News Release

March 29, 2013
Canon Inc.

Canon Files Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Year Ended December 31, 2012

TOKYO, March 29, 2013—Canon Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: CAJ) today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2013. The annual report on Form 20-F, which contains the Company's complete audited financial statements, can be accessed from the Company's website at:
http://www.canon.com/ir/library/form20f.html

The Company will also provide a hard copy of its complete audited financial statements free of charge to all shareholders upon request.

To facilitate this, Canon provides an online request form that can be accessed from the Company's website at:
http://www.canon.com/ir/annual/index.html