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Donations for The Tohoku - Great East Japan Earthquake victims and areas (2nd report)

April 28, 2011

We would like to express our sincere sympathy to the victims of the recent Great East Japan Earthquake.

At Furukawa Electric Group, we have been collecting donations to make a contribution to the recovery from the disaster.

As a result, the total amount of donations from our Group companies in Japan and overseas has reached 246.7 million yen(Note 1) . The donations were made by the various companies through the Central Community Chest of Japan, the Japan Red Cross Society, and other organizations. In addition, a total of approx. 6.4 million yen was contributed by individual executives and employees from our Group companies. These donations will be made through the Central Community Chest of Japan in a few days.

We wish wholeheartedly for the safety of the people affected by the earthquake and the earliest possible restoration of the disaster-stricken areas.

(Note 1) Includes the following donations that have already been announced by these companies.
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. 100 million yen
Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corp. 50 million yen
VISCAS Corporation 30 million yen
The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd 15 million yen
Miharu Communications Inc. 11.5 million yen
Furukawa Sangyo Kaisha,Ltd. 10 million yen
Asahi Electric Works Co., Ltd. 10 million yen
FITEC Corp. 3 million yen

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