Notice Regarding the Determination of the Exercise Price of Stock Options
Stock Acquisition Rights -

Information contained in the news releases are current as of the date of the press announcement, but may be subject to change without prior notice.

August 18, 2010

TDK Corporation (the "Company") has announced the Exercise Price of stock acquisition rights to be issued as stock options (the "Stock Acquisition Right(s)") and other related items decided by a Board of Directors' meeting on July 29, 2010.

1. Total number of Stock Acquisition Rights
   996
   The number of shares to be allotted to each Stock Acquisition Right is 100 shares.
2. Number of Stock Acquisition Rights allotted and number of eligible persons
   650 Stock Acquisition Rights will be allotted to 124 high-ranking TDK managers and 346 Stock Acquisition Rights will be allotted to 65 high-ranking managers of group companies.
3. Amount to be paid for Stock Acquisition Rights
   No payment shall be necessary for Stock Acquisition Rights.
4. Class and number of shares to be issued upon the exercise of the Stock Acquisition Rights
   The Company's common stock 99,600 shares
5. The amount to be invested when exercising Stock Acquisition Rights
   ¥529,200
   The Exercise Price: ¥5,292
   • Note : The Exercise Price is an amount which is the average of the closing prices of the Company's shares of common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on each day (other than any day on which no sale is reported) of the month immediately preceding the month in which the date of the issue of the Stock Acquisition Rights, August 19, 2010, falls, multiplied by 1.05 with any amount less than one Japanese yen arising out of such calculation to be rounded upward to the nearest yen.

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