Nidec Announces Financial Results For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007


KYOTO, Japan, Oct. 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) announced today its financial results under U.S. GAAP for the period of April 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007.

The following are the highlights:



  *  Record sales and operating income
  *  Y/Y growth achieved in three business segments:
      --Small Precision Motors
      --Mid-size Motors
      --Electronic and Optical Components
  *  Mid-size motors on the upswing: sales doubled, operating
     Income surged.
  *  Diluted EPS: 136.63 yen
  *  Interim dividend per share: 25 yen


 Consolidated Financial Results

                                      Consolidated Financial Results
                                             Japanese yen
                                           (Millions except
                                           per share amounts)
                                     -------------------------------
                                           Six  months  ended
                                              September 30,
                                     -------------------------------
                                       2007                  2006
                                     -------------------------------
 Net sales                            362,701               299,837
  Percent change from
   the previous period                    21%                 17.0%
 Operating income                      34,076                32,046
  Percent change from
   the previous period                   6.3%                 27.8%
 Income before income tax              31,506                32,661
  Percent change from the
   previous period                       3.5%                  8.2%
 Net income                            20,357                20,776
  Percent change from the
   previous period                       2.0%                  1.8%
 Net income per share,
   primary                             140.50                143.65
 Net income per share,
   diluted                             136.63                139.59

Full copy of the Nidec earnings release: http://www.nidec.co.jp/english/ir/indexdata_e/2007/1026-004.pdf

Nidec subsidiaries' relevant press releases: http://www.nidec.co.jp/english/ir/indexdata_e/2007/1026-002.pdf

Webcast Conference Call scheduled for Monday, October 29, 2007: http://www.nidec.co.jp/english/ir/information/FY07Q2

About Nidec Corporation

Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) (TSE:6594) is a global leader in drive-technology products, focusing on brushless DC motors. Nidec manufactures small precision motors and mid-size motors, which combined comprise 65.1% of its total sales; machinery and other products comprise the remainder. As of September 30, 2007, Nidec had 140 group companies, employing 125,000 people. The Company was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1973 by Shigenobu Nagamori, its current President and CEO.

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