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PRESS RELEASE

May 21, 2002
Fujitsu General Limited
(NO.02-Y02-06)

"FUJITSU" AIR CONDITIONER AST24RGA WON

"BEST COOLING PRODUCT" AWARD
FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN AUSTRALIA

("Double Awards" together with "Best Industry Launch" Award)

Our air conditioner AST24RGA won the "Best Cooling Product" Award for the fifth consecutive year at the "2002 Mingay Annual Achievement Awards" ceremony held at the Sydney Star City's Grand Ballroom on April 9 under the auspices of "Vertical Markets Operations ", a publisher of the Australia's leading consumer electric and electronics trade magazine "Counterpoint".
At the same time, we won the "Best Industry Launch" Award together with the "Best Cooling Product" Award as a result of the winter season campaign conducted by our Australian subsidiary, Fujitsu General (Aust) Pty. Ltd, having been valued as the most excellent sales promotion activity in the Australian consumer electric and electronics industry.

Left "Best Cooling Product" Award / Right "Best Industry Launch" Award
Photo: Left "Best Cooling Product" Award/Right "Best Industry Launch" Award

Outline of the "2002 Mingay Annual Achievement Awards"

The "Mingay Annual Achievement Awards", having a history of 71 years and aimed at the development of Australian consumer electric and electronics industry, are presented each year for the excellent products which contribute to the growth of the industry's retail stores, and its name is derived from Mr. Oswald Mingay who was an early pioneer of commercial radio in Australia and a major promoter of the home electric appliance industry in Australia.
This year, the awards were screened by more than 50 well respected retailers representing the consumer electric and electronics retail industry in all states of Australia, and our air conditioners won the Award in the "Best Cooling Product" category for five consecutive years.

Reason for Winning Awards

Our air conditioner AST24RGA (24000BTU, Reverse cycle, Wall-mounted Split type) which was chosen for the "Best Cooling Product" Award was valued highly as the Australia's best selling air conditioner of the year reflecting its excellence in product quality, service, design, sales promotion, ease of use and technical innovation.
Our large air conditioners, along with AST24RSG (1998 & 1999), AST30RGA (2000), AST30R (2001) won the Award for five consecutive years.
Furthermore, our air conditioner won the "Best Industry Launch" Award, one of the most honorable awards, which is the reflection of the high recognition of the winter season campaign by Fujitsu General Australia as the most excellent sales promotion activity.

Future efforts

The winning of the "Best Cooling Product" Award for five consecutive years in Australia is a very honorable event for our company and proves that not only our No.1 market share position but also our high level technical strength and reliability were recognized.
This year, we are planning to introduce the large-size inverter model which has increasing demand in Australian market and will continue our efforts for pursuing and offering excellent products and services to our retailers and users in the future.

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