444 shares as of August 31, 2010.

(Reference) Dividends for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010
Dividends

Interim dividend
0 yen per share

Year-end dividend0 yen per share

Annual dividend
0 yen per share

Cautionary Statement
Certain statements found in this document may constitute “forward-looking statements” as definedin 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 performanceand include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Words suchas “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 anduncertainties 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 ofthe 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 investments in
Hitachi’s major markets, particularly Japan, Asia, the United States and Europe, as well as
levels of demand in the major industrial sectors which Hitachi serves, including, withoutlimitation, the information, electronics, automotive, construction and financial sectors;- more --2-•exchange rate fluctuations for the yen and 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 in Japan, 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 Components& Devices and the Digital Media & Consumer Products segments;•

uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to continue to develop and market products that incorporate
new technology on a timely and cost-effective basis and to achieve market acceptance for suchproducts;•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 othermaterials, such as copper, steel, aluminum and synthetic resins and shortages of materials, partsand 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 andshortages of materials, parts and components;•

uncertainty as to Hitachi’s ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of its strategy tostrengthen its Social Innovation Business;•uncertainty as to the success of restructuring efforts to improve management efficiency bydivesting or otherwise exiting underperforming businesses and to strengthen competitivenessand other cost reduction measures;•general socio-economic and political conditions and the regulatory and trade environment of
Hitachi’s major markets, particularly Japan, Asia, the United States and Europe, including,
without limitation, direct or indirect restrictions by other nations on imports, or differences incommercial 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 keyproducts;•

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 ofHitachi;•the possibility of disruption of Hitachi’s operations in Japan by earthquakes or other naturaldisasters;•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 and that of its customers;•uncertainty as to the accuracy of key assumptions Hitachi uses to valuate its significant

-3-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 Hitachi’s
periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and in other materials published byHitachi.

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
2009 (ended March 31, 2010) consolidated revenues totaled 8,968 billion yen ($96.4billion). 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 thesophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information onHitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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