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Q1 2014 Earnings Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2014 July 29, 2014 OMRON Corporation

Contents 1. FY14 Overview P. 2 2. Q1 Results P. 4 3. H1 Forecast P. 11 4. Full-Year Forecast P. 17 5. Corporate Value Creation P. 19 References P. 33 1

FY14 Overview 2

FY14 Overview Q1 Results H1 Forecast Full-Year Forecast Corp. Value Creation FY14 Overview Q1 sales & OP jumped y/y. Expects Q2 to remain strong, and makes upward revision to H1 forecast. Also expects H2 to go solid, but makes no change to full-year forecast so far. 3

Q1 Results 4

Consolidated P/L Sales up 13%, GP & OP up >50% y/y. Net Sales 174.6 197.2 +13.0% Gross Profit 65.7 78.3 +19.2% (%) (37.6%) (39.7%) (+2.1% pt) Operating Income 13.0 19.8 +52.3% (%) (7.5%) (10.0%) (+2.5% pt) NIBT 12.7 21.4 +68.5% Net Income (Billions of yen) Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Y/Y attributable to shareholders 9.2 15.5 +67.5% 1USD(JPY) 98.3 102.0 +3.7 1EUR(JPY) 127.6 139.9 +12.3 5

Sales by Segment IAB and Environmental Solutions (Other) were main drivers. (Billions of yen) IAB Industrial Automation EMC Electronic & Mechanical Components AEC Automotive Electronic Components SSB Social Systems, Solutions & Service HCB Healthcare Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Y/Y 66.8 78.2 +17.2% 23.7 26.3 +11.1% 29.3 32.8 +11.9% 12.8 13.1 +2.8% 20.9 22.1 +5.4% Other 19.5 23.4 +19.6% Eliminations & Corporate 1.6 1.3-16.4% Total 174.6 197.2 +13.0% 6

Operating Income Analysis, Y/Y Higher added value contributed most to OP growth. Sales up Added value up Fixed manufacturing costs up -1.8 SG&A up (Billions of yen) Forex, Raw material costs 13.0 +2.6 +10.7 R&D up Gross profit up 8.9 (excl. forex & raw material impacts) -4.3-0.4 (Incl. strategic investments) 19.8 Operating income up 6.8 Q1 2013 Actual Q1 2014 Actual 7

Operating Income by Segment IAB posted large OP growth with strong sales. Q1 2013 Q1 2014 (Billions of yen) Y/Y IAB 7.7 11.9 +4.3 Industrial Automation (11.5%) (15.2%) (+3.8% pt) EMC 1.5 2.4 +0.8 Electronic & Mechanical Components (6.5%) (9.1%) (+2.6% pt) AEC 2.2 2.3 +0.1 Automotive Electronic Components (7.5%) (6.9%) (-0.6% pt) SSB -1.8-1.5 +0.4 Social Systems, Solutions & Service (-) (-) (-) HCB 2.2 1.9-0.3 Healthcare (10.6%) (8.6%) (-2.0% pt) Other 2.2 3.8 +1.6 (11.1%) (16.3%) (+5.2% pt) Eliminations & Corporate -1.0-1.0 - Total 13.0 19.8 +6.8 (7.5%) (10.0%) (+2.5% pt) *(%): Operating income/external sales 8

Consolidated B/S (Billions of yen) Mar. 31, 2014 Jun. 30, 2014 vs. Mar. Current assets 396.5 397.1 +0.6 Property, plant & equipment 135.6 134.6-1.0 Investments and other assets 122.6 111.4-11.2 Total Assets 654.7 643.0-11.7 Current liabilities 162.7 147.1-15.6 Long-term liabilities 59.2 55.9-3.3 Total Liabilities 221.9 203.1-18.9 Shareholders' equity 430.5 437.7 +7.1 Noncontrolling interests 2.3 2.3 +0.1 Total Net Assets 432.8 440.0 +7.2 Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 654.7 643.0-11.7 Shareholders' equity to total assets 65.8% 68.1% +2.3% pt 9

Consolidated Cash Flows FCF up with solid performance. (Billions of yen) Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Y/Y Operating activities 17.8 21.5 +3.6 Investing activities -5.6-2.6 +3.0 Free cash flow (FCF) 12.3 18.9 +6.6 Financing activities -1.4-6.6-5.2 Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 67.8 102.0 +34.2 Capital expenditures* 5.8 7.1 +1.3 Depreciation and amortization 5.7 6.5 +0.7 *3-month capital investments = Capital expenditures on the consolidated cash flow statement. 10

H1 Forecast 11

Q2-Q4 Business Environment by Area Expecting Q1 climate to continue throughout Q2-Q4. Japan will be on a recovery trend overall. (e.g. automotive) Overseas Americas: US will go solid thanks to recovering consumer spending and increasing capital investment. Some South American economies will still feel bitter sentiment. Europe will keep going on a mild recovery track. China: Active investments in some industries will slow down. Other flat overall. Asia will be on recovery as a whole, even with some countries suffering stagnant economy. 12

Q2-Q4 Business Environment by Segment IAB Industrial Automation EMC Electronic & Mechanical Components AEC Automotive Electronic Components SSB Social Systems, Solutions & Service HCB Healthcare Other Japan: Same as Q1 overall, with automotive-related demand staying brisk. Overseas: China will remain solid, while smart-phone related-demand cools down. US favorable, Europe flat, Asia flat excl. steady S. Korea. Japan: Home electronics will be solid as consumption-tax related drop is over. Overseas: Healthy mainly in US & China. Status quo in Europe & Asia. Japan: Cons. tax impact will turn out to be minor. Mini-vehicles will keep strong. Overseas: N. America and China will be solid. Thailand will see weak domestic demand but solid exports. Demand for train system will go solid, enjoying customers' sound performance. In Environmental Solutions, industry-use PV inverters will go brisk. Japan: Demand will be back with consumption tax related drop getting eased. Overseas: Americas, China and Asia will remain strong, with Russia still weak. Environmental Solutions will stay brisk, led by residential PV inverters. In Backlight, smart-phone related orders will stay favorable. 13

H1 Forecast Upward revision, seeing performance to remain brisk. (Billions of yen) H1 2014 H1 2014 vs. H1 2013 Apr. 24 plan Forecast Apr. 24 plan Actual Y/Y Net Sales 376.0 400.0 +6.4% 359.7 +11.2% Gross Profit 148.0 158.0 +6.8% 137.8 +14.6% (%) (39.4%) (39.5%) (+0.1% pt) (38.3%) (+1.2% pt) Operating Income 31.0 39.0 +25.8% 30.8 +26.7% (%) (8.2%) (9.8%) (+1.5% pt) (8.6%) (+1.2% pt) NIBT 30.5 40.0 +31.1% 30.0 +33.2% Net Income attributable to shareholders 22.0 29.0 +31.8% 21.2 +37.0% 1USD (JPY) 100.0 101.2 +1.2 98.2 +3.0 1EUR (JPY) 135.0 137.8 +2.8 128.9 +8.9 14

H1 Sales Forecast by Segment IAB and Other eyeing two-digit growth. IAB Industrial Automation EMC Electronic & Mechanical Components AEC Automotive Electronic Components SSB Social Systems, Solutions & Service HCB Healthcare (Billions of yen) H1 2014 H1 2014 vs. Apr. 24 H1 2013 Y/Y Apr. 24 plan Forecast plan Actual 147.5 50.0 61.0 29.5 46.0 156.5 51.5 65.0 31.0 46.0 +6.1% +3.0% +6.6% +5.1% ±0.0% 138.0 48.8 59.5 29.1 42.8 +13.4% +5.6% +9.3% +6.5% +7.4% Other 40.5 47.5 +17.3% 38.5 +23.5% Eliminations & Corporate 1.5 2.5 +66.7% 3.0-18.0% Total 376.0 400.0 +6.4% 359.7 +11.2% 15

H1 Operating Income Forecast by Segment IAB eyeing large OP growth driven by sales increase. H1 2014 H1 2014 vs. Apr. 24 H1 2013 Apr. 24 plan Forecast plan Actual IAB 19.0 23.6 +4.6 17.8 +5.8 Industrial Automation (12.9%) (15.1%) (+2.2% pt) (12.9%) (+2.2% pt) EMC 4.1 4.4 +0.3 3.9 +0.5 Electronic & Mehanical Components (8.2%) (8.5%) (+0.3% pt) (8.1%) (+0.5% pt) AEC 4.4 4.4 ±0 4.3 +0.1 Automotive Electronic Components (7.2%) (6.8%) (-0.4% pt) (7.3%) (-0.5% pt) SSB -1.5-1.2 +0.3-1.8 +0.6 Social Systems, Solutions & Service (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) HCB 3.5 3.6 +0.1 4.4-0.8 Healthcare (7.6%) (7.8%) (+0.2% pt) (10.3%) (-2.4% pt) Other 4.5 7.0 +2.5 5.8 +1.2 (11.1%) (14.7%) (+3.6% pt) (15.0%) (-0.3% pt) Eliminations & Corporate -3.0-2.8 +0.2-3.6 +0.8 Total (Billions of yen) Y/Y 31.0 39.0 +8.0 30.8 +8.2 (8.2%) (9.8%) (+1.5% pt) (8.6%) (+1.2% pt) *(%): Operating income/external sales 16

Full-Year Forecast 17

Full-Year Forecast No change to April 24 plan. (Billions of yen) FY2013 FY2014 Actual Forecast Y/Y Net Sales 773.0 800.0 +3.5% Gross Profit 297.2 317.0 +6.7% (%) (38.5%) (39.6%) (+1.2% pt) Operating Income 68.1 74.0 +8.7% (%) (8.8%) (9.3%) (+0.5% pt) NIBT 62.0 71.0 +14.5% Net Income attributable to shareholders 46.2 51.0 +10.4% 18

Corporate Value Creation 19

Introduction Factors which support sustainable corporate value creation 4 Compensation and incentive scheme 1 Omron principle Long-term vision and midterm strategy 2 3 Governance structure Management indices 20

Optimization Society Autonomous Society FY14 Overview Q1 Results H1 Forecast Full-Year Forecast Corp. Value Creation Long-term Vision and Midterm Strategy (SINIC Theory*) SINIC as a management compass 10-year long-term vision <SINIC theory predicting the future> 1876 1945 1975 2005 2025 Industrial Society Mechanization Society Automation Society Cybernation Society Second Industrial Revolution Automation by Computer Information Sharing over Network Selection of Information and Function optimized to Individual Sensing & Control Technology Autonomous Action without Constraints Productivity, efficiency Manufacturer's viewpoint "Product" generation A purpose of life, work User's viewpoint "Heart" generation *SINIC: Seed-Innovation to Need-Impetus Cyclic Evolution 21

Long-term Vision and Midterm Strategy OMRON sets and announces midterm targets to steadily achieve 10-year sustainable growth <Long-term vision> Qualitative Goals Global value-creating group that is qualitatively and quantitatively superior Quantitative Goals Sales : Value Generation 2020 From FY2011 to FY2020 Announced in July 2011 > 1tr. OP Margin : 15% <Midterm Strategy> Policy EARTH-1 STAGE From FY2014 till FY2016 Announced in April 2014 Establishment of "self-driven" growth structure Targets Sales : > 900bn GP Margin : > 40% OP Margin : > 10% ROIC : approx. 13% ROE : approx. 13% EPS : approx. 290 22

Management Indices Management indices as decision making tools to achieve midterm targets ROIC Management Down-top ROIC tree Portfolio management By business segment (structure, issues) Key items (drivers) to improve ROIC, and specific actions & KPIs Plan out reinforcement/ market withdrawal, taking each business segment status into account Decide on resource allocation 23

Management Indices (Down-Top ROIC Tree) Down-top ROIC tree to work on KPI/PDCA at all level down to on-site staff On-site KPI Parts standardization Target cost to sales % Overseas production % Fixed manuf. cost % Management Structure Tree Gross profit margin Execution plan Per-head productivity Strategic investment targets Impairment risks SG&A margin Non-operating profit/loss ROS Effective tax rate Inventory month/value Net income margin ROIC Slow-moving inv. months Delivery time achievement % Credits and debts months Capital investments Facility turnover % Depreciation & amortization Working capital turnover Fixed assets turnover Invested Capital Turnover Other assets turnover % 24

Management Indices (Business Portfolio Management) Management decision to allocate investment resources for M&A, growth acceleration, restructuring, and new entry Sales Growth Portfolio Management Category B Expecting Growth S Investment Y% C Profit Restructuring A Examining Regrowth X% ROIC 25

Governance Scheme Omron has highly transparent and effective corporate governance scheme as a basis for sustainable value creation Separation of management oversight and business execution Separate position: Chairperson of the BoD and CEO Of 7 directors, 2 are independent, with majority being non-executive Larger authority given to business company presidents for swifter decision-making Personnel/ CEO selection/ compensation advisory committees and corporate governance committee While Omron is a company with an audit & supervisory board under Japan's Companies Act, it has 3 advisory committees and 1 committee The four chaired by independent directors President does not belong to any of the committees Audit & Supervisory Board Accounting Auditor Executive Organization CSR-related Committees Shareholders Meeting BoD President & CEO Executive Council Chaired by BoD Chairman 1. Personnel Advisory Committee 2. CEO Selection Advisory Committee 3. Compensation Advisory Committee 4. Corporate Governance Committee Internal Audit Division 26

Governance Scheme Re. President selection advisory committee and corporate governance committee President selection advisory committee A committee that specializes in the deliberation of candidates who may be suitable to become the next CEO, or to take over the position in emergency situations. Chaired by an outside director; out of 3 remaining members, one is independent; all non-executive directors. Corporate governance committee A committee to discuss measures required to ensure the continuous proper execution of the corporate governance regime and measures to improve the fairness and transparency of management activities. Chaired by an outside director; all 4 members are independent (2 directors, 2 auditors). 27

Compensation and Incentive Scheme Motivation towards mid to long-term value creation = directors' interests aligned with shareholders From: Base (fixed) compensation + bonuses based on past one year performance To: Base (fixed) compensation + bonuses based on past one year performance + Medium-term performancelinked bonuses Stock compensation Stock Compensation Other incentive + Issuance of paid stock acquisition rights (exercisable depending on the achievement of midterm management target) 28

Midterm Financial Strategy, 1/3 Basic policy of profit distribution in VG2020 1. Priority in securing resource for growth investment in order to maximize corporate value over the long term 2. Stable and uninterrupted profit distribution taking into consideration the level of free cash flow (maintain 25%+ payout ratio for FY2014 while striving to achieve 30% by FY2016 to further improve mid/longterm shareholder return) 3. Accumulated retained earnings over a long period to be distributed to shareholders by share repurchase and other measures in timely manner 29

Midterm Financial Strategy, 2/3 Use of cash and profit distribution policy at EARTH-1 STAGE announcement 30

Midterm Financial Strategy, 3/3 Summary Current status: balance sheet is quite solid Long-term and short-term credit ratings: A/A-1 (S&P), AA- /a-1+ (R&I) Sufficient financing capability Solid balance sheet ready for aggressive business operation Basic policy of profit distribution: considering balance between growth investment and profit distribution Financing: fund required for growth investment to be raised as needed Cash and equivalents of 1± month sales to be retained as a source of working capital 31

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References 33

Conditions: Exchange Rates & Raw Material Costs No change to the initially set conditions. Q2-Q4 Conditions Exchange rates 1 USD = 100 1 EUR = 135 1 fluctuation impact (full-year, approx.) Raw material costs Silver = 72,000/kg Copper = 760/kg Price change impact (full-year, approx.) Sales OP Price change OP USD 3.1bn 0.4bn EUR 0.8bn 0.4bn Silver 1,000/kg 100mn Copper 10/kg 100mn 34

ROIC Definition <Consol. B/S> ROIC = Net income attributable to shareholders Invested capital Invested capital* = Net assets + Interest-bearing debt *FY13 year-end & FY14 Q1-end average. 35

Notes 1. The consolidated statements of Omron Corporation (the Company) are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 2. Projected results and future developments are based on information available to the Company at the current time, as well as certain assumptions judged by the Company to be reasonable. Various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these projections. Major factors influencing Omron's actual results include, but are not limited to, (i) economic conditions affecting the Company's businesses in Japan and overseas (ii) demand trends for the Company's products and services (iii) the ability of the Company to develop new technologies and products (iv) major changes in the fundraising environment (v) tie-ups or cooperative relationships with other companies (vi) movements in currency exchange rates and stock markets, and (vii) accidents and natural disasters. 3. The presentation slides are based on Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015. Figures rounded to the nearest JPY million and percentage to one decimal place. Contact: Investor Relations Department Investor Relations Headquarters Omron Corporation Phone: +81-(0)3-6718-3421 Email: omron_ir@omron.co.jp Website: www.omron.com *To subscribe to Omron IR email newsletters: Send us an email titled "subscribe".