April 27, 2018

Company name:

Name of representative:Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Tsuneo Murata

Chairman of the Board, President and Representative Director

Contact:

(Code: 6981, First section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange) Toshiyuki Ozawa

General Manager of Corporate Communication Department (Phone: 075-955-6786)

Notice Regarding Change in Depreciation Method

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (the "Company") announced today that at a meeting of its Board of Directors held on

April 27, 2018, the Company resolved to change the depreciation method it uses for calculating depreciation of property, plant and equipment. While the Company and its subsidiaries (together the "Companies") traditionally used the declining-balance method for calculating depreciation of property, plant, and equipment, the Company has resolved for, starting from the year ending March 31, 2019, the Companies adopt the straight-line method of depreciation as a general rule. As regards financial forecasts for the year ending March 31, 2019 including the impact of this change in depreciation method, please refer to the Company's "Consolidated Financial Flash Report (March 31, 2018)" announced today.

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