Bangkok--24 Sep--WeberShandwick Award winning: 1. Mr. Chatchai Naruthai, sub-chairman of the Hitachi GST-Thailand’s Welfare Committee Year 2006- 2007 2. Mr. Suparoek Kangwanrat, chairman of the Hitachi GST-Thailand’s Welfare Committee Year 2006- 2007 3. Ms. Supiwan Tansamai, manager of Employee Relations and Industrial Relations department (ER/IR dept.)represents Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Thailand) Ltd to receive the “Outstanding Establishment of the Year Award” for best labor relations and welfare from Mrs. Punnee Gansuwan (right), Governor of Prachinburi Province. The award ceremony was held at Prachinburi’s City Hall recently. Hitachi GST has received this provincial award for five consecutive years. The company is also competing for national recognition in the same award category. If it wins, this would be the fifth consecutive year for Hitachi GST securing the national-level award for best labour relations and welfare.About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Hitachi Global Storage Technologies develops advanced hard disk drives to store and preserve the world’s valued data. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, Hitachi GST enables users to fully engage in the digital lifestyle by providing high-value, high-capacity storage in formats suitable for the office, in the home or on the road. With vertically integrated research, design and manufacturing capabilities, Hitachi GST delivers leadership technology and quality to its global customer base. With approximately 33,000 employees worldwide, Hitachi GST offers a comprehensive range of hard drive products for desktop computers, high-performance storage systems and servers, notebooks and consumer devices. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.hitachigst.com .About Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 390,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008) consolidated revenues totaled 11,226 billion yen ($112.2 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, logistics, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com. For more information please contact: Suchart Sinpo Rungnapa Charnwiset 0 2343 6000 ext. 181 0 2343 6000 ext. 061 [email protected] [email protected] WeberShandwick 02-343-6180