Measures against Environmental Risks

Panasonic discontinued the production of equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Japan in 1972 and has since been strictly managing its PCB waste. We are storing and making necessary notifications about such materials in compliance with the Act on Special Measures concerning Promotion of Proper Treatment of PCB Waste, which was enforced in Japan in July 2001. As for the PCB-containing capacitors buried at five of our factories which we voluntarily made public in January 2003, we have completed excavations. We also completed full scale treatment of the contaminated soil by commissioning it to Geosteam Corp., which has PCB contaminated soil purification facilities in Kitakyushu. By the end of June 2011, approx. 17,400 tons of contaminated soil have been transported to and treated at the facilities. We will continue to treat PCB waste in a prompt manner.

• *1 Japan Environmental Safety Corporation (company engaged in PCB waste treatment).