Panasonic Marketing Europe Company Overview

/ Page 2 A) Panasonic Marketing Europe ðFoundation April 2002 ðLocationWiesbaden, Germany (30 min. from Frankfurt Airport) ðEmployees 70 ðA company ofMatsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MEI)

/ Page 3 B) Matsushita Electric Overview Founded in 1918 by Konosuke MATSUSHITA (23) with his wife (22) and brother-in-law (15) First Product: attachment plugs

/ Page 4 * consolidated Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MEI) ðFoundation March,1918 ðEmployees* 267,196 ðHead office locationOsaka, Japan ðRepresentative Kunio Nakamura (President) ðNet Sales *US$ 51,704 (millions) ðNo. of Consolidated Companies 304

/ Page 5 Siemens Hitachi Sony Matsushita Toshiba FORTUNE 500 (YEAR 2001) 6. NEC 7. Tyco International 8. Samsung 9. Mitsubishi 10. Philips Electric & Electronics Global Ranking 45

/ Page 6 Japan Video & Audio Equipment Information & Communications Equipment Factory Automation Equipment Americas, Europe & Oceania All Products Asia, Middle East & Africa Video & Audio Equipment Information & Communications Equipment Brands Japan Home Appliances Housing-related Equipment Asia, Middle East & Africa Home Appliances Air-conditioning Equipment Worldwide Hi-Fi Audio Products Deluxe Models of Electronic Musical Instruments North America VCRs, Camcorders Combination TV/VCR units 1955~ 1927~ 1965~ 1974~

/ Page 7 Sales by Product Category Components & Devices Video & Audio Equipment 26% Information & Communications Equipment 33% Home Appliances Industrial Equipment AVC Networks 59% (April, 2001 March, 2002)

/ Page 8 Digital TVs Digital Camcorders PDP TVs DVD Player / Recorders Car Navigation Systems AVC Networks Digital Still Cameras AV Hard-Disc Recorders SD Multi AV Devices SD Audio Players Notebook PCs Recording Media FAX Machines Digital Imaging Systems (PPC+Printer+ FAX+Scanner) Audio Systems Broadcast Systems 3G Mobile Phone

/ Page 9 Home Appliances Centrifugal Force Washer / Dryers Vacuum Cleaners CFC-free Refrigerators Microwave Ovens Air-conditioners Dish Washer / Dryer Units IH Cooking Heaters Light BulbsBeauty Toilets Hot Water Supply (Electric/Gas/Oil) Air Purifiers Water Purifiers Home Garbage Recycler Remote Healthcare Systems linking home and hospitals

/ Page 10 Industrial Equipment Welding Machines Garbage Disposal Units In-tunnel Dust Collection And Ventilation Systems Power Distribution Systems PANASERT electronic-parts-mounting machine

/ Page 11 Components & Devices Mobile Phones VCO/PLL Synthesizer Modules Chip film Capacitors Single-chip System LSIs Digital TVs Vibration Motors Lithium-ion Batteries Car Navigation Systems Angular Rate Sensors Air Conditioners Compressors PrintersPrinters Polygon Mirror-Scanner Motors MPEG-4 Multi-codec System LSIs TFT-LCDs Plasma Displays Flat CRTs

/ Page 12 Sales by Region Japan Americas Europe Asia and Others 49% 20% 11% 20% (April, 2001 March, 2002)

/ Page 13 Overseas Operations (as of April 02) 15 - Others Total Finance R&D Sales Manufacturing Manufacturing/Sales - Regional HQ Total China & Northeast Asia Asia & Oceania CIS, the Middle East & Africa Europe Latin America North America

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