FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hitachi Submits Amendment Statement for Tender OfferRegistration Statement Relating to Hitachi Maxell Shares
Tokyo, August 31, 2009 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today
announced that it has submitted to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau anAmendment Statement for Tender Offer Registration Statement in relation to theannouncement of its intention to purchase common stocks of Hitachi Maxell,
Ltd. (TSE:6810) by way of a public tender offer (hereinafter “Tender Offer”) asof July 28, 2009. The Amendment Statement was submitted to the Kanto LocalFinance Bureau pursuant to Article 27-8, Paragraph 2 of the Financial
Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan. Summary of the Amendment Statement
is as follows. Please see the end of this announcement regarding the summary ofthe Tender Offer.
Summary of the Amendment Statement
Hitachi filed the Amendment Statement because certain parts of the Tender
Offer Registration Statement submitted on August 20, 2009 shall be amended.
Summary of the amendment is as follows:-Hitachi Maxell has determined changes of its Executive Officers as stated inits press release “Hitachi Maxell Announces Executive Changes” announced
today.

- more --2-(Reference) Outline of the Tender Offer
1. Name of the Target Company
Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
2. Tender Offer Period (Initial Period of the Tender Offer in theRegistration)
From Thursday, August 20, 2009 to Thursday, October 8, 2009 (both inclusive)(33 business days)
3. Tender Offer Price¥1,740 per share of common stock
4. Number of Shares to Be Purchased
Number of Shares to Be
Purchased

Minimum Number ofShares to Be Purchased

44,928,859 shares— shares

Maximum Number of Shares
to Be Purchased— sharesNote: Please refer to “Hitachi to Commence Tender Offer for the Shares of its Subsidiary,Hitachi Maxell” released on July 28, 2009 and “Hitachi Amends “Hitachi to Commence
Tender Offer for the Shares of its Subsidiary, Hitachi Maxell”” released on August 19, 2009
for the details of the Tender Offer.

Cautionary Matters- This news release is to announce the Tender Offer and has not been prepared for thepurpose of soliciting an offer to sell shares. If shareholders wish to make an offer to sell
their shares, they should first read the Explanatory Statement for the Tender Offer(including its amendment) and make their own decision. This news release does notconstitute, nor form part of, any offer or invitation to buy, sell, exchange or otherwise
dispose of, or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to sell or issue, exchange or otherwise
dispose of, buy or subscribe for, any securities. In addition, this news release does notconstitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to sell, or any solicitation of any offer
to purchase any securities in any jurisdiction, nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact ofits distribution form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any agreement thereof.
- The Tender Offer is targeted at the common stock of Hitachi Maxell, a company
incorporated in Japan. The Tender Offer is to be conducted in compliance with theprocedures and information disclosure standards prescribed in the Financial Instruments
and Exchange Law of Japan. These procedures and standards are not necessarily the sameas the procedures and information disclosure standards in the United States. In particular,Section 13(e) and Section 14(d) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and theregulations stipulated thereunder are not applicable to the Tender Offer and the Tender
Offer does not conform to those procedures and standards. Further, as Hitachi is acompany incorporated outside the U.S. and most officers of Hitachi are residents outside
the U.S., it may be impossible to exercise rights and claims that may be asserted under thesecurities-related laws of the U.S. There is also a chance that it may be difficult toinstitute proceedings in a court outside the U.S. against a company outside the U.S. or its
officers based on a violation of the securities-related laws of the U.S. Additionally, there
is no guarantee that it would be possible to make a company outside the U.S. and its
subsidiary or affiliate subject to the jurisdiction of a U.S. court.
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distribution of this news release. In such cases, please take note of such restrictions andcomply with them. In countries or regions where the implementation of the Tender Offeris illegal, even upon receiving this news release, such receipt shall not constitute a
solicitation of an offer to sell or an offer to buy shares relating to the Tender Offer andshall be deemed a distribution of materials for informative purposes only.

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Information contained in this news release is current asof the date of the press announcement, but may be subject
to change without prior notice.
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