Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of The Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2002

	Three months ended December 31, 2001	Three months ended December 31, 2000	Increase(Decrease)
Net sales Operating income (loss) Income (loss) before income taxes Net income (loss)	In billions of yen 1,125.0 (64.2) (253.0) (155.0)	In billions of yen 1,242.9 28.3 5.4 8.3	% (9.5) - - -
Per share of common stock: Net income (loss): Basic: Diluted:	Yen     (93.73) (93.73)	Yen     5.06 4.81	Yen     (98.79) (98.54)

	Nine months ended December 31, 2001	Nine months ended December 31, 2000	Increase(Decrease)
Net sales Operating income (loss) Income (loss) before income taxes Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change Net income (loss)	In billions of yen 3,593.1 (58.9) (287.3) (182.3)   (184.9)	In billions of yen 3,721.2 103.0 40.9 28.8   28.8	% (3.4) - - -   -
Per share of common stock:  Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change:   Basic:   Diluted:  Net income(loss):   Basic:   Diluted:	Yen     (110.22) (110.22)   (111.79) (111.79)	Yen     17.63 16.82   17.63 16.82	Yen     (127.85) (127.04)   (129.42) (128.61)

	As of December 31, 2001	As of March 31, 2001	Increase(Decrease)
Total assets Shareholder equity	In billions of yen 5,248.1 707.6	In billions of yen 4,823.6 915.0	% 8.8 (22.7)

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Note:

1.	The consolidated financial statements of NEC are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP
2.	Operating income (loss) is displayed in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in Japan.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:

The above forecasts in this material are forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties. 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; demand for, and competitive pricing pressure on, NEC's products in the marketplace; NEC's ability to continue to win acceptance of its products and services in highly competitive markets; and movements in currency exchange rates, particularly the rate between the yen and the U.S. dollar in which NEC makes significant sales. Among other factors, a worsening of the world economy affected by the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11^th, 2001, a continuing worsening of financial conditions in the U.S., Japanese, European and/or Central and South American markets, and/or a worsening of the ongoing downturn in the IT (Information Technology) related markets, would cause actual results to differ from the projected results described above.

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Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of The Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2002

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