Notice Regarding Dissolution of TDK Sub-subsidiaries

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Oct. 30, 2008

TDK Corporation has announced that the Board of Directors today resolved to dissolve three subsidiaries: Achrathon Precision Technology Limited (Headquarters: Thailand), Magnecomp Technology Limited (Headquarters: Hong Kong) and Magnecomp Corporation (Headquarters: U.S.), as detailed below.

1. Reason for Dissolution
   Magnecomp Precision Technology Public Company Limited (Headquarters: Thailand) as subsidiary of TDK designs, manufactures and sells suspension assemblies for HDD magnetic heads. MPT has decided to dissolve three subsidiaries to streamline its organization in a bid to raise management efficiency.
2. Outline of MPT Subsidiaries to Be Dissolved and Dissolution Schedule

   (1) Company	Achrathon Precision Technology Limited	Magnecomp Technology Limited	Magnecomp Corporation
   (2) Headquarters	Thailand	Hong Kong	U.S.
   (3) Representative	Albert Ong Kim Guan	Albert Ong Kim Guan	Albert Ong Kim Guan
   (4) Business activities	Manufacture of Suspension assembly-related tools and jigs	Manufacture of suspension assemblies	Design of suspension assemblies
   (5) Established	February 2002	June 1988	January 1984
   (6) Capital	20,000,000 baht	HKD 270,315,000	US$ 431,157
   (7) No. of employees	0	0	39
   (8) MPT Shareholding	100%	100%	100%
   (9) Dissolution schedule	Liquidation scheduled to be completed by the end of December 2009	Liquidation scheduled to be completed by the end of September 2009	Liquidation scheduled to be completed by the end of December 2008

3. Impact on TDK
   This change will have a negligible impact on TDK's consolidated results.

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