April 24, 2024
Company Name: FANUC CORPORATION
Representative:

Kenji Yamaguchi, Representative Director,
President and CEO

Stock Code:6954, Prime Market, Tokyo Stock Exchange

Contact:

Naoki Yukisada, Manager,
Public Relations & Shareholder Relations Department

Tel:(0555) 84-5555

Notice of the Possibility of FANUC ROBOCUT for Europe being Subject to Tests
which were Non-Compliant with EMC Harmonized Standards and Establishmentof a Special Investigation Committee
Recently, it has come to our attention that ROBOCUT (FANUC’s wire electric dischargemachine) products that we manufacture and sell, have been tested under conditions which do
not comply with the harmonized standards of the EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) Directive(hereinafter, called “subject of doubt”).
We consider this situation to be most serious, and in today’s meeting of the board of directors,
we have decided to set up a Special Investigation Committee which will be comprised of experts
from outside the company. It has been resolved that the role of this Committee is to thoroughly
investigate the subject of doubt, identify the cause, and draft measures to prevent recurrences.
FANUC has complied with laws and regulations in accordance with our basic principles of“Genmitsu (Strict Preciseness)” and “Tomei (Transparency),” and feel that having given rise tothis issue is most regrettable, and would like to apologize deeply to our customers and all otherstakeholders for causing much distress and inconvenience.
We shall swiftly take necessary measures to contend with the subject of doubt, and shallexhaustively investigate the facts and cause. In case an action that infringes with the EMC
Directive is found, we shall do everything in our power to prevent any recurrence and win backtrust.
1. Summary of subject of doubt(1) Confirmed facts
Our company performed tests on ROBOCUT products in order to assess compliance with theharmonized standard EN55011 of the EMC Directive. The tests (hereinafter called “EMC tests”)
were believed to be performed based on this standard. At the end of March 2024, an internal
investigation was conducted, with results that hinted at the possibility that the EMC tests werecarried out under conditions which were non-compliant with the harmonized standard of theEMC Directive. From this, the likelihood of ROBOCUT products (FANUC ROBOCUT) withdubious test results, being shipped to Europe could not be ignored.
(2) Products in question at present
FANUC ROBOCUT (※ The specific series is presently under investigation. For your reference,the sales of FANUC ROBOCUT in Europe in fiscal year 2023 is less than 1% of the consolidated
sales of all products and services of FANUC CORPORATION.)(3) Current state of possibly non-compliant products
Up to now, there have been no reports of any accidents or trouble with the above products. To
be on the safe side, shipment of ROBOCUT products to Europe is being stopped.
2. Establishment of a Special Investigation Committee
With the discovery of the subject of doubt, we shall conduct an in-depth investigation of the facts.
To find the cause and devise measures to prevent recurrences in case there was an unsuitable
act related to the EMC Directive in an objective and effective manner, a Special Investigation
Committee, comprised of outside experts, shall be established as follows:
The Special Investigation Committee will be entrusted with the responsibility to examine thesubject of doubt and existence of similar incidents. If any unsuitable act related to the EMC
Directive is found, the Committee will determine the cause and propose recurrence prevention
measures.
Furthermore, as soon as an investigation report is presented by the Special Investigation
Committee, the company shall speedily disclose the contents as well as doing whatever elsethat will be necessary.
＜Composition of the Special Investigation Committee consisting of experts from outside thecompany＞
Member：Kenichiro Horio, Professor Emeritus (Saitama University)
Member：Shuichi Yoshikai, Attorney at Law (TMI Associates)* The addition of one more member is currently under consideration.
If we decide to add another committee member, we will promptly notify you.
3. Impact on Business
The impact of the subject of doubt on the performance is unknown.
If anything needs to be announced, we shall do so appropriately.