Nikon, constituent of the FTSE4Good Global Index

Nikon Corporation (Teruo SHIMAMURA, President & COO) is pleased to announce that Nikon has met the FTSE4Good criteria, and is a constituent member, since March 2004, of the FTSE4Good Global Index^*1, a leading investment index for socially responsible investors. The index is published by FTSE International^*2, a UK based global index company.

FTSE4 Good Global Index is an international index of companies that demonstrate high standards of corporate social responsibility in the areas of environmental sustainability; positive relationship with stakeholders; and universal human right support. The index is expected to play a vital role in the growing market for socially responsible investments.

Encouraged by this inclusion, Nikon Corporation will continue to promote a diverse range of policies that further the Company's social responsibility ideals.

• *1Established in July 2001. Consists of four indexes – the UK, Europe, USA and Global. Companies with interests in tobacco, arms manufacturing or atomic power generation are ineligible for qualification. Companies are rated on their performance in three key areas – environmental sustainability, social relationships and human rights.
• *2A joint venture established in 1995 between the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange, FTSE International is a leading independent developer of indices and associated data services.