h i t a c an n u al re po rt 2002 printed in japanthis annual report was on 100 recycled paper year ended march 31 to our shareholders 01 segment information 12 review of operations & telecommunication systems 16 electronic devices 18 power industrial 20 digital media consumer products 22 high functional materials components 24 logistics services others 26 financial 27 board directors and corporate auditors 28 section 29 five summary 64 data 65 cautionary statement this document contains forward looking statements which reflect management s current views with respect certain future events performance words such as anticipate believe expect estimate intend plan project similar expressions indicate trends identify actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied the historical further are based upon assump tions not prove be accurate factors that could cause any include but