4 March 2010 – Reference is made to the press release of 28 January 2010, in which Canon Inc.

("Canon") and its subsidiary Canon Finance Netherlands B.V. (“Offeror”) and Océ N.V. ("Océ")

jointly announced that the Offeror is making a fully self-funded public cash offer (“Offer”) for all

the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Océ (the “Shares”) at an offer price of EUR 8.60

per Share. The Offer is further described in the offer memorandum dated 28 January 2010 (the

"Offer Memorandum").

The Offeror announces that with more than 71% of the Shares tendered to or owned by the

Offeror and given the positive outcome of the Enterprise Chamber hearing in Amsterdam on 3

With this announcement, Canon and Océ have successfully taken an important first step in their

aim to create the overall No. 1 presence in the printing industry.

36,520,160 Shares have been tendered for acceptance under the Offer during the acceptance

period that ended at 17:30 hours CET on 1 March 2010. The Shares tendered under the Offer

represent 43.03% of the Shares and an aggregated value of EUR 314,073,376.

The Shares tendered under the Offer, together with the 24,018,597 Shares acquired by the

Offeror before the end of the acceptance period, amount to a total of 60,538,757 Shares, which

represent 71.33% of the Shares.

Payment of the offer price of EUR 8.60 per Share validly tendered (or defectively tendered

and subject to conditions and restrictions set out in the Offer Memorandum will take place on 9

March 2010.

Shareholders who have not yet tendered their Shares under the Offer will be granted the

commencing at 09:00 hours CET on 5 March 2010 and expiring at 17:30 hours CET on 19

March 2010 (the "Post-Acceptance Period"). Shareholders can tender their Shares in the same

manner and under the same conditions and restrictions as set out in the Offer Memorandum and

the press release of 28 January 2010.

Shares tendered during the Post-Acceptance Period will immediately be accepted. Shareholders

who tender their Shares during the Post-Acceptance Period shall not have the right to withdraw

such tendered Shares. The Offeror shall arrange for a payment for the Shares that are validly

tendered (or defectively tendered provided that such defect has been waived by the Offeror) and

reasonable endeavours to arrange that, in respect of Shares that are so tendered and delivered

to Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. / MeesPierson CFCM, as exchange agent in respect of the

Offer, before 17:30 hours, Amsterdam time, on any day that Euronext Amsterdam N.V. is open

for trading (a "Trading Day") during the Post-Acceptance Period, the payment of EUR 8.60 per

Share shall be made on the third Trading Day after the date on which the relevant tender and

delivery were made.

The financial adviser to Canon is Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. and the financial adviser to Océ is

ING Corporate Finance.

This press release is also published in Dutch; the English version will prevail over the Dutch

version.

Jacqueline Lenterman

Citigate First Financial

Phone +31 20 575 4022

Mobile +31 6 461 79731

E-mail jacqueline.lenterman@citigateff.nl

For more information on Canon, visit the company's website: www.canon.com

Carlo Schaeken Jan Hol

Vice President Investor Relations Senior Vice President Corp. Communications

Phone + 31 77 359 2240 Phone + 31 77 359 2000

E-mail investor@oce.com E-mail jan.hol@oce.com

For more information on Océ, visit the company’s website: www.investor.oce.com

Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. / MeesPierson CFCM

P.O. Box 243

1000 AE Amsterdam

The Netherlands

Phone +31 20 527 2467

E-mail prospectus@nl.fortis.com