On behalf of all Omron Group employees, I would first like to express our heartfelt appreciation for the daily support and cooperation from all our stakeholders. At Omron, we have been conducting our corporate activities in conformance with the corporate core value of “working for the benefit of society.”

　As we face the global recession stemming from the U.S. financial crisis, Omron also faces a harsh business environment. However, all Omron executives responsible for management practices and business execution, including myself, take this global recession as a great opportunity to reflect on our past conduct and further enhance our strengths, rather than simply blaming our difficulties on external factors. As such, we are aggressively promoting radical structural reform toward the revival of Omron.

　In the Omron Group CSR Practice Guidelines, we have specified a basic policy and guidelines for practice regarding “Proper Discharge of Tax Responsibilities, Accounting and Investment Activities,” which prohibit improper, speculative investments. Accordingly, I’m confident that Omron has never deviated from the right path as a manufacturer even when faced with a series of economic bubbles leading to the present financial crisis. But there still may be points we need to reconsider and attitudes we need to correct as a company that consistently emphasizes the importance of serving society. We must continue to ask ourselves whether Omron has done its best to fulfill social needs, and whether we have used resources as efficiently as possible when offering products and services to society. I believe that as long as Omron is a part of society, offering maximum benefits to society should in turn bring maximum profits to us. If so, the recent sluggishness of our business must be a “warning light” that society has given to us.

　In the current situation, it is probably beyond human projection when the current global recession bottoms out and the ebb tide turns into a rising tide. Even so, I believe we must prepare ourselves now for that rising tide so that we will be agile enough to respond to changes and make a more　substantial contribution to society. With that in mind, we will make greater efforts to promote “innovation driven by social needs.” We consider this the very core of our CSR activities. It means to quickly anticipate and address potential needs of society by offering products and services that help tackle social challenges in the fields of the environment, resources, energy, safety, security, health, food and others.

　At Omron, we view this time as a period of significant transition as we shift from cybernetics to bionetics, and develop our industrial society into a sustainable society. Facing such major changes requires us to be prepared to quickly respond to an emerging environment-oriented economy. Our approach will emphasize resources/energy conservation and the development of alternative energy sources, as well as ecological preservation and the proper use of biological resources. One example of our focus activities is our CO2 reduction solutions business, featured in Omron’s Sustainability Report 2009.

　To practice CSR so as to meet requirements of this new age, we must prioritize engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders as we cannot meet all our responsibilities to society by our company alone. Our goal is to assume social responsibilities together with local communities by implementing comprehensive initiatives that involve communities in each region of the world where we conduct business.

　We are now in the midst of a great transition taking place on a global scale. It is my hope and also a resolution for fiscal 2009 that all Omron Group employees, with lofty ambitions and firm confidence, will implement necessary measures hand-in-hand with people of local communities across the world to get ready for the upcoming rising tide.

We sincerely appreciate the understanding of our stakeholders across the world regarding our commitment to do our part in achieving sustainable development of society and the company.

June 2009