KOMATSU : Announcement Regarding Change in Corporate Name of Subsidiary

Please be advised that NIPPEI TOYAMA Corporation, a subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd., made a resolution, in the extraordinary shareholders' meeting held today, to change its corporate name as explained below.

Specifics

1. The concerned subsidiary

1)Current Corporate name: NIPPEI TOYAMA Corporation
2)Address: 6-26-2 Minami-Ooi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
3)Representative: Hiroyuki Horii
4)Established: July 26, 1945
5)Major line of business: Development, manufacture and sale of machine tools

2. Reason(s) for the change

On August 1, 2008, Komatsu Ltd. made NIPPEI TOYAMA Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary to further strengthen the industrial machinery business of the Komatsu Group. To clearly identify the company as a member of the Komatsu Group, Komatsu Ltd. is going to change its corporate name.
The new corporate name combines Komatsu and NTC, which stands for NIPPEI TOYAMA Corporation and is used as its trademark. NTC is also well known as the brand name for its products.

3. New corporate name

KOMATSU NTC LTD.

4. Effective date

October 1, 2008 (planned)

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