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NEC Electronics and Renesas Reach a Definitive Agreement on Business Integration

16th September 2009

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NEC Electronics Corporation, Renesas Technology Corp, NEC Corporation, Hitachi, Ltd., and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to integrate business operations at NEC Electronics and Renesas (the “Business Integration”). The Business Integration will become effective following the adoption of the resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of NEC Electronics and Renesas and approval by authorities concerned.

As a condition to the Business Integration, Renesas will issue shares of Renesas common stock to Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric, the sole shareholders of Renesas, in exchange for a total of 78 billion yen before the effective date of the Business Integration (the “Pre-merger Capital Injection”). In addition, on the effective date of the Business Integration (scheduled to be April 1, 2010), the integrated company after the Business Integration (the “Integrated Company”) will issue shares of its common stock to NEC, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi Electric in exchange for a total of approximately 122 billion yen (the “Post-merger Capital Injection”).