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                                                          1996         1997                 1997
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Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents ...............................   Y  337,758   Y  373,305         $  3,085,165
  Time deposits ...........................................          407          340                2,810
  Marketable securities ...................................      100,498       96,975              801,446
  Notes and accounts receivable, trade ....................      926,192      990,414            8,185,240
  Allowance for doubtful notes and accounts ...............      (23,451)     (20,441)            (168,934)
  Inventories .............................................    1,053,818      971,105            8,025,661
  Income tax prepayments ..................................       22,183       29,534              244,083
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets ...............       80,742      131,271            1,084,884
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          Total current assets ............................    2,498,147    2,572,503           21,260,355
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Long-term receivables and investments:
  Marketable securities ..................................       130,070      165,059            1,364,124
  Investments and advances-
    Affiliated companies .................................       220,465      220,465            1,822,025
    Other ................................................       144,377      159,559            1,318,669
  Long-term receivables, trade ...........................        27,774       43,288              357,752
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                                                                 522,686      588,371            4,862,570
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Property, plant and equipment:
  Land ...................................................       101,637      106,495              880,124
  Buildings ..............................................       828,932      896,636            7,410,215
  Machinery and equipment ................................     2,154,602    2,349,330           19,415,951
  Construction in progress ...............................        94,070      101,626              839,884
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                                                               3,179,241    3,454,087           28,546,174
  Accumulated depreciation ...............................    (1,903,434)  (2,078,149)         (17,174,785)
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                                                               1,275,807    1,375,938           11,371,389
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Other assets:

  Income tax prepayments .................................        80,576       68,860              569,091
  Other ..................................................       176,837      207,855            1,717,810
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                                                                 257,413      276,715            2,286,901
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                                                              Y4,554,053   Y4,813,527         $ 39,781,215
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                                                                                              In thousands of
                                                                In millions of yen              U.S. dollars
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                        1996         1997                 1997
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Current liabilities:
  Short-term borrowings ...................................   Y  687,374   Y  700,729         $  5,791,149
  Current portion of long-term debt .......................      154,367      210,942            1,743,322
  Notes and accounts payable, trade .......................      932,909      916,681            7,575,876
  Employees' savings deposits .............................        8,578          844                6,975
  Accrued taxes on income .................................       30,198       14,711              121,579
  Other current liabilities ...............................      407,656      448,824            3,709,289
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          Total current liabilities .......................    2,221,082    2,292,731           18,948,190
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Long-term liabilities:
  Long-term debt ..........................................    1,059,736    1,042,186            8,613,107
  Accrued pension and severance costs .....................      174,957      216,675            1,790,703
  Other accruals ..........................................      134,167      146,971            1,214,636
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                                                               1,368,860    1,405,832           11,618,446
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Minority shareholders' equity
 in consolidated subsidiaries
                               ............................       53,473       67,608              558,744
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Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock, Y50 par value -
      Authorized  - 3,200,000,000 shares
      Issued 1996 - 1,546,199,815 shares ..................      191,605            -                    -
             1997 - 1,597,023,999 shares ..................            -      215,533            1,781,264
  Additional paid-in capital ..............................      300,685      330,435            2,730,868
  Legal reserve ...........................................       30,731       32,828              271,306
  Retained earnings .......................................      404,699      481,701            3,981,000
  Cumulative translation adjustments ......................      (17,072)     (13,133)            (108,537)
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                                                                 910,648    1,047,364            8,655,901
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  Treasury stock, at cost -
      1996 - 8,318 shares .................................          (10)           -                    -
      1997 - 4,985 shares .................................            -           (8)                 (66)
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                                                                 910,638    1,047,356            8,655,835
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                                                              Y4,554,053   Y4,813,527         $ 39,781,215
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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, 1997, would have increased Y101,709 million ($840,570 thousand).

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