Nidec Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Six Months Ended September 30, 2009

Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) today announced its financial results under U.S.GAAP for the period of April 1, 2009 to September 30, 2009.

The following are the highlights:

Profitability improvement taking hold, maintaining a double-digit operating margin despite lower sales.

 * Net sales:                                 Down 26.0% Y/Y
 * Operating income:                          Down 30.5% Y/Y
 * Operating margin:                          10.5% (1H FY2008: 11.2%)
 * Income from continuing operations
    before income tax:                        Down 48.2% Y/Y
 * Net income attributable to Nidec:          Down 50.5% Y/Y
 * Net income per share (primary)
    attributable to Nidec:                    98.99 Yen
 * Net income per share (diluted)
    attributable to Nidec:                    98.99 Yen

Consolidated Financial Results

                                               Japanese yen (millions
                                              except per share amounts)
                                              ------------------------
                                                  Six months ended
                                                   September 30,
                                              ------------------------
                                                2009           2008
                                              ------------------------

  Net sales                                    268,743        363,276
    Y/Y change %                                 (26.0%)          2.7%
  Operating income                              28,321         40,778
    Y/Y change %                                 (30.5%)         18.9%
  Income from continuing operations before
   income taxes                                 22,474         43,379
    Y/Y change %                                 (48.2%)         36.5%
  Net income                                    13,788         27,840
    Y/Y change %                                 (50.5%)         36.8%
  Net income per share, primary                  98.99         192.06
  Net income per share, diluted                  98.99         186.56
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Note: Prior-period statements have been retrospectively restated to reflect the reclassification of discontinued operations in accordance with ASC205-20 (Presentation of Financial Statements-Discontinued Operations).

Full copy of Nidec's earnings release: http://www.nidec.co.jp/english/ir/lib/indexdata2/2010/Q2_3.pdf

A conference call webcast (listen only, user-control slides attached) discussing Nidec's financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2009 is scheduled for 09:00 a.m. EDT (13:00 p.m. BST) on Tuesday, October 27, 2009. To listen to the webcast, please visit Nidec website at: http://www.nidec.co.jp/english/ir/information/FY09Q2

About Nidec Corporation

Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) (Tokyo/Osaka:6594) is a global leader in electric motor drive technology. For the six months ended September 30, 2009, small precision motors and mid-size motors represented 70.8% of the total sales; electronic and optical components, machinery and other products comprised the remainder. Nidec was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1973 by Shigenobu Nagamori, its current President and CEO.

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SOURCE: Nidec Corporation

CONTACT:  Nidec Corporation
Investor Relations
Masahiro Nagayasu, General Manager
+81-75-935-6140
ir@jp.nidec.com

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