2004

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Date	Title
Dec.13, 2004	Minebea's Thai and Singapore Subsidiaries Receive OHSAS 18001 Certification, Standard for Occupational Health and Safety Systems On September 30 and October 11, 2004, Minebea Co., Ltd.'s Thai and Singapore subsidiaries, under-mentioned, received OHSAS ("Occupational Health and Safety Assessment") 18001 certification.
Nov.22, 2004	Managerial Assignments We would like to announce managerial assignments effective November 21, 2004.
Nov.5, 2004	Revision of Earnings Forecasts for the Interim Period Ended September 30, 2004 and for the Full Year Period Ending March 31, 2005 In accordance with its recent earnings performance and other business factors, Minebea Co., Ltd. announces a revision of its May 13, 2004 earnings forecasts for fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 (April 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005).
Oct.25, 2004	Minebea and Nidec Settle their Japanese and U. S. Patent Lawsuits Minebea Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that the Company has withdrawn its two actions against Nidec Corporation under a settlement agreement with Nidec: the case ((Wa) 6979, 2004) filed with the Tokyo District Court and the case (C-04-03758) filed in the U. S..
Oct.19, 2004	Minebea Co., Ltd. Announces Two Types of Backlight Systems Minebea Co., Ltd. has successfully developed new backlight systems: medium-sized white LED backlight system and RGB-LED backlight system.
Sept.28, 2004	A380 relies on bearings from Minebea As a product of its globalization strategy, Minebea Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan has positioned itself as a major supplier to the Airbus A380 aircraft.
July 16, 2004	Minebea Files Suit for a Declaratory Judgment in Washington D.C. Seeking to Invalidate NIDEC Corporation's U.S. Patent No. 5,667,309 This is a notice that on July 15, 2004 (U.S. time), Minebea Co., Ltd. and its subsidiary NMB Technologies Corporation, a U.S. corporation in charge of North American sales of Minebea Group products, including fluid dynamic bearing motors for hard disc drives, filed suit in the United States District Court in Washington D.C. against NIDEC Corporation and Sankyo Seiki Manufacturing Co., Ltd. to seek a ruling and a declaratory judgment respectively, in connection with U.S. Patent No. 5,667,309, owned by Sankyo and recently subsequently assigned to Nidec, that the HDD motors, one of the Minebea Group's products do not only infringes, but also that said '309 Patent is invalid.
July 2, 2004	Minebea to Establish Plant for Printing European-Language PC Keyboards in Slovakia NMB-Minebea UK Limited, a U.K. subsidiary of Minebea Co., Ltd. ("Minebea"), will set up a wholly-owned subsidiary, NMB Minebea Slovakia s.r.o., in Bratislava, the Slovak Republic to commence printing of Minebea's European-language PC keyboards.
June 29, 2004	Managerial Assignments We would like to announce managerial assignments effective June 29, 2004.
June 24, 2004	Mr. Susumu Fujisawa, President of Minebea's Manufacturing Subsidiary in China, Receives the Shanghai Municipal Award of Environmental Protection for Individuals On May 27, 2004, Mr. Susumu Fujisawa, President of Minebea Electronics & Hi-Tech Components (Shanghai) Ltd., a manufacturing subsidiary in China of Minebea Co., Ltd., received the Shanghai Municipal Award of Environmental Protection for Individuals from Shanghai Municipal Environmental Protection Agency.
June 3, 2004	New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. receives EPA Award Peterborough, NH. - The HiTech Division of NHBB was recently given the EPA's "Director's Award for Mentoring" for assisting their suppliers in developing their own environmental management systems.
May 20, 2004	Minebea's Chinese Manufacturing Subsidiary Presents Fire Engines to Local Government in Commemoration of its Tenth Anniversary In commemoration of its tenth anniversary, Minebea Electronics & Hi-Tech Components (Shanghai) Ltd. ("Shanghai Minebea"), a Chinese manufacturing subsidiary of Minebea Co., Ltd. ("Minebea"), presented two fire engines to the local government on May 20, 2004.
May 18, 2004	Minebea Withdraws the First Lawsuit against Nidec On March 29, 2004, Minebea Co., Ltd. ("Minebea") filed a lawsuit against Nidec Corporation ("Nidec") at Tokyo District Court in connection with a motor patent.
Apr.26, 2004	Liquidation of Subsidiaries and Revision of Business Performance Forecast for the Fiscal Year ended March 2004 We hereby announce that our Board of Directors has resolved at a meeting on April 26, 2004 to liquidate the following four subsidiaries. We also inform you that we have revised the forecast of non-consolidated business performance for the fiscal year ended March 2004 due to the reorganization of our sales subsidiary in Singapore.
Apr.14, 2004	Minebea Develops Two Types of New Fluid Dynamic Bearing Units Minebea Co., Ltd.("Minebea") today announces the development of two types - ROF type and HMF type - of new fluid dynamic bearing ("FDB") units.
Apr.13, 2004	Minebea's Manufacturing Subsidiary in China has Obtained ISO9001:2000 Shanghai Shun Ding Technologies Ltd., (hereinafter "SST"), a manufacturing subsidiary in China of Minebea Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Minebea"), has obtained the ISO9001:2000, the international standard for quality management systems, on March 11, 2004.
Apr.5, 2004	Minebea Files another Lawsuit against Nidec on the basis of Unfair Competition Prevention Law Minebea Co., Ltd.("Minebea") has today filed another lawsuit against Nidec Corporation ("Nidec") at Tokyo District Court on grounds of Nidec's violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law.
Apr.1, 2004	Managerial Assignments We would like to announce managerial assignments effective April 1, 2004.
Apr.1, 2004	Directors of Subsidiary We hereby announce that the subsidiary, Minebea-Matsushita Motor Corporation's Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders and Board of Directors Meeting has resolved on April 1, 2004 will be appointed as directors of the company.
Mar.29, 2004	Minebea Files a Lawsuit against Nidec in Connection with a Motor Patent Minebea Co., Ltd.("Minebea") filed a lawsuit against Nidec Corporation ("Nidec") at Tokyo District Court in connection with a motor patent today.
Mar.4, 2004	Minebea's Manufacturing Subsidiary in U.S.A. is Selected as One of the Award Recipients for Exemplary Pollution Prevention Activities Implemented in California California's Department of Toxic Substance Control (hereinafter "DTSC") has announced in December 2003 its selection of New Hampshire Ball Bearings (hereinafter NHBB), Inc.'s Precision Division, a manufacturing subsidiary in Chatsworth, California of Minebea Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Minebea"), as one of the award recipients for exemplary pollution prevention activities implemented in 2003.

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