Announcement Concerning the Change from Projected Business Results (Consolidated)

Komatsu Ltd. (President & CEO: Kunio Noji) announces that there are changes in actual consolidated business results for six months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 from the projections of April 27, 2009 as follows.

1. Differences between Projections and Results for Six Months of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010

Note: "Net income attributable to Komatsu Ltd." is equivalent to "Net income" for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 and preceding fiscal year.

2. Reasons for the Differences

In the construction, mining and utility equipment business, while recovery of the Chinese market became clearly evident, market conditions in Japan, North America and Europe deteriorated more than we had earlier anticipated. As a result, sales for the first six-month period (April 1 - September 30, 2009) were smaller than our projection of April 27, 2009. Meanwhile, profits were larger than our projections, mainly because we made more efforts to reduce fixed costs in light of the challenging business environment, and recorded a reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts in the industrial machinery and others business.

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Information in the news releases is current on the date of the announcement and is subject to change without notice.

2009/10/29

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