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(2) i-mode is a registered trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. c NEC Corporation 2005 2 As of July 28, 2005 Executive Summary Management Issues for FY 06/3: Steady implementation of the ongoing measures for turnaround and additional measures to further enhance growth 1H/OP: 1Q/OP: Exceeded the forecast ■Steady IT / NW Solutions businesses ■Flagging Semiconductors business c NEC Corporation 2005 Expect to achieve ¥15bn target, enhancing NEC Group-wide management efforts ■Execute growth strategy of Solutions businesses ■Steady improvement of Mobile Terminals business ■Strengthen value chain of NEC group 3 Financial Summary FY05/3 1Q Actual Operating income (% to Net sales) Income before income taxes Net income (% to Net sales) FY06/3 1st half Forecast 1Q Actual YOY (Billion Yen) Net sales 1,056.2 16.5 1.6% 40.4 20.9 2.0% 1,000.9 -21.1 YOY -5.2% -37.6 -2.1% -28.9 -11.0 -69.3 -31.9 -1.1% -2.3% -44.3 28 14 -43.9 -11.2 0.6% 10.87 -5.66 -16.53 * Free cash flow -129.2 -119.2 +10.0 Interest-bearing debt 1,283.1 1,199.4 Net interest-bearing debt 810.3 786.2 D/E ratio (times) 1.8 1.4 Net D/E ratio(times) 1.1 0.9 83.7cut 24.1cut 0.4cut 0.2cut 18.1% 21.9% + 3.8% *Net interest-bearing debt is Interest bearing debt less Cash and cash equivalents. c NEC Corporation 2005 2,250 15 0.7% EPS: Basic (in Yen) Shareholders' equity ratio As of July 28, 2005 (Forecasts as of July 28, 2005) 4 As of July 28, 2005 Key Points from Balance Sheet (Billion Yen) 03/6 04/6 05/6 05/3 Total Assets 3,983.4 3,974.4 3,805.4 3,940.7 (Turnover) (1.18) (1.24) (1.26) (1.23) Inv entories 636.3 669.5 584.4 528.9 (Turnover Days) (49days) (50days) (44days) (40days) Interest-Bearing Debt (D/E Ratio) <Times> 1,508.2 (4.0) 1,283.1 (1.8) 1,199.4 (1.4) 1,156.2 (1.5) 1,167.7 (3.1) 810.3 (1.1) 786.2 ( 0.9) 661.9 (0.8) 378.6 721.2 831.8 794.3 (9.5%) (18.1%) (21.9%) (20%) Net Interest-Bearing Debt (Net D/E Ratio)<Times> Shareholders' Equity (Shareholders' Equity Ratio) * “Total Assets Turnover” and “Inventories Turnover Days” are calculated by end-of–the–term and previous 12 months basis. **Net D/E Ratio = D/E Ratio – “Cash and cash equivalents” c NEC Corporation 2005 5 As of July 28, 2005 Financial Results by Segment 1Q (Billion Yen) FY06/3 Actual YOY FY05/3 Actual IT Solutions Net sales Profit/Loss (to sales) Network Solutions Net sales Profit/Loss (to sales) Electron Devices Net sales Profit/Loss (to sales) Others/Eliminations etc. 427.6 13.7 3.2% 400.7 10.9 2.7% 243.9 15.6 6.4% * Net sales -16.0 Profit/Loss -23.7 - (to sales) Total Net sales Profit/Loss (to sales) c NEC Corporation 2005 1,056.2 16.5 1.6% FY05/3 Actual 421.0 -1.5% 962.7 1.0 - 12.7 34.3 3.6% 0.2% 379.4 -5.3% 899.9 3.1 - 7.8 18.2 2.0% 0.8% 181.6 -25.5% 461.4 -9.8 - 25.4 33.8 7.3% -5.4% 18.9 -20.8 -15.4 -27.0 1,000.9 -5.2% 2,303.2 -21.1 - 37.6 59.3 2.6% -2.1% 1st half FY06/3 Forecast YOY 970 30 as of April 0.8% 970 - 4.3 30 3.1% -6.7% 840 - 8.2 10 1.2% 395 -14.4% -8 - 41.8 420 3.1% 840 10 1.2% -2.0% 45 -17 4 1.0% - 20 - -29 - 2,250 15 0.7% -2.3% 2,250 - 44.3 15 0.7% (Forecasts as of July 28, 2005) 6 As of July 28, 2005 IT Solutions Business -1Q: Sales were almost flat YoY. Maintained segment profit, which was better than expected, although it decreased YoY (Billion Yen) 1 Q (Billion Yen) 1 H 962.7 949.5 Personal 347.9 339.9 233.8 221.8 Approx 970 solutions Sales 427.6 401.6 167.1 86.8 5.5 16.0 131.6 04/3 platform (-2%) 161.7 164.0 97.0 13.7 20.5 89.2 18.1 148.3 149.7 05/3 06/3 Segment profit c NEC Corporation 2005 421.0 Computer Software 41.6 34.3 33.9 Approx. 48.9 30 326.1 352.1 SI/Services 1.0 04/3 05/3 06/3 Forecast (Forecast as of July 28,2005) 7 IT Solutions Business As of July 28, 2005 ■SI/Services - Japanese market remains severe - Strive to achieve our original forecast by enhancing market creation and project management capabilities ■Computer platform - Posted a slight loss due to seasonal factor, but better than originally anticipated - Aim to absorb price decline impact with stable unit sales growth and cost reduction ■Personal solutions - Secured profit in Q1 driven by unit sales growth in Japanese market and cost reduction c NEC Corporation 2005 8 Network Solutions Business As of July 28, 2005 - 1Q segment profits exceeded forecast, although declined YoY (Billion Yen) 1 Q (Billion Yen) 1 H 899.8 852.5 Social 115.0 Infrastructure 114.4 Broadband 221.9 287.8 Mobile 158.8 Infrastructure 188.1 Sales 379.4 388.6 400.7 50.7 88.7 47.8 42.9 111.8 123.9 74.2 10.6 175.0 04/3 77.8 10.9 114.6 05/3 06/3 840 25.0 Mobile Terminals 18.2 356.8 98.0 163.3 Segment Profit c NEC Corporation 2005 (-5%) Approx. Approx. 309.5 10 3.1 04/3 05/3 06/3 Forecast (Forecasts as of July 28, 2005) 9 As of July 28, 2005 Network Solutions Business ■ Broadband business : robustly expanded mainly in Japanese market -Communication service providers: Accelerated demand for optical access networking systems etc. and expanded the sales ahead of schedule -Enterprises : Increased the sales of UNIVERGE solutions favorably ■ Mobile infrastructure : growth continued during FY1Q -Japan : Investments for service improvements increased -Overseas:Sales of 3G base stations and PASOLINK exceeded our plan ■ Mobile Terminals : Sales dropped YoY, loss within scope of plan 1Q Shipment 2.4m units (approx. 30% decrease YoY) -Japan : - Sales of 3G handsets could not fully offset decrease in PDC sales - N901iS(launched June 24th) shipment growing in line w. plan -Overseas : - Launched 3G i-mode handsets employing outsourced platform (June) - 2.5G handsets struggling due to price erosion etc. c NEC Corporation 2005 10 As of July 28, 2005 Sales of Mobile Terminals Shipment volumes of mobile terminals 1H 7.7m units Overseas 3G 20% Overseas 2.5G 2/3 of Overseas Domestic 3G 1Q PDC 20% Overseas 3.3 2/3 of Overseas 30% 1.8 80% 90%+ of Domestic 3/4 60% of Domestic 30%+ 80% 40%+ of Domestic Domestic 60%+ 90%+ 70%- 60%of Domestic 80%of Domestic Result Result Result Result Result Result 03/3 04/3 05/3 06/3 03/3 04/3 c NEC Corporation 2005 decrease 50%+ of Overseas 3.8 40% 1/4 90%of Domestic of Overseas 70% 90% 2.4 80%of Overseas YoY 10%- 40%- 90%+ of Domestic 4.1m units 6.0 Result 05/3 Forecast 06/3 (Forecasts as of July 28, 2005) 11 Electron Devices Business As of July 28, 2005 - FY06/3 1Q result: Profit decreased due to sequential sales decline in the semiconductors area Sales (Billion Yen) 300 Electronic Components /Others Displays 200 40 243.9 35.4 22.9 217.5 10.5 15.7 * PDP transferred to Pioneer Corp. in 2Q of Mar. 05 15.6 204.9 202.4 25.1 14.5 20.7 15.8 18.2 Approx. 30 213 181.6 (yoy-26%) 20 20.4 15.1 Semiconductors 10 (NEC Electronics) 100 2.1 185.6 Approx. 2 1.3 191.2 0 165.3 165.9 146.1 -9.8 -10 0 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 05/3 (billion yen) Prof it in the semiconductors area c NEC Corporation 2005 Segment Profit/Loss (Billion Yen) 1Q 15.2 2Q 15.5 2Q(forecast) 06/3 3Q 1.2 4Q 1.3 1Q -9.8 1H f orecast -10 (Forecasts as of July 28, 2005) 12 Electron Devices Business As of July 28, 2005 ■ Semiconductor Solutions business: - Demand is unsteady even after the easing of customers' inventory adjustments. No visible signs of recovery. - 1Q results (compared to 4Q of FY05/3): - Sales of general-purpose microcontrollers and system LSIs for mobile handsets declined. - Sales of semiconductors for digital AV equipment were solid. - Aim to improve profitability by implementing the mid-term growth strategy focusing on sales increase. ■Color LCDs, electronic components: -1Q results : Sales continued to be stable. c NEC Corporation 2005 13 As of July 28, 2005 Toward FY06/3 target (Full FY OP: ¥150 billion) Cost Reduction through Total Process Transformation ◇ Focus Areas for FY06/3 ● Reduce total material costs ● Capture/secure added value within NEC group ● Reform software/services business structure in order to enhance profitability ● Expand Production Innovation to total Value Chain Planning/Development/ Design Procurement/ Manufacture Expand to total Value Chain Logistics/Sales/ Maintenance Customers SCM Production Innovation Expand to software and services area => Set up “MONOZUKURI Innovation Unit” in order to strengthen NEC Group’s Value Chain (15 th c NEC Corporation 2005 Jul, 2005) 14 c NEC Corporation 2005 15