Nidec Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Six Months Ended September 30, 2009

KYOTO, Japan, Oct. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ)
today announced its financial results under U.S.GAAP for the period of April 1,
2009 to September 30, 2009.

The following are the highlights:

Profitability improvement taking hold, maintaining a double-digit operating
margin despite lower sales.

* Net sales: Down 26.0% Y/Y
* Operating income: Down 30.5% Y/Y
* Operating margin: 10.5% (1H FY2008: 11.2%)
* Income from continuing operations
before income tax: Down 48.2% Y/Y
* Net income attributable to Nidec: Down 50.5% Y/Y
* Net income per share (primary)
attributable to Nidec: 98.99 Yen
* Net income per share (diluted)
attributable to Nidec: 98.99 Yen
Consolidated Financial Results

Japanese yen (millions
except per share amounts)
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Six months ended
September 30,
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2009 2008
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Net sales 268,743 363,276
Y/Y change % (26.0%) 2.7%
Operating income 28,321 40,778
Y/Y change % (30.5%) 18.9%
Income from continuing operations before
income taxes 22,474 43,379
Y/Y change % (48.2%) 36.5%
Net income 13,788 27,840
Y/Y change % (50.5%) 36.8%
Net income per share, primary 98.99 192.06
Net income per share, diluted 98.99 186.56
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Note: Prior-period statements have been retrospectively restated to reflect the
reclassification of discontinued operations in accordance with ASC205-20
(Presentation of Financial Statements-Discontinued Operations).

Full copy of Nidec's earnings release:
http://www.nidec.co.jp/english/ir/lib/indexdata2/2010/Q2_3.pdf

A conference call webcast (listen only, user-control slides attached) discussing
Nidec's financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2009 is
scheduled for 09:00 a.m. EDT (13:00 p.m. BST) on Tuesday, October 27, 2009. To
listen to the webcast, please visit Nidec website at:
http://www.nidec.co.jp/english/ir/information/FY09Q2

About Nidec Corporation

Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ) (Tokyo/Osaka:6594) is a global leader in electric
motor drive technology. For the six months ended September 30, 2009, small
precision motors and mid-size motors represented 70.8% of the total sales;
electronic and optical components, machinery and other products comprised the
remainder. Nidec was founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1973 by Shigenobu Nagamori, its
current President and CEO.

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CONTACT: Nidec Corporation
Investor Relations
Masahiro Nagayasu, General Manager
+81-75-935-6140
ir@jp.nidec.com