Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2016

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1 Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2016 April 28, 2016 NEC Corporation ( 1 NEC Corporation 2016

2 Index Ⅰ. Financial Results for Ⅱ. Financial Forecasts for Financial Results for (Appendix) Financial Forecasts for (Appendix) Reference (Financial data) * Net income/loss or profit/loss for (actual) or (forecast) refers to profit/loss attributable to owners of the parent for the same period. * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during. 2 NEC Corporation 2016

3 Ⅰ. Financial Results for 3 NEC Corporation 2016

4 Summary of Financial Results for Net Sales YoY -3.9% Variance from forecast Decreased year on year Results Decrease in Public business, Telecom Carrier business and Others, despite a significant increase in Enterprise business Income YoY Variance from forecast +7.3 Decreased year on year, topped 100 billion yen Decrease in Public and Telecom Carrier business, despite an increase in Enterprise and System Platform business Net Income YoY Variance from forecast NEC Corporation 2016 Increased year on year, outperformed company forecast and mid-term target Improvement mainly due to a decrease in tax expense through the dissolution of a consolidated subsidiary Decided on a 6 yen year-end dividend per share *Variance from forecast as of February 29, 2016

5 Summary of Financial Results for Results Q4 <January to March> Full Year FY15/3 FY15/3 YoY Actual Actual Actual Actual YoY Variance from Forecast as of Feb 29 Net Sales % 2, , % Income Ordinary Income Net Income % to Net Sales % to Net Sales % to Net Sales % 10.2% 4.4% 3.8% % 7.7% 3.8% 2.9% % 7.8% 2.0% 2.4% Free Cash Flows Note: Average Exchange Rates (yen) USD EUR NEC Corporation 2016 Note: Assumed exchange rates for Q4 of $1= 115, 1= 130

6 Results by Segment for Results Public Enterprise Telecom Carrier System Platform Others Adjustment Total Q4 <January to March> Full Year Variance from FY15/3 FY15/3 YoY YoY Forecast Actual Actual Actual Actual as of Feb 29 Net Sales % % Income % to Net Sales 12.5% 12.9% 9.1% 7.5% Net Sales % % -6.3 Income % to Net Sales 6.7% 11.5% 3.1% 7.4% Net Sales % % Income % to Net Sales 15.4% 13.7% 8.4% 6.5% Net Sales % % Income % to Net Sales 8.6% 11.6% 4.3% 5.2% Net Sales % % Income/Loss % to Net Sales 9.4% 2.5% 1.1% -2.7% Income/Loss Net Sales % 2, , % Income % to Net Sales 9.9% 10.2% 4.4% 3.8% 6 NEC Corporation 2016

7 Public Business Results Billions of Yen (YoY) Sales YoY Sales (-6.7%) Sales for the central government decreased due to a decline in large-scale projects in the previous fiscal year +8.5% % Income Ratio Income +11.3% % -6.7% % Income 57.5 (-17.2) Decreased due to a sales decline and an increase in loss-making projects FY14/3 FY15/3 7 NEC Corporation 2016

8 Enterprise Business Sales % Income Ratio 2.4% Income % 3.1% % % YoY Sales (+11.2%) Increased due to large-scale projects in retail and services, as well as manufacturing Results Billions of Yen (YoY) Income 22.2 (+13.9) Improved due to a sales increase and higher profitability in system construction services FY14/3 FY15/3 8 NEC Corporation 2016

9 Telecom Carrier Business Results Billions of Yen (YoY) Sales % Income Ratio Income +2.0% % 8.4% % % YoY Sales (-5.6%) Decreased in Japan International sales increased in submarine cable systems Income 45.6 (-16.4) Decreased due to a sales decline and a lossmaking international project FY14/3 FY15/3 9 NEC Corporation 2016

10 System Platform Business Sales % 3.9% Income Ratio Income % % -0.0% % YoY Sales (-0.0%) Remained flat due to a decrease in maintenance services, despite an increase in hardware Income 37.5 (+6.1) Increased due to higher profitability in hardware Results Billions of Yen (YoY) FY14/3 FY15/3 10 NEC Corporation 2016

11 Others Results Billions of Yen (YoY) Sales % YoY Sales (-12.8%) Decreased due to deconsolidation of logistics business, a decrease in the energy business and mobile handsets business Income Ratio Income/Loss -0.3% 1.1% % % -2.7% -8.9 Income/Loss -8.9 (-12.9) Worsened due to a sales decline and deterioration of profitability in the energy business FY14/3 FY15/3 11 NEC Corporation 2016

12 Net Income Change(Year on Year) Public Telecom Carrier Others Adjustment +5.7 System Platform +6.1 Enterprise Foreign exchange gains/losses Settlement package and Compensation for damage -4.7 Retirement benefit expenses Others Results Variance from Forecast as of Feb 29 FY15/ Income Non-operating Income/Loss Income taxes Business structure improvement expenses Profit/Loss attributable to non-controlling interests NEC Corporation 2016

13 II. Financial Forecasts for 13 NEC Corporation 2016

14 Voluntary Adoption of IFRS Forecasts Accounting Standards Timing of Disclosure J-GAAP IFRS April 2016 Earnings Releases for ( Actual) Consolidated Financial Statements Sales and Income/Loss by Segment for Actual Earnings Releases for ( Forecast) Summary of Consolidated Statements of Operations Sales and Income/Loss by Segment for Actual and Forecast June 2016 Annual Securities Report - From July Quarterly Earnings Releases Quarterly Securities Reports * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during. 14 NEC Corporation 2016

15 Summary of Financial Forecasts Forecasts Achieve 50.0 billion yen in profit, continue an annual dividend of 6 yen per share Net Sales Income Profit Note: Average Exchange Rates (yen) % to Net Sales % to Net Sales Dividends per Share (yen) 15 NEC Corporation 2016 Actual Full Year Forecasts 2, , % % 3.5% % 1.7% USD EUR YoY Public Enterprise Telecom Carrier System Platform Others Adjustment Total Full Year Actual Forecasts YoY Net Sales % Income % to Net Sales 7.4% 9.4% Net Sales % Income % to Net Sales 8.0% 6.2% Net Sales % Income % to Net Sales 6.7% 6.8% Net Sales % Income % to Net Sales 4.4% 4.2% Net Sales % Income/Loss % to Net Sales -5.6% 0.3% Income/Loss Net Sales 2, , % Income % to Net Sales 3.2% 3.5% *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during.

16 Summary of Financial Forecasts (J-GAAP->IFRS) Forecasts Net Sales Income/Loss % to Net Sales Non-operating Income/Expenses Financial Income/Expenses (*1) Extraordinary Income/Loss Profit/Loss before Income Tax Profit/Loss Full Year Actual Actual Forecasts Pension Reclassification Total Goodwill Others Costs 2, , , % % 3.2% 3.5% YoY 16 NEC Corporation 2016 % to Net Sales *1 Financial income, Financial expenses and Equity in earnings of affiliates 2.4% 2.7% 1.7% *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during.

17 Public Business Sales % Income Ratio Income % 7.4% % % YoY Forecasts Billions of Yen (YoY) Sales (-4.7%) Decrease* due to a decline in the public areas, despite an increase of sales for the central government * Including transfer of certain business (Approx. -40 billion yen) Income 69.0 (+11.7) Improve due to a decrease in loss-making projects and cost reduction 17 NEC Corporation 2016 Forecasts *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during.

18 Enterprise Business Forecasts Billions of Yen (YoY) Sales YoY Sales (+1.6%) Increase in manufacturing industries +11.2% 22.2 Income Ratio 7.4% Income % +1.6% % Income 19.0 (-4.9) Decrease due to project lineup changes and an investment increase in the IT services business for retail industries 18 NEC Corporation 2016 Forecasts *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during.

19 Telecom Carrier Business Forecasts Billions of Yen (YoY) Sales YoY Sales (+1.1%) Increase in TOMS and SDN/NFV in the international market Decrease in Japan -5.6% Income +1.1% Income 48.0 (+1.5) Improve due to a sales increase Income Ratio 6.5% 6.7% 6.8% 19 NEC Corporation 2016 Forecasts * TOMS:Telecom Operations & Management Solutions SDN:Software-Defined Networking NFV:Network Functions Virtualization *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during.

20 System Platform Business Sales % Income Ratio % Income % % 4.2% YoY Sales (+3.6%) Increase* in services and enterprise networks Income 32.0 (+0.3) Forecasts Billions of Yen (YoY) * Including transfer of certain business (Approx. +10 billion yen) Remain flat due to project lineup changes, despite a sales increase 20 NEC Corporation 2016 Forecasts *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during.

21 Others Forecasts Billions of Yen (YoY) Sales % % YoY Sales (+16.3%) Increase due to expansion of international business while the energy business remains flat * Including transfer of certain business (Approx. +30 billion yen) Income Ratio -2.7% Income/ Loss NEC Corporation % % 1.0 Forecasts Income 1.0 (+19.2) Move it into the black due to profit improvement in the energy business *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during.

22 Profit Change (Year on Year) Income +8.6 Financial Income/Expenses Gain on sales of securities (the previous fiscal year), etc. Forecasts Decrease in tax expense through dissolution of a consolidated subsidiary (the previous fiscal year), etc Others Public Telecom Carrier +1.5 System Platform +0.3 Enterprise -4.9 Adjustment Tax Expense Forecast 50.0 *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during. 22 NEC Corporation 2016

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25 Financial Results for (Appendix) 25 NEC Corporation 2016

26 Results for by Segment (three-year transition) Net Sales Income/Loss Results 3, , , Public Enterprise Telecom Carrier System Platform Public 58.6 Enterprise Telecom Carrier System Platform Others -8.9 Adjustment Others FY14/3 FY15/3 FY14/3 FY15/3 26 NEC Corporation 2016

27 Financial Results for by Segment Results Net Sales Income/Loss System Platform 26% Others 11% Sales for 2,821.2 Public 27% Enterprise 11% Public 57.5 Enterprise 22.2 Telecom Carrier 45.6 System Platform 37.5 Income for Telecom Carrier 25% Others NEC Corporation 2016

28 Sales Change (Year on Year) Increased in manufacturing, as well as retail and services FY15/3 2,935.5 Public Enterprise Decreased due to a decline in large-scale projects in the previous fiscal year Telecom Carrier Decreased in Japan System Platform Others Decreased in maintenance services while increased in hardware Decreased due to deconsolidation of logistics business, a decrease in the energy business and mobile handsets business 2,821.2 Results Variance from Forecast as of Feb NEC Corporation 2016

29 Income Change (Year on Year) Decreased due to a sales decline and an increase in lossmaking projects FY15/ Public Improved due to a sales increase and higher profitability in system construction services Decreased due to a sales decline and a loss-making international project Enterprise System Platform Telecom Carrier Adjustment +5.7 Others Increased due to higher profitability in hardware Worsened due to a sales decline and deterioration of profitability in the energy business Improved due to higher cost efficiency Results Variance from Forecast as of Feb NEC Corporation 2016

30 International Sales International Sales Ratio Greater China, APAC 18.7% 20.0% 21.4% The Americas The Americas 7.1% Greater China, APAC 9.4% Sales by Region EMEA 4.9% Sales for 2,821.2 Results EMEA FY14/3 FY15/3 Japan 78.6% 30 NEC Corporation 2016 *Sales are classified by country or region based on customer locations.

31 Free Cash Flows Results Deterioration of working capital +Improvement of working capital Increase in cash outflows for M&A +Decrease in cash outflows for M&A FY14/3 FY15/3 31 NEC Corporation 2016 Cash flows from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Free cash flows

32 Financial Position Data Results End of March 2015 End of March 2016 Variance from end of March 2015 Total assets 2, , Net assets Interest-bearing debt Shareholders' equity Equity ratio (%) 31.4% 31.8% +0.4pt D/E ratio (times) pt Net D/E ratio (times) pt Cash and cash equivalents NEC Corporation 2016

33 <Ref.> Balance Sheets (At the end of March 2016) Results Current Assets 1,527.3 Collection of accounts receivable-trade Decrease in net defined benefit asset and goodwill Noncurrent Assets Total Assets 2,493.4 ( compared to end of March 2015) Liabilities 1,640.9 Net Assets Compared to end of March 2015 Decrease in notes and accounts payable-trade, and interest-bearing debt Decrease in remeasurements of defined benefit plans and foreign currency translation adjustments, despite booked profit attributable to owners of the parent for the period 33 NEC Corporation 2016

34 Business Environment The order trend for IT investment in services and hardware in Japan remains high level IT services in Japan for grew, particularly in the retail and services areas, as well as public areas IT Services Order Trend in Japan (by Quarter, YoY) 110% 116% 108% 105% Order 106% 95% 100% FY15/3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 34 NEC Corporation 2016

35 Financial Forecasts for (Appendix) 35 NEC Corporation 2016

36 Financial Forecasts by Segment (two-year transition) Net Sales Income/Loss Forecasts 2, , , Public Enterprise Telecom Carrier System Platform Others Public Enterprise Telecom Carrier System Platform Others Adjustment NEC Corporation 2016 Forecasts Forecasts *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during.

37 Financial Forecasts by Segment Net Sales Income Forecasts Others 13% Public 26% Public 69.0 Telecom Carrier 48.0 Income Forecast for System Platform 26% Sales Forecast for 2,880.0 Enterprise 11% Enterprise 19.0 System Platform 32.0 Telecom Carrier 24% Others NEC Corporation 2016 *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016

38 Sales Change (Year on Year) Decrease due to a decline in the public areas, despite an increase of sales for the central government 2,824.8 Public Increase in TOMS and SDN/NFV in the international market Decrease in Japan Enterprise +4.7 Telecom Carrier +7.5 Increase in manufacturing industries Increase due to expansion of international business while the energy business remains flat System Platform Others Increase in services and enterprise networks Forecast 2,880.0 Forecasts *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during. 38 NEC Corporation 2016

39 Income Change (Year on Year) Decrease due to project lineup changes and an investment increase in the IT services business for retail industries 91.4 Public Improve due to a sales increase Enterprise -4.9 Improve due to a decrease in lossmaking projects and cost reduction Telecom Carrier +1.5 Move it into the black due to profit improvement in the energy business System Platform +0.3 Others Adjustment Remain flat due to project lineup changes, despite a sales increase Forecasts Increase in costs Forecast NEC Corporation 2016 *Forecasts as of April 28, 2016 * IFRS figures are currently not audited and subject to change upon audit completion during.

40 Capital Expenditure, Depreciation and R&D expenses Capital Expenditure Depreciation R&D Expenses Forecasts % to Sales 4.6% 4.4% 4.3% Public 16.1 Enterprise 0.3 Telecom Carrier 5.9 System Platform Public 18.0 Enterprise 1.2 Telecom Carrier 52.6 System Platform Others 7.5 Others 22.5 FY15/3 Forecast FY15/3 Forecast FY15/3 Forecast *Forecasts as of April 28, NEC Corporation 2016

41 Reference (Financial data) 41 NEC Corporation 2016

42 Net Sales, Income/Loss J-GAAP Income Ratio 8.6% 9.9% YoY -3.4% 3.0% 3.3% % 3.9% 2.1% % 3.2% 0.8% 10.2% Net Sales % % % +1.4% -9.0% -3.0% -6.5% -2.3% -3.3% -2.0% -0.6% -5.4% Income/ Loss Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> FY14/3 FY15/3 Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> 42 NEC Corporation 2016

43 International Sales J-GAAP International Sales Ratio 20.5% 18.9% 19.7% 16.4% 20.9% 20.8% 21.1% 18.0% 23.1% 22.5% 23.2% YoY 18.0% International Sales % +24.0% % % % % % % % % % -6.7% Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> FY14/3 FY15/3 Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> 43 NEC Corporation 2016

44 Sales, Income/Loss (Public) J-GAAP Income Ratio 0.3% 8.0% 10.7% 9.8% % 10.2% 8.7% 12.5% % 6.9% 6.1% YoY 12.9% Sales % % +9.9% % % % +10.6% % % % -11.3% % Income /Loss -0.5 Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> FY14/3 FY15/3 Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> 44 NEC Corporation 2016

45 Sales, Income/Loss (Enterprise) J-GAAP Income Ratio Sales -4.1% % 4.4% % -0.3% % 7.4% % -3.3% % 5.6% % 0.9% % 6.7% % 4.1% % 7.9% % 5.1% % 11.5% % YoY Income/ Loss Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> FY14/3 FY15/3 Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> 45 NEC Corporation 2016

46 Sales, Income/Loss (Telecom Carrier) J-GAAP Income Ratio Sales 3.6% % Income/ Loss % 7.2% % +3.8% % % % % % % % % % % +8.2% % 7.3% 3.9% % -6.8% % % YoY Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> FY14/3 FY15/3 Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> 46 NEC Corporation 2016

47 Sales, Income/Loss (System Platform) J-GAAP Income Ratio - 4.2% 4.3% 4.3% 8.6% % 3.5% 2.6% 8.6% YoY 3.0% 3.1% 1.4% 11.6% Sales % % +11.0% +16.4% % % % % % % % % 24.4 Income/ Loss Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> FY14/3 FY15/3 Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> 47 NEC Corporation 2016

48 Sales, Income/Loss (Others) J-GAAP Income Ratio -1.6% -6.9% 0.7% 6.7% -6.1% 2.3% -3.4% 9.4% -9.9% 3.2% -8.7% 2.5% YoY Sales % Income/ Loss % -34.9% % % % -20.5% % % % -15.6% % Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> Q1 <Apr-Jun> Q2 <Jul-Sep> FY14/3 FY15/3 Q3 <Oct-Dec> Q4 <Jan-Mar> 48 NEC Corporation 2016

49 Exchange Rate (Yen) /1 4/30 5/29 6/30 7/31 8/31 9/30 10/30 11/30 12/31 1/29 2/29 3/31 Dollar/Yen Exchange Rate (Actual) Dollar/Yen Assumed Exchange Rate Dollar/Yen Average Exchange Rate Euro/Yen Exchange Rate (Actual) Euro/Yen Assumed Exchange Rate Euro/Yen Average Exchage Rate 49 NEC Corporation 2016

50 Stock Price 21,000 20,000 April 28: Full Year Earnings Release September 29: Public Business Briefing January 28: Q3 Earnings Release (Yen) , ,000 17,000 16,000 15,000 14,000 June 22: Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders October 29: Q2 Earnings Release July 30: Q1 Earnings Release December 10: R&D Briefing 4/1 4/30 5/29 6/30 7/31 8/28 9/30 10/30 11/30 12/30 1/29 2/29 3/ The Nikkei Stock Average NEC February 29: Revision of Financial Forecasts 50 NEC Corporation 2016

51 Cautionary Statement with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements This material contains forward-looking statements regarding estimations, forecasts, targets and plans in relation to the results of operations, financial conditions and other overall management of the NEC Group (the forward-looking statements ). The forward-looking statements are made based on information currently available to NEC and certain assumptions considered reasonable as of the date of this material. These determinations and assumptions are inherently subjective and uncertain. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual operating results may differ substantially due to a number of factors. The factors that may influence the operating results include, but are not limited to, the following: Effects of economic conditions, volatility in the markets generally, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange and interest rate Trends and factors beyond the NEC Group s control and fluctuations in financial conditions and profits of the NEC Group that are caused by external factors Risks arising from acquisitions, business combinations and reorganizations, including the possibility that the expected benefits cannot be realized or that the transactions may result in unanticipated adverse consequences Developments in the NEC Group s alliances with strategic partners Effects of expanding the NEC Group s global business Risk that the NEC Group may fail to keep pace with rapid technological developments and changes in customer preferences Risk that the NEC Group may lose sales due to problems with the production process or due to its failure to adapt to demand fluctuations Defects in products and services Shortcomings in material procurement and increases in delivery cost Acquisition and protection of intellectual property rights necessary for the operation of business Risk that intellectual property licenses owned by third parties cannot be obtained and/or are discontinued Risk that the NEC Group may be exposed to unfavorable pricing environment due to intensified competition Risk that a major customer changes investment targets, reduces capital investment and/or reduces the value of transactions with the NEC Group Risk that the NEC Group may be unable to provide or facilitate payment arrangements (such as vendor financing) to its customers on terms acceptable to them or at all, or risk that the NEC Group s customers are unable to make payments on time, due to the customers financial difficulties or otherwise Risk that the NEC Group may experience a substantial loss of, or an inability to attract, talented personnel Risk that the NEC Group s ability to access the commercial paper market or other debt markets are adversely affected due to a downgrade in its credit rating Risk that the NEC Group may incur large costs and/or liabilities in relation to internal control, legal proceedings, laws and governmental policies, environmental laws and regulations, tax practice, information management, and human rights and working environment Consequences of natural and fire disasters Changes in methods, estimates and judgments that the NEC Group uses in applying its accounting policies Risk that the NEC Group may incur liabilities and losses in relation to its retirement benefit obligations The forward-looking statements contained in this material are based on information that NEC possesses as of the date hereof. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible for NEC to predict these events or how they may affect the NEC Group. NEC does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 51 NEC Corporation 2016