Notice of Record Date for Term

    TDK Corporation

1-13-1, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku,

Tokyo 103-8272, Japan

Notice of Record Date for Term - End Dividend

and Amount of Proposed Dividend

Pursuant to Section I paragraph 8 of the undertaking of the Company submitted
to the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") in connection with the listing of
shares of Common Stock of the Company on NYSE, set forth below are the record
date for the proposed payment of a dividend and the estimated amount of the
said dividend, subject to the resolution of the 107th Ordinary General Meeting
of Stockholders scheduled to be held at the end of June, 2003.

* Record date:                                   March 31, 2003 (Japan  
                                                 Time)                  

* Estimated amount of proposed dividend                                 
                                                                        
  subject to as aforesaid:                       Yen 25 per share of    
                                                 Common Stock           

* The amount of the proposed year-end dividend set out above is very roughly
estimated. Neither the Company nor any of the
Directors make any warranty, representation or guarantee whatsoever that the
said amount will in fact be approved at the
aforesaid Ordinary General Meeting of Stockholders.



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