LAKE SUCCESS, NY - Golfer Michelle McGann, a seven-time winner with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), is participating for the second consecutive year in Canon4Kids, the program created by Canon U.S.A. that seeks to help locate missing children across America.

Beginning with the first LPGA event on her schedule (February 24-26 in Oahu, Hawaii) and continuing for each 2005 tournament in which she plays, Ms. McGann will place a digital photograph of a local missing child on her golf bag. Canon U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in digital imaging and a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ).

Canon4Kids generates awareness and raises money for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered and sexually exploited children. The children in the Canon4Kids program are selected by NCMEC. Information about the children who will appear on Ms. McGann's golf bag during 2005 can be found on the Michelle McGann LPGA gallery at www.usa.canon.com/Canon4Kids.

Based on a 2002 U.S. Department of Justice report that cites the most recent statistics from 1999, nearly 800,000 children are reported missing annually - more than 2,000 each day. One of six children featured in NCMEC's photo-distribution network is found directly by people who see the photographs and then contact authorities.

Ms. McGann qualified for the LPGA on her first attempt in 1988 when she was 18 years old, was ranked as the nation's top amateur in 1987 by GOLF Magazine and Golf Digest, and is tied with the best playoff record (4-0) in LPGA history.

Along with the photos of missing children, Ms. McGann will include on her bag the toll free phone number - 1-800-THE-LOST - for people to use if they have any information about the children in the photographs.

An additional component of Canon4Kids is tied to Ms. McGann's performance on the LPGA. For each birdie registered by Ms. McGann, Canon will donate $100 to NCMEC. Each eagle is worth $250 and $1,000 is donated for every hole-in-one. In 2004, Ms. McGann raised more than $12,000.

"This is just a small way the LPGA can create awareness and involve our fans and supporters to help find the children and bring them home," said Ms. McGann. "Collectively, Canon, the LPGA, NCMEC and I want to make people aware of the dangers encountered by our children and that we need to do all we can to protect them."

Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortunes Most Admired Companies in America, and is rated #35 on the Business Week list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top-patent holder of technology, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2003, with global revenues of $29.9 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.

Alexandria, Virginia-based NCMEC is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. NCMEC's CyberTipline has handled more than 300,000 reports of child sexual exploitation, resulting in hundreds of arrests. Created in 1984, NCMEC has aided law enforcement officials in the search for more than 104,000 missing children. More than 89,000 children have been recovered as a result. For more information about NCMEC, call 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678), or visit www.missingkids.com.

Featuring the world's best women golfers, the LPGA's membership includes touring, teaching and club professionals. The LPGA tour in 2005 features 34 events, with the highest total prize money ever of $45 million. Since 1981, the LPGA and its tournaments have raised approximately $160 million for charity.

From the dreams of its 13 founders in 1950, the LPGA has evolved into the world's pre-eminent women's professional sports organization. The LPGA has grown from its roots as a playing tour into a non-profit organization involved in every facet of golf. The LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) membership boasts a total of nearly 1,200 women golf professionals who serve as teachers, golf professionals, club managers and coaches. Through the LPGA T&CP membership, the LPGA is working to increase the involvement of women and youth in golf, as well as contribute to the growth of the sport overall. The LPGA is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Fla. For more information on the LPGA, log on to www.LPGA.com.

Canon4Kids Facts

Canon U.S.A. and The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children have collaborated since 1997 to raise public awareness about the growing issue of child abduction. Canon stresses the need for parents to update photos and have them available to assist authorities in a search for a missing child. Canon has provided photographic and printing products to law enforcement agencies nationwide to aid in the recovery of missing children. For more information: www.missingkids.com

Canon4Kids features pictures of missing children along with the NCMEC hotline (1-800-THE-LOST) in various venues. As part of the effort, PGA TOUR golfer Briny Baird and LPGA Tour golfer Michelle McGann place digital photos of local missing children on their golf bags during each tournament in which they play. The photos are seen by millions of people who watch in person or on television.

Through Canon4Kids, Canon U.S.A. also has:

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Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is rated #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent holder of technology, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2005, with global revenues of $31.8 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.

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