Tokyo, Japan - The Board of Directors of OMRON Corporation (TOKYO: 6645; ADR: OMRNY) today resolved to pay an interim dividend from retained earnings of 7.00 yen for fiscal 2009 (ending March 31, 2010).

1. Interim Dividend Breakdown

   	FY2009 interim dividend (confirmed amount)	Previous forecast (announced on July 30, 2009)	FY2008 interim dividend (actual)
   Term ending	September 30, 2009	September 30, 2009	September 30, 2008
   Dividend per share	7.00 yen	Undecided	18.00 yen
   Total dividends	JPY 1,541 million	-	JPY 3,963 million
   Effective date	December 3, 2009	-	December 4, 2008
   Source of dividends	Retained earnings	-	Retained earnings

   
   
2. Rationale for Determination of Dividend

   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. When determining dividends, the Company takes the level of free cash flow, the payout ratio and the DOE target into consideration.

   Based on past dividends as well as the first half consolidated financial results and full year forecast for fiscal 2009 announced today, OMRON has decided to pay an interim dividend of 7.00 yen per share. Due to uncertainty regarding the economic environment, the year-end dividend remains undecided, but the Company plans to announce it by April 2010 at the latest.

   The expected dividends are as follows:

   	Dividend per share (yen)
   	Interim (September 30)	Year-end (March 31)	Full year
   Expected dividends	-	Undecided	Undecided
   FY2009 ending March 31, 2010	7.00	-	-
   FY2008 ended March 31, 2009	18.00	7.00	25.00