Komatsu to Purchase Its Own Shares (Share Purchase According to the Articles of Incorporation Pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Corporation Act)

Komatsu Ltd. (hereinafter "Company") hereby announces that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on July 29, 2008, pursuant to Article 156 of the Corporation Act of Japan as modified by Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the Act, the Company resolved the purchase of its own shares.


Notes

1.Reason for Purchase of Its Own Shares
To facilitate quick and flexible equity management in response to the changing economic environment

2.Shares to be Purchased by the Company
(1) Type of shares to be purchased : Outstanding Common stock of Komatsu Ltd.
(2) Total number of shares to be purchased : Up to 1,000,000 shares (0.10% of total outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares))
(3) Total cost of purchase : Up to 3,500,000,000 yen
(4) Period of purchase:From August 1 to August 31, 2008


[Reference]
Treasury Shares as of June 30, 2008
(1) Number of shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) : 995,933,585 shares
(2) Number of shares held as treasury shares : 2,810,475 shares

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