SHARP ANNOUNCES THE FIRST-EVER INSIGHT PRO MICROWAVE DRAWER KITCHEN DESIGN CONTEST

Recognizes standout kitchen designs that feature Insight Pro Microwave Drawer.

MAHWAH, NJ, July 18, 2006 -- Sharp Electronics Corporation is seeking entries for the most creative and visually appealing kitchen for its first-ever Insight Pro™ Microwave Drawer™ Kitchen Design Contest. The contest will recognize professional kitchen designers for the most inspired kitchen designs that incorporate one of Sharp's innovative Insight Pro Microwave Drawer cooking appliances. Sharp will select five winning designs that will be announced publicly at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show 2007 in Las Vegas. The winning designers, along with the homeowners with the winning kitchens, will each receive Sharp AQUOS^® Liquid Crystal Televisions.

"Combining sleek looks and superb accessibility, the Insight Pro Microwave Drawer has inspired designers to think differently about how they design a kitchen by giving them a new option for microwave placement," said Christine Lewis, senior director of marketing for appliances, Sharp Electronics Corporation. "We are excited to see the range of kitchen designs that showcase all of the unique advantages of the Microwave Drawer, whether it's a single drawer unit that fits seamlessly into a traditional kitchen, a sleek combination unit with a glass ceramic cooktop or part of a modern Insight Pro Range."

Sharp's acclaimed line of Insight Pro Microwave Drawer products expands the options for microwave placement so that builders and kitchen designers can incorporate a Microwave Drawer into almost any design layout or configuration. Microwave Drawer products are available in a variety of configurations including 24-inch and 30-inch standalone units (models KB-6014LS and KB-6015KS), a 30-inch Cooktop+Microwave Drawer combination unit (model KB-5121KS) and Insight Pro Ranges (models KB-3425J, KB-3425L, KB-4425J and KB-4425L).