Notice regarding Revision of Dividend Projections

Oct. 31, 2012

Notice is hereby given that TDK Corporation (“the Company”), at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on October 31, 2012, resolved to revise the projection for dividends per common share for Fiscal Year March 2013, as described below:

1. Reasons for Revisions
   When the Company released “Consolidated results (U.S GAAP) for FY March 2012” on April 27, 2012, the Company announced it planed to pay a year-end dividend per common share of 50.0 yen. However, based on the revision of the consolidated financial projections for the Fiscal Year March 2013, the Company has decided to lower the projected year-end dividend per common share to 40.0 yen considering business environment as well as the fundamental policy for distribution of earnings.
2. Details of revision

   	Annual Dividend
   	End of 1st Quarter	End of 2nd Quarter	End of 3rd Quarter	Year-End	Total
   Previous projection (announced on April 27, 2012)	(yen) -	(yen) 40.00	(yen) -	(yen) 50.00	(yen) 90.00
   Current projection	-	-	-	40.00	80.00
   Interim dividends for FY March 2013	-	40.00	-	-	-
   Reference: Dividends for FY March 2012	-	40.00	-	40.00	80.00

For further information, contact the Corporate Communications Dept.
Tel.: 81-3-6778-1055
E-mail: TDK.PR@tdk.com