March 3, 2017

Notice of voluntary adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards（IFRS）

Nikon Corporation has decided at the Board of Directors' Meeting held today to voluntarily adopt the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the consolidated financial statements of annual securities report from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, in place of the Japanese Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (JGAAP) previously adopted.

Nikon Corporation has decided to adopt the IFRS to improve international comparability of financial information disclosed to the capital markets and to strengthen the management foundation by unification of accounting standards within its group companies.

However, the JGAAP will be applied as before in preparation of the summary of consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 as well as the consolidated financial statements constructed in accordance with the Companies Act of Japan for the same period.

The tentative disclosure schedule for voluntary IFRS adoption is as below:

Disclosure

Timing

Disclosure items

Accounting

Standards

May, 2017

The summary of consolidated financial results and forecasts

- Consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending

March 31, 2017

JGAAP

- Consolidated financial forecasts for the fiscal year ending

March 31, 2018

IFRS

June, 2017

Consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending

March 31, 2017, constructed in accordance with the Companies Act

JGAAP

Consolidated financial statements of annual securities report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017

IFRS

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