Contents Financial Highlights An Interview with the Management Review of Operations Major Products and Services Financial Section Directors and Corporate Auditors Corporate Directory NEC Worldwide Shareholder Information

Founded in 1899, NEC Corporation is a leading international supplier of electronic products that comprise primarily communications systems and equipment, computers and industrial electronic systems, and electron devices.
All of NEC's activities are based on its synergistic business concept of "C&C," the integration of computers and communications. In Japan, NEC maintains a network of 89 consolidated subsidiaries, 61 plants, and approximately 440 sales offices. Overseas, NEC's 118 subsidiaries and affiliates in 30 nations operate 52 plants in 19 countries as well as marketing, service, and research and development facilities in 29 countries.