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Notice of Name Change for Leadframe Manufacturing Company in the Philippines

On April 30, 2004, a 100% stake in the leadframe manufacturing company Dowa Hightech Philippines, Inc. (headquarters: Republic of the Philippines; hereinafter referred to as ?DHP?) was transferred from Dowa Mining Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) to Hitachi Cable, Ltd., making DHP a member of the Hitachi Cable Group. The purpose of this News Release is to announce the change of DHP?s company name to PHCP, INC.

An overview of this transfer of a 100% stake in DHP was provided in the News Release ?Hitachi Cable Purchases an Overseas Leadframe Manufacturing Company of Dowa Mining,? issued March 22, 2004.

<Profile of PHCP, INC.>
1. Name: PHCP, INC.
2. Location: Dasmarinas, Cavite, Republic of the Philippines
3. Representative: President Yoshitaka Fujii (transferred from Hitachi Cable)
4. Establishment: Dec-94
5. Capital: 100 million pesos (200 million yen as of June 30, 2004: 1 peso = 2 yen)
6. Shareholders: Hitachi Cable Precision Co., Ltd.: 70%;
Hitachi Cable Singapore, Pte. Ltd.: 30%
7. Number of Employees: 268 (as of June 30, 2004)
8. Sales: 1,067 million peso (Fiscal Year 2003; 2,134 million yen: 1 peso = 2 yen