Hitachi Files Form 20-F for Fiscal 2009

Tokyo, June 30, 2010 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced that it filed its Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2010 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2010. The Form 20-F is available at http://www.hitachi.com/IR-e/library/20F/index.html

Shareholders may request a hard copy of the completed audited financial statements free of charge at IR@hdq.hitachi.co.jp

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2009 (ended March 31, 2010) consolidated revenues totaled 8,968 billion yen ($96.4 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.