Hitachi Metals,Ltd.(hereinafter the "Company") hereby announces that at today's meeting of the Board of Directors it has been decided to change the Company's corporate name as described below.

The above company name change is conditioned on the successful completion of the takeover bid by KK BCJ-52, which was publicly announced today, and the subsequent completion of the various procedures required for the company name change, including a revision of the articles of incorporation will. Edm Consumables

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EDM Parts Akio Minami Corporate Communications Dept. Hitachi Metals, Ltd. akio.minami.cq@hitachi-metals.com