Tokyo, Japan - The Board of Directors of OMRON Corporation (TOKYO: 6645; ADR: OMRNY) today resolved to pay a year-end dividend from retained earnings of 7.00 yen for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.

1. Year-End Dividend Breakdown

   	Confirmed amount	Previous forecast (January 29, 2009)	Fiscal 2007 actual (March 31, 2008)
   Term ending	March 31, 2009	March 31, 2009	March 31, 2008
   Dividend per share	7.00 yen	(undecided)	25.00 yen*

   * Breakdown of year-end dividend per share for fiscal 2007:
     Ordinary dividend: 20.00 yen; commemorative dividend: 5.00 yen

2. Reason for Revision of Dividend Forecast

   OMRON's policy on shareholder return is based primarily on securing internal capital resources for investments to promote growth and in turn increase corporate value, and returning any surplus to shareholders to the maximum extent possible, taking the level of free cash flow into consideration. Specifically, OMRON aims to maintain the payout ratio at a minimum of 20% and distribute profits with a near-term DOE target of 2%.

   On January 29, 2009, OMRON announced a downward adjustment to its consolidated performance forecast for fiscal 2008 along with its third quarter results. At the time of these announcements, the year-end dividend forecast was undecided.

   OMRON remains committed to stable and uninterrupted shareholder return; however, based on the expectation that business conditions will remain severe, the Company regrets that it must cut its year-end dividend to 7 yen per share, which together with the interim dividend of 18 yen per share paid on December 4, 2008, brings the total full year dividend payout to 25 yen per share.

   Going forward OMRON will make every effort to improve its performance, and we ask for your continued support and understanding in these difficult times.

   Reference: Breakdown of Full-year Dividend for Fiscal 2008 and 2007

   	Dividend per share
   Term	Interim	Year-end	Full year
   Fiscal 2008	18.00 yen	7.00 yen (planned)	25.00 yen (planned)
   Fiscal 2007 actual (ended March 31, 2008)	17.00 yen	25.00 yen*	42.00 yen

   * Breakdown of year-end dividend per share for fiscal 2007:
     Ordinary dividend: 20.00 yen; commemorative dividend: 5.00 yen