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1 This is the translation of an announcement submitted to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. September 30, 2013 Company name: Toshiba Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative: Hisao Tanaka, Representative Executive Officer President & CEO (Code number: 6502) Inquiries: Naoto Hasegawa, Corporate Communications Office Tel: (03) Notice of Company Split and Transfer of Visual Products Business to Home Appliance Business Subsidiary This is to give notice that Toshiba ( Toshiba ) has today finalized a decision to split off its visual products business from the Digital Products & Services Company, a Toshiba in-house company, and to transfer it to Toshiba Home Appliances ( THA ), a consolidated subsidiary of Toshiba. Completion of the transfer is scheduled for within FY Once the transfer has been effected, THA will change its trade name to Toshiba Consumer Electronics (provisional name). As the Company Split and Transfer will take place entirely within Toshiba Group, this is a partially abbreviated notice. 1. Purpose of the Company Split By merging the visual product into the home appliances business and integrating their operations, Toshiba aims to promote use of shared resources to improve the efficiency of sales and after-sales service operations in the Japanese market; to strengthen and expand sales in overseas markets, primarily in emerging economies; and to promote investments in developing new business fields, including smart home appliances. 2. Overview of the Company Split (1) Schedule Date of signing of the Company Split January 2014 (scheduled) Agreement Date of effect of the Company Split March 1, 2014 (scheduled) (Note) This Company Split falls under both the provisions for the simplified company split stipulated under paragraph 3 of Article 784 of the

2 Companies Act, in respect of Toshiba, and of the short-form company split stipulated under paragraph 1 of Article 796 of the Companies Act, in respect of THA. Accordingly, neither company is required to hold a shareholders meeting to approve the Company Split Agreement. (2) Method THA, as the Succeeding Company in Absorption-type Company Split, will succeed to control of Toshiba s visual products business, which will be transferred from Toshiba upon the Company Split. (3) Allotment related to the Company Split (4) Treatment of Share Option and Bonds with Share Option associated with the Company Split Toshiba does not issue any Share Option or Bonds with Share Option. (5) Change of Stated Capital associated with the Company Split (6) The rights and obligations that the Succeeding Company will succeed (7) Outlook of performance of obligation It is understood that THA will carry all of its obligations due on or after the date of the Company Split. 3. Overview of Companies Splitting Company Succeeding Company (1) Company s name Toshiba Toshiba Home Appliance (2) Head office Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (3) Representative Hisao Tanaka, Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO Toshiro Ishiwatari Director and President (4) Principal businesses Digital Products business (personal computers, LCD TVs, etc.), Electronic Devices business (semiconductors etc.), Social Infrastructure business (power systems, Developing, manufacturing and sales of Home Appliances products (including batteries)

3 social systems, etc.) (5) Stated capital 439,901 13,500 (6) Established June 25, 1904 April 1, 1991 (7) Number of issued shares 4,237,602, ,030 (8) Accounting period March 31 March 31 (9) Number of 206, employees (10) Major financial banks (11) Major shareholders and shareholdings ratio Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Mizuho Bank, Ltd. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Limited (trust account) 6.04% Japan Trustee Services Bank, Limited (trust account) 5.21% The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited 2.72% Nippon Life Insurance Company 2.60% Toshiba Stock Purchase Plan 2.59% (12)Most recent year s financial conditions and business results Net assets 1,416,522 Total assets Shareholders equity per share Net sales Operating income Recurring profit 6,106, yen 5,800, ,316 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Toshiba Consumer Electronics Holdings 100% -20,816 53, , yen 151,092-7,359-6,512

4 Net income (loss) 77,533-6,020 Net income (loss) per share yen -35, yen Notes: 1) Information on number of employees, major shareholders and shareholdings ratio is as of March 31, ) Financial conditions and business results (excluding operating income) for Toshiba have been calculated in accordance with US GAAP. 4. Overview of the business to be split and transferred (1) Business to be split and transferred Visual Products Business (2) Other Items 5. Toshiba s Circumstances following the Company Split There will be no change in the company s name, head office, representative, principal business, stated capital and accounting period as a result of the Company Split. 6. Overview of the Surviving Company after the Company Split (1) Company s name / trade name Toshiba Consumer Electronics (provisional name) (2) Head office Not yet decided (3) Representative Not yet decided (4) Principal business Not yet decided (5) Stated capital Not yet decided (6) Accounting period March Outlook As the Company Split takes place with a consolidated subsidiary, Toshiba s consolidated results will not be affected.

5 For Reference Business Forecast for FY2013 announced on May 8, 2013, and Business Results in FY2012 Business Forecast for FY2013 (Fiscal year ending in March 2014) Business Results in FY2012 (Fiscal year ending March 2013) Net Sales 6,100,000 5,800,281 Operating Income 260, ,316 Income from Continuing Operations, before Income Taxes and Non-controlling Interests 200, ,553 Net Income Attributable to Shareholders of Toshiba 100,000 77,533 ###

This is the translation of the announcement submitted to Tokyo Stock Exchange. Company Split in Connection with Integration of the Meter Business

This is the translation of the announcement submitted to Tokyo Stock Exchange. September 30 2009 Company name: Toshiba Corporation 1-1-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative: Norio Sasaki, Representative