Minebea receives the Internet IR Best Company Award from Daiwa Investor Relations

Recently, Minebea won for its web site the 2003 Internet IR Best Company Award (the certificate of commendation in Japanese only) from Daiwa Investor Relations (Daiwa IR). Daiwa IR is an IR consulting firm of the Daiwa Securities Group. Daiwa IR began granting the Internet IR Best Company Award in 2000 and this is the fourth year of granting the award. Since establishment of our web site in 2000, we have received the award for four consecutive years. Daiwa IR does not publish ranking of the companies awarded. The Nikkei Kinyu Shinbun reports that Minebea ranked fourth in 2000, second in 2001, first in 2002 and first again in 2003. Our web site has been highly rated for full and detailed information therein, frequent update and well-thought-out usability. Moreover, the English version has also been evaluated highly for its content which is equivalent to that in the Japanese version. For further details, please see Press Release issued by Daiwa IR (in Japanese only).