Panasonic Marketing Europe Company Overview A Panasonic Marketing

Panasonic Marketing Europe Company Overview

A) Panasonic Marketing Europe ð Foundation ð Location April 2002 Wiesbaden, Germany (30 min. from Frankfurt Airport) ð Employees 70 ð A company of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MEI) 21. 10. 02 / Page 2

B) Matsushita Electric Overview Founded in 1918 by Konosuke MATSUSHITA (23) with his wife (22) and brother-in-law (15) First Product: attachment plugs 21. 10. 02 / Page 3

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MEI) ð Foundation March, 1918 ð Employees* 267, 196 ð Head office location ð Representative (President) ð Net Sales * Osaka, Japan Kunio Nakamura US$ 51, 704 (millions) ð No. of Consolidated Companies 304 * consolidated 21. 10. 02 / Page 4

FORTUNE 500 (YEAR 2001) Global Ranking 45 Electric & Electronics • Siemens 6. • Hitachi 7. • Sony • Matsushita • Toshiba 8. 9. 10. 21. 10. 02 / Page 5 NEC Tyco International Samsung Mitsubishi Philips

Brands Japan：Video & Audio Equipment Information & Communications Equipment 1955~ Factory Automation Equipment Americas, Europe & Oceania： All Products Asia, Middle East & Africa： Video & Audio Equipment Information & Communications Equipment 1927~ Japan：Home Appliances Housing-related Equipment Asia, Middle East & Africa： Home Appliances Air-conditioning Equipment 1965~ Worldwide： Hi-Fi Audio Products Deluxe Models of Electronic Musical Instruments 1974~ North America： VCRs, Camcorders Combination TV/VCR units 21. 10. 02 / Page 6

Sales by Product Category (April, 2001 ～ March, 2002) Components & Devices Video & Audio Equipment 26% Industrial Equipment Home Appliances AVC Networks 59% Information & Communications Equipment 33% 21. 10. 02 / Page 7

AVC Networks Digital TVs PDP TVs Notebook PCs Car Navigation Systems SD Audio Players Digital Camcorders SD Multi AV Devices Broadcast Systems Recording Media DVD Player / Recorders AV Hard-Disc Recorders Audio Systems Digital Still Cameras 21. 10. 02 / Page 8 3 G Mobile Phone Digital Imaging Systems (PPC+Printer+ FAX+Scanner) FAX Machines

Home Appliances Centrifugal Force Washer / Dryers Air-conditioners Microwave Ovens Hot Water Supply Home Garbage Recycler (Electric/Gas/Oil) Vacuum Cleaners IH Cooking Heaters Light Bulbs Beauty Toilets CFC-free Refrigerators Dish Washer / Dryer Units Water Purifiers 21. 10. 02 / Page 9 Air Purifiers Remote Healthcare Systems linking home and hospitals

Industrial Equipment PANASERT electronic-parts-mounting machine Welding Machines Garbage Disposal Units Power Distribution Systems 21. 10. 02 / Page 10 In-tunnel Dust Collection And Ventilation Systems

Components & Devices Mobile Phones Printers VCO/PLL Synthesizer Modules Polygon Mirror-Scanner Motors Chip film Capacitors Vibration Motors Air Conditioners Compressors Lithium-ion Batteries Digital TVs MPEG-4 Multi-codec System LSIs Single-chip System LSIs Car Navigation Systems Angular Rate Sensors TFT-LCDs 21. 10. 02 / Page 11 Flat CRTs Plasma Displays

Sales by Region (April, 2001 ～ March, 2002) Asia and Others 20% Europe 49% 11% 20% Americas 21. 10. 02 / Page 12 Japan

Overseas Operations Europe CIS, the Middle East & Africa １ １ - １ １ ５ ２ ４ - - ２ 41 49 16 ２ 17 ２ 52 ４ 93 Sales ２ ４ 22 ２ 10 ９ 49 R&D ３ - ４ ３ 13 Finance １ - ２ - １ - ４ Others １ - ８ ２ ２ ２ 15 26 11 53 ６ 72 60 228 North Latin America Regional HQ １ Manufacturing/Sales Manufacturing Total 21. 10. 02 / Page 13 Asia & Oceania China & Asia Northeast Total (as of April ’ 02)

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