Enhancing Competitiveness by Establishing a New Company and Transferring to It a Part of the Biotechnology and Medical Products Business

TOKYO, Japan, – Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO: 8036,

Hitachi High-Tech) announced that it will establish Hitachi High-Tech Kyushu Corporation (Hitachi

High-Tech Kyushu) in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture on September 1, 2016. In addition, on

October 1, 2016, Hitachi High-Tech will transfer a part of the biotechnology and medical products

business from Hitachi High-Tech and its wholly owned subsidiary Hitachi High-Tech Manufacturing

& Service Corporation (Hitachi High-Tech Manufacturing & Service) to Hitachi High-Tech Kyushu.

Through these measures, Hitachi High-Tech will aggressively push ahead with speedy product

development and enhancing technology development capabilities in the biotechnology and

medical products business.

1. Purpose

The biotechnology and healthcare field is the top priority for Hitachi High-Tech. In this field, the

clinical chemistry, immunochemistry, genetic, and microbiology testing markets as well as the

DNA-related market continue to offer prospects for sustained, solid growth going forward. Hitachi

High-Tech and Hitachi High-Tech Manufacturing & Service are conducting development, design

and manufacturing of clinical analyzers and biotechnology instruments, with the Hitachi High-Tech

Naka Division (Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture), as the primary base. In addition, certain

manufacturing operations for this equipment are carried out at the Hitachi High-Tech Omuta

Center (Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture), which was set up as a production site for BCP*

purposes in 2012.

Hitachi High-Tech will establish Hitachi High-Tech Kyushu for the purpose of upgrading and

expanding its production capabilities for clinical analyzers and biotechnology instruments and

further enhancing operating efficiency across the entire Hitachi High-Tech Group. By transferring

certain development, design and manufacturing functions for this equipment from Hitachi

High-Tech and Hitachi High-Tech Manufacturing & Service to Hitachi High-Tech Kyushu, Hitachi

High-Tech will work on achieving speedy product development and enhancing its technology

development capabilities in the highly competitive and fast-changing biotechnology and healthcare

field

2. Outline of Hitachi High-Tech Kyushu

(1) Name: Hitachi High-Tech Kyushu Corporation

(2) Location: 1892-1 Tegama, Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

(3) Name and title of representative: Pending

(4) Business: Development, design, and manufacturing of clinical analyzers and biotechnology instruments and related consumables

(5) Capital: 80 million yen

(6) Establishment: September 1, 2016

(7) Major shareholder and

shareholding ratio: Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation 100%

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