TOKYO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NEC Corporation announced today that it received a letter dated July 27, 2007 stating the decision of the Nasdaq Listing and Hearings Review Council (the "Council") to grant an exception until September 25, 2007 for NEC to comply with the filing requirement of its Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 (the "2006 Form 20-F") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). NEC has not yet filed the 2006 Form 20-F with the SEC as it is still in the process of completing the analysis necessary to prepare the financial statements for inclusion in the 2006 Form 20-F. Previously, the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel") informed NEC that it was unable to grant a further extension beyond April 2, 2007 and would delist NEC's American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") if the 2006 Form 20-F was not filed by that date. On March 7, 2007, NEC requested that the Panel's decision be reviewed and that any future Panel decision be suspended pending further action by the Council. Although the decision issued on July 27, 2007, which was the result of the Council's review, concluded that the Panel's decision was appropriate at the time it was rendered, the Council determined to grant an exception until September 25, 2007. Specifically, the Council's decision states that, if NEC cannot file the 2006 Form 20-F by September 25, 2007, trading of NEC's ADRs will be suspended at the opening of business on September 27, 2007. While there can be no assurance that NEC will file its 2006 Form 20-F by the date specified by the Council, NEC continues to work diligently to do so. CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS: This material contains forward-looking statements pertaining to strategies, financial targets, technology, products and services, and business performance of NEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively "NEC"). Written forward-looking statements may appear in other documents that NEC files with stock exchanges or regulatory authorities, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and in reports to shareholders and other communications. The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 contains, and other applicable laws may contain, a safe-harbor for forward- looking statements, on which NEC relies in making these disclosures. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "targets," "aims," or "anticipates," or the negative of those words, or other comparable words or phrases. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, beliefs, plans, targets, or intentions. Forward-looking statements necessarily depend on currently available assumptions, data, or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and NEC may not be able to realize the results expected by them. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect NEC's analysis and expectations only. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements include (i) uncertainty relating to NEC's ongoing analysis necessary to prepare the financial statements for inclusion in the 2006 Form 20-F, (ii) global economic conditions and general economic conditions in NEC's markets, (iii) fluctuating demand for, and competitive pricing pressure on, NEC's products and services, (iv) NEC's ability to continue to win acceptance of NEC's products and services in highly competitive markets, (v) NEC's ability to expand into foreign markets, such as China, (vi) regulatory change and uncertainty and potential legal liability relating to NEC's business and operations, (vii) NEC's ability to restructure, or otherwise adjust, its operations to reflect changing market conditions, and (viii) movement of currency exchange rates, particularly the rate between the yen and the U.S. dollar. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible for NEC to predict these events or how they may affect NEC. NEC does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any of the forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. The management targets included in this material are not projections, and do not represent management's current estimates of future performance. Rather, they represent targets that management will strive to achieve through the successful implementation of NEC's business strategies. Finally, NEC cautions you that the statements made in this material are not an offer of securities for sale. The securities may not be offered or sold in any jurisdiction in which registration is required absent registration or an exemption from registration under the applicable securities laws. For example, any public offering of securities to be made in the United States must be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and made by means of an English language prospectus that contains detailed information about NEC and management, as well as NEC's financial statements. DATASOURCE: NEC Corporation CONTACT: Diane Foley of NEC Corporation, +81-3-3798-6511, ; or Makoto Miyakawa of NEC Corporation, +81-3-3798-6511, Web site: http://www.nec.com/

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