Notice: Change of Trade name – Japan

Southwick, MA, December 27, 2023

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. (Representative Director, President and CEO: Kaichiro Sakuma, hereafter “the Company”) hereby inform that its trade name will be changed to the following as announced on December 27, 2023.

1.    New trade name

(1) New trade name

KOKUSAI DENKI Electric Inc.

(2) New logo

(presentation in English:  )

2.    Date of change

December 27, 2024

3.    Reason for change

Along with becoming a member of the Nisshinbo group, the Company will return to the name KOKUSAI DENKI Electric as it was at the time of our founding, and aim to grow our business by renewing our commitment as a core company of the Nisshinbo Group. Going forward, we will deepen our cooperation with the Nisshinbo Group, work to provide solutions to social issues in various fields by utilizing the Company’s strengths in wireless communication, image processing, and information processing technologies, and contribute to the realization of a safe and secure society.

4.    Changes of trade names of group companies

In line with the change of the Company’s trade name, we will also change the trade names of our overseas group companies as follows.

Current trade name New trade name
Hitachi Kokusai Electric America, Ltd. KOKUSAI DENKI Electric America, Inc.
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark LLC KOKUSAI DENKI Electric Comark LLC
Hitachi Kokusai Linear Equipamentos Eletrônicos S/A KOKUSAI DENKI Electric Linear S/A
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Europe GmbH KOKUSAI DENKI Electric Europe GmbH
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. KOKUSAI DENKI Electric Asia Pte. Ltd.

■ For further information, please contact:

Legal Department Public Relations, Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.
URL: https://www8.hitachi.co.jp/inquiry/kokusai/en/contact/form.jsp?group=6&product=6