SUPPLEMENTAL NISSAN NEWS From: Corporate Communications Dept.
A30-SN-8073 Date: October 1, 1998

Nissan To Show Profit on Sale of Marketable Securities

This is to announce that for the first half of the current fiscal year ending in March 1999, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will show a profit from the sale of its marketable securities listed under current assets of the balance sheets, and that the profit will be treated as non-operating income.

The company will announce a revised estimate of its financial results for the first half as soon as it puts together the figures.

millions of yen

(A) the 1st half of FY98	Profit from sale of marketable securities	17,606
(B) FY97	Total assets ( A/B x 100 )	3,661,093 ( 0.5%)
(C) FY97	Ordinary income ( A/C x 100 )	57,707 ( 30.5%)
(D) FY97	Net income ( A/D x 100 )	16,548 (106.4%)

Notes: FY98 means the fiscal year ending in March 31, 1999.
FY97 means the fiscal year ended in March 31, 1998.

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