Completion and Results of Share Repurchase

Komatsu Ltd. (hereinafter "Company") hereby announces that pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act of Japan as modified by Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the Act, the Company purchased its own shares as follows.
As of December 2, 2011, the Company had completed the share repurchase scheme based on the resolutions of the Board of Directors held on October 27, 2011

Notes

1. Period of purchase: From December 1 to 2, 2011 (Agreement basis)
2. Total number of shares purchased: 528,400 shares
3. Total cost of purchase: 1,075,689,500 yen
4. Method of purchase: Open market purchase by the trust method

[Reference]
1. Resolutions made by the Board of Directors in its meeting held on October 27, 2011
(1) Type of shares to be purchased:Outstanding common stock of Komatsu Ltd.
(2) Total number of shares to be purchased:Up to 16,000,000 shares
(1.65% of total outstanding shares excluding treasury stock)
(3) Total cost of purchase:Up to 30 billion yen
(4) Period of purchase:From November 7 to December 28, 2011

2. Cumulative total of shares purchased to and including December 2, 2011 in accordance with the resolutions above
(1) Total number of shares purchased:15,613,800 shares
(2) Total cost of purchase:29,996,755,100 yen

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