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KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION Starting its Voluntary Public Takeover Offer to the Shareholders of TA Triumph-Adler AG

Wednesday 17. December 2008 - The application regarding the voluntary public takeover offer of Kyocera Mita Corporation (President: Katsumi Komaguchi), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation (President: Makoto Kawamura), to the shareholders of TA Triumph-Adler AG (Spokesman: Robert Feldmeier), a German distributor of information devices, has officially been approved by the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on December 15, 2008. The voluntary public takeover offer will start on December 16, 2008.

The summary of the offer is as follows:

– Consideration: 1.90 euro per share
– Acceptance period: December 16, 2008 to January 13, 2009
(Offer Document will be published on the internet at http://offer.kyoceramita.com)
As of December 12, 2008, Kyocera Mita Corporation holds 52.94% of the total number of shares and voting rights in TA Triumph-Adler AG.