KOMATSU : Komatsu to Repurchase Its Common Shares On the Market

This is to notify that Komatsu Ltd. has repurchased its outstanding common shares on the market pursuant to Article 210 of the Commercial Code of Japan in the manner as noted below.

Notes

Period of repurchase:	From July 3 to July 9, 2002
Total number of Shares to be repurchased:	950,000 shares.
Total cost of repurchase:	418,002,711 yen.
Method of repurchase:	On the Tokyo Stock Exchange market.

[Reference 1]

Authorized at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 26, 2002.

Type of shares to be repurchased:	Outstanding common shares of Komatsu Ltd.
Total number of shares to be repurchased:	10,000,000 shares at maximum.
Total cost of repurchase:	5,000,000,000 yen at maximum.

[Reference 2]

The total number of shares repurchased through July 9, 2002.

Total number of shares to be repurchased:	950,000 shares.
Total cost of repurchase:	418,002,711yen.

Contact

Komatsu Ltd. Corporate Communications.

2-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8414

TEL : +81 3 5561 2616

URL: http://www.komatsu.com/

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