NEC Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

NEC CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
September 30

The statements are subject to year-end adjustments and audit.                                 In thousands of

                                                                In millions of yen              U.S. dollars   

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ASSETS                                                          1995         1996                 1996      

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Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents ...............................   Y  429,483   Y  337,758         $  3,015,696  

  Time deposits ...........................................        3,354          407                3,634  

  Marketable securities ...................................       95,117      100,498              897,304  

  Notes and accounts receivable, trade ....................      931,368      926,192            8,269,571  

  Allowance for doubtful notes and accounts ...............      (25,151)     (23,451)            (209,384) 

  Inventories .............................................    1,011,755    1,053,818            9,409,089  

  Income tax prepayments ..................................       29,024       22,183              198,063  

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets ...............       49,539       80,742              720,911  

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          Total current assets ............................    2,524,489    2,498,147           22,304,884  

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Long-term receivables and investments:

  Marketable securities	..................................       131,192      130,070            1,161,339  

  Investments and advances-

    Affiliated companies .................................       158,573      220,465            1,968,438  

    Other ................................................       120,959      144,377            1,289,080  

  Long-term receivables, trade ...........................        32,267       27,774              247,982  

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                                                                 442,991      522,686            4,666,839  

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Property, plant and equipment:

  Land ...................................................        85,856      101,637              907,473  

  Buildings ..............................................       778,525      828,932            7,401,179  

  Machinery and equipment ................................     1,970,217    2,154,602           19,237,518  

  Construction in progress ...............................        71,391       94,070              839,911  

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                                                               2,905,989    3,179,241           28,386,081 

  Accumulated depreciation ...............................    (1,766,829)  (1,903,434)         (16,994,947) 

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                                                               1,139,160    1,275,807           11,391,134  

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Other assets:

  Income tax prepayments .................................        56,343       80,576              719,429  

  Other ..................................................       192,118      176,837            1,578,902  

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                                                                 248,461      257,413            2,298,331  

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                                                              Y4,355,101   Y4,554,053         $ 40,661,188  

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                                                                                              In thousands of

                                                                In millions of yen              U.S. dollars   

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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                        1995         1996                 1996      

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Current liabilities:

  Short-term borrowings ...................................   Y  639,023   Y  687,374         $  6,137,268  

  Current portion of long-term debt .......................      105,525      154,367            1,378,277  

  Notes and accounts payable, trade .......................      897,208      932,909            8,329,545  

  Employees' savings deposits .............................       96,106        8,578               76,589  

  Accrued taxes on income .................................       36,462       30,198              269,625

  Other current liabilities ...............................      354,868      407,656            3,639,785  

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          Total current liabilities .......................    2,129,192    2,221,082           19,831,089  

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Long-term liabilities:

  Long-term debt ..........................................    1,023,062    1,059,736            9,461,929  

  Accrued pension and severance costs .....................      186,275      174,957            1,562,116  

  Other accruals ..........................................      147,133      134,167            1,197,919  

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                                                               1,356,470    1,368,860           12,221,964  

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Minority shareholders' equity

 in consolidated subsidiaries

                               ............................       46,774       53,473              477,438  

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Shareholders' equity:

  Common stock, Y50 par value -

    Authorized  - 3,200,000,000 shares

      Issued 1995 - 1,544,593,367 shares ..................      190,512            -                    - 

             1996 - 1,546,199,815 shares ..................            -      191,605            1,710,759 

  Additional paid-in capital ..............................      299,603      300,685            2,684,688 

  Legal reserve ...........................................       28,764       30,731              274,384 

  Retained earnings .......................................      336,311      404,699            3,613,384 

  Cumulative translation adjustments ......................      (32,514)     (17,072)            (152,429) 

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                                                                 822,676      910,648            8,130,786  

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  Treasury stock, at cost -

      1995 - 8,135 shares .................................          (11)           -                    -  

      1996 - 8,318 shares .................................            -          (10)                 (89)  

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                                                                 822,665      910,638            8,130,697  

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                                                              Y4,355,101   Y4,554,053         $ 40,661,188     

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Note: Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," has not been adopted by the Company. If SFAS No. 115 had been implemented, shareholders' equity as of September 30, 1996 would have increased Y180,416 million ($1,610,857 thousand).

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