TOSHIBA HOLDS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR NEW MOTOR                                        MANUFACTURING AND SALES BASE IN VIETNAM

Toshiba International Corporation May 8, 2009 - Toshiba International Corporation is proud to announce that a formal groundbreaking ceremony was held in Vietnam on April 20-21, 2009, to commemorate the beginning of the construction of Toshiba’s new motor manufacturing and sales base in southern Dong, Nai Vietnam. Toshiba leaders from all over the world met to participate in the landmark event.