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To Our Investors

Shimadzu has now announced its medium-term management plan, which begins from this fiscal year, and runs for the next 3 years (April 2011 to March 2014). Under the banner of becoming the "No. 1 Partner Selected by Customers Globally," we shall work vigorously towards becoming a true global business, through deployment of the following strategies:

• Pursue global growth: Achieve growth in both developed and newly emerging economies.


• Provide new value to customers:Further strengthen our ability to supply solutions. Promote new businesses.


• Focus on growth markets and strong businesses: Concentrate our resources.

In practical terms, we shall expand our enterprises in developed economies, where market trends are formed, and accelerate the deployment of our enterprises in the Chinese market and other Asian markets, where a vigorous increase in demand is expected to continue. In this way, we will challenge ourselves to develop our enterprises in both developed and newly emerging economies.
In addition, we shall further strengthen our capacity as a comprehensive solutions provider, as appropriate for a No. 1 partner selected by customers globally, thereby delivering new value and high-quality added value to our customers. At the same time, we shall strive continuously to provide products based on global strategies targeting the global marketplace.
To this end, we are planning proactive investment strategies extending to R&D, manufacturing, and personnel, striving for the fundamental architecture to realize dynamic growth.

With regards to all of our shareholders and investors, I thus respectfully ask for your continued support.

June 2011
Akira Nakamoto
President & Chief Executive Officer