OKI Completes Cancellation of the Emission Credits for FY 2011 under the Carbon Zero Emissions Facilities Initiative

TOKYO, March 26, 2012 -- OKI Data Corporation, an OKI Group company specializing in the printer business, today announced that it has cancelled the emission credits and finished offsetting its FY2011 CO2 emissions under the Carbon Zero Emissions Facilities global carbon-offsetting initiative, which began on October 1, 2009.

During the period from October 2009 through March 2013, in addition to efforts to cut emissions, OKI Data is seeking to make progress with the Carbon Zero Emissions Facilities initiative. The initiative is intended to achieve zero CO2 emissions at major OKI Data manufacturing facilities. These activities are being carried out at the following three facilities: the Fukushima Plant, OKI Data Manufacturing (Thailand) and the printer section of OKI Electric Industry (Shenzhen) in China.

"We are delighted to have completed cancellation for a total of 5,477 tons of the emission credits under our Carbon Zero Emissions Facilities initiatives," says Takao Hiramoto, President of OKI Data. "OKI Data printers manufactured at these facilities have the 'Manufactured at a Carbon Zero Facility' sticker on them as a way to help businesses better understand the importance of managing their carbon. We believe businesses must do their part in conserving the environment for a better tomorrow. Moving forward, we will continue pursuing our carbon offsetting activities."

Through the activities outlined below, OKI Data has offset all 5,477 tons in CO2 emitted from the three manufacturing facilities during the second half of FY2011 (October 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012). All emission credits are cancelled through K.K. Satisfactory International in the Markit Environmental Registry.(*1)These records are available for inspection by third parties.

Projects associated with FY2011 2nd half offsetting activities
Project name Country Type of emission credits Qty. (tons)
Bundled 15 MW Wind Power Project in India India VCU(*2) 2,019
Mungcharoen Green Power - 9.9 MW
Rice Husk Fired Power Plant Project
Thailand VCU 2,652
Nobrecel Biomass Energy Project Brazil VCU 806

On September 30, 2011, OKI Data cancelled the emission credits and finished offsetting 5,477 tons in emissions for the first half of FY2011 (April 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011). Combined with emissions offsets for the second half of the year, this means all FY2010 offsetting is now complete.

Glossary About OKI Data Corporation

OKI Data specializes in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of business printing solutions that empower organizations to communicate more effectively. A subsidiary of Tokyo-based OKI Electric Industry (established in 1881 as Japan's first telecommunications manufacturer), OKI Data fields representatives in 120 countries to offer innovative, leading-edge products and services worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.oki.com/.

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