27 June 2011

Tokyo, June 27, 2011 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced that it filed its Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2011. The Form 20-F is available at http://www.hitachi.com/IR-e/library/20F/index.html.

Shareholders may request a hard copy of the completed audited financial statements free of charge at IR@hdq.hitachi.co.jp.

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 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion). 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 the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

Contacts

Japan
Masanao Sato
Hitachi, Ltd.
+81-3-5208-9324
masanao.sato.sz@hitachi.com

U.S.
Mickey Takeuchi
Hitachi America, Ltd.
+1-914-333-2987
masayuki.takeuchi@hal.hitachi.com