Ricoh Makes Businessweek's

June 26, 2003 -
Ricoh Makes Businessweek's List Of Top It Performers

Ricoh Well-Positioned for High-Tech's Rebound


West Caldwell, NJ, June 26, 2003 - Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, announced today that its parent company, Ricoh Company Ltd., is among the 100 best-performing technology companies in BusinessWeek's sixth annual "Info Tech 100" list featured in the June 23rd issue. Ricoh is listed among such corporations as Nokia, Dell Computer, IBM and Hewlett-Packard.

"Info Tech 100" is designed to provide insight into the leaders of the fast-moving tech industry. Companies are selected from Standard & Poor's financial data bank of more than 10,000 publicly traded companies. In addition to U.S. companies, foreign correspondents select which non-U.S. companies to add as candidates. Those companies whose stock price has dropped 75% are eliminated from consideration. The remaining companies are measured by four criteria: revenue growth, shareholder return, and return on equity (all given equal weight) and total revenues (weighed 1.5 times more than the other three criteria).

"We are honored to be featured in BusinessWeek's "Info Tech 100" list since it affirms that Ricoh is one of the top companies in the IT sector," said Kirk Yoshida, chairman and CEO, Ricoh Corporation. "We take pride in being able to provide tangible technology solutions for our customers that enhance their connectivity, as well as improve their businesses efficiencies."

The "Info Tech 100" list will be featured in BusinessWeek's June 23rd issue, which is now available on newsstands and online at www.businessweek.com. "Info Tech 100" is part of BusinessWeek's "IT 100" report, which also features: "Who is the Biggest?"; The Fastest Growing"; The Most Profitable"; and who has "The Best Returns."


About Ricoh Corporation

Ricoh Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 67-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2002 sales in excess of $14 billion.

The Company oversees Ricoh operations in North, Central and South America, including the Ricoh, Savin, Gestetner and Lanier brands. For fiscal year 2002, Ricoh Corporation sales exceeded $2.8 billion.

Ricoh Corporation is a leading provider of multifunctional document systems including color and black & white digital imaging systems, facsimile products, printers, scanners, digital duplicators and wide format engineering systems.

In 2003, Ricoh Company Ltd. received the Gold Medal Award from the World Environmental Center for International Achievement in Sustainable Development. The Gold Medal was given to Ricoh for demonstrating preeminent leadership and contributing to worldwide environmental quality.

Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com.
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