Financial Result for the First Half of Fiscal Year 2006

Kyocera Corporation

31 October 2005

KYOTO, JAPAN - Kyocera Corporation (NYSE: KYO, Chairman and CEO: Yasuo Nishiguchi) today announced its financial results for the first half (from April 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005) of fiscal year ending March 31, 2006, and the projections for full year. Consolidated net sales in the first half of fiscal 2005 totaled 545,258 million ($5,002 million, €4,009 million), down 9.2% compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit from operations slipped 43.1% to 35,349 million ($324 million, €260 million), income before income taxes fell 31.4% to 46,135 million ($423 million, €339 million). Net income also decreased by 43.1% to 24,214 million ($222 million, €178 million).