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Notice on Forecast of Year-End Dividends for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2005

Tokyo, March 28, 2005 --- NEC Corporation today announced that it determined as follows its forecast of the year-end dividends for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 at its meeting of the Board of Directors held on March 28, 2005.

The year-end dividends for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 (for the period from April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005)

Forecast of the year-end dividends 3 yen per share


  Interim Year-end Annual
Dividend amounts per share paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 3 yen 3 yen 6 yen


Cautionary Statements:
The statements in this material with respect to the plans, strategies and forecasts of NEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively "NEC") are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. Moreover, the management targets included in this material are not projections, and do not represent management's current estimates of future performance. Rather, they represent targets that management will strive to achieve through the successful implementation of NEC's business strategies.

NEC cautions you in advance that actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking statements due to several factors. The important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions in NEC's markets, which are primarily Japan, North America, Asia and Europe; fluctuating demand for, and competitive pricing pressure on, NEC's products and services in the marketplace; NEC's ability to continue to win acceptance of its products and services in these highly competitive markets; NEC's ability to expand into foreign markets such as China; regulatory change and uncertainty and potential legal liability relating to NEC's businesses and operations; and movements in currency exchange rates, particularly the rate between the yen and the U.S. dollar. Among other factors, a worsening of the world economy resulting from the downturn in the IT and telecommunications industries, a worsening of financial conditions in the world markets, and a deterioration in the domestic and overseas stock markets, would cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements, including management's targets.

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by NEC speaks only as of the date on which NEC makes it. 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 NEC. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement might not occur. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Finally, NEC cautions you that the statements made in this material are not an offer of securities for sale. The securities may not be offered or sold in any jurisdiction in which registration is required absent registration or an exemption from registration under the applicable securities laws. For example, any public offering of securities to be made in the United States must be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and made by means of an English language prospectus that contains detailed information about NEC and management, as well as NEC's financial statements.

NEC Press Contacts:
In Japan
Diane Foley
NEC Corporation
d-foley@ax.jp.nec.com
+81-3-3798-6511

About NEC Corporation

NEC is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the world's top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of approximately $40 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2003. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com/