February 15, 2007

Notice by DVD6C on Statements Made by Optical Disc Service GmbH Regarding Licensing Relationship with DVD6C

TOKYO--Toshiba Corporation, in its capacity as licensing agent for the DVD6C licensing group — the nine-strong body of leading developers of DVD technologies and formats — today responded to recent press reports of certain statements made by Optical Disc Service GmbH ("ODS") in respect of its licensing relationship with DVD6C with the following announcement and clarification. In April, 2006, Toshiba, in its role as Licensing Agent, filed an arbitration claim against ODS, based on ODS’s failure to pay royalties due under ODS’s License Agreement with the Licensing Group. The claim, filed with the American Arbitration Association’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution (the "ICDR"), alleges that ODS has failed to pay royalties due and seeks recovery of such royalties, plus interest. The claim is currently pending with the ICDR, and is based upon what Toshiba alleges to be ODS’s breaches of its obligations under the License Agreement. The License Agreement between ODS and the DVD6C Licensing Group specifically provides that "no license is conferred" thereunder on "any DVD Product" unless the licensee "complie[s] fully" with its obligations under the agreement, including specifically the full payment of the applicable royalty payments.

For further information, please contact one of the following regional agents:

Japan:

Toshihiro Shinohara
Vice President and General Manager
Licensing
Toshiba DVD License Services, Inc.
5th Floor, Sumitomo-Hamamatsucho Bldg.
18-16, Hamamatsucho 1-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-0013, Japan
Phone: +81-3-5777-3286
Fax: +81-3-5401-2503
E-mail: toshihiro.shinohara@toshiba-tdls.co.jp

Europe and Africa:

Masahiro Ogura
Vice President and General Manager
Toshiba of Europe Limited
Santander House
6th Floor, 100 Ludgate Hill,
London, EC4M 7RE
United Kingdom
Phone: +44(0)20 7332 9862
Fax: +44(0)20 7332 9889
E-mail: masahiro.ogura@toshiba.co.jp

Asia (excluding Japan), Oceania and the Middle East :

Takao Kato
Department Manager
DVD Licensing Center
Hitachi Ltd.
Shin-Otemachi Bldg. 2-1 Otemachi 2-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
Phone: +81-3-4232-5052
Fax: +81-3-4232-5091
E-Mail: takao.kato.uy@hitachi.com

The Americas :

Masahisa Saito
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Exclusive Regional Agent for DVD 6C Licensing Agency
c/o Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
201 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood Shores, California 94065, USA
Phone: 650-802-3146
Fax: 650-802-3100
E-Mail: dvd6c@gg.jp.panasonic.com

Press Contact:

Yuko Sugahara
Toshiba Corporation
Corporate Communications Office
Phone: +81-3-3457-2105
Fax: +81-3-5444-9202
URL: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/contact/media.htm

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