Nidec Sankyo Revises Financial Forecasts Upward for the Six MonthsEnded September 30, 2008

Montag, 27.10.2008 07:35 von Hugin

KYOTO, Japan, Oct. 27, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nidec Corporation
(NYSE:NJ) announced today that Nidec Sankyo Corporation (the
"Company"), one of its consolidated subsidiaries whose shares are
listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code:7757),
has revised upward its consolidated financial forecasts for the six
months ended September 30, 2008 as follows.

1. Revised consolidated financial forecasts (Japanese GAAP) for the
six months ended September 30, 2008.

2. Reasons for revision

The upward revision to the consolidated sales and operating income
forecast primarily reflects stronger-than-projected sale of lens and
actuators, stepping motors, home appliance units and industrial
robots. The Company has also raised its consolidated net income
forecast to reflect exchange gains and tax adjustments under the tax
effect accounting method.

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CONTACT: Nidec Corporation
Masahiro Nagayasu,General Manager
Investor Relations
+81-75-935-6140
ir@jp.nidec.com

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