Transformers/Lost Age Coming to Japan via Blu-ray, Featuring Dolby Atmos Sound

Tokyo, October 17, 2014-Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) subsidiary Dolby Japan K.K. today announced that Paramount Japan G.K.s Blu-ray release of Transformers/Lost Age (original English title: Transformers: Age of Extinction) featuring a Dolby Atmos soundtrack will be available for home theater enthusiasts on December 10, 2014, in Japan.

State-of-the-art audio like Dolby Atmos creates a multidimensional soundfield that makes you feel as if you are in the middle of the movie action, even if youre actually sitting on your living room couch, said Yuki-hiro Osawa, Representative Director and President, Dolby Japan. Thats the kind of premium entertainment experience we want to make available to our customers, who have come to expect the very best from Dolby.

Paramount Japan G.K. is among the many studios in Japan to show support for Dolby Atmos via Blu-ray Disc , following previously announced regional titles including the NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC Blu-ray release of Nature on November 6, 2014 (original English title: Enchanted Kingdom) and Pony Canyon, Inc.s Blu-ray release of Transcendence on December 2, 2014.

Consumers will be able to experience Dolby Atmos home theater products at leading home theater retailers such as AVAC Corporation and Bic Camera Inc. More locations are expected as additional products are introduced into the market throughout the year.

Manufacturers that have announced Dolby Atmos A/V receivers or preprocessors include Denon, Integra, Marantz, Onkyo, Pioneer, Steinway Lyngdorf, Trinnov Audio, and Yamaha. Manufacturers developing Dolby Atmos enabled speakers and add-on modules include Atlantic Technology, Definitive Technology, KEF, Onkyo, Pioneer USA, Teufel, and Triad Speakers. Onkyo also announced a Dolby Atmos equipped home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) solution. Silicon providers Analog Devices, Inc., Cirrus Logic, and Texas Instruments have developed chips in support of Dolby Atmos home theater A/V receivers and processors. Additional manufacturers that have committed to delivering future Dolby Atmos products include Datasat, Emotiva Audio Corp, Outlaw Audio, Storm Audio, and Now Hear This (NHT).

About Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos delivers captivating, multidimensional sound that places and moves specific sounds anywhere in the room, including overhead, to bring entertainment alive all around the audience.

Since its introduction in the cinema in 2012, Dolby Atmos has been embraced by all the major Hollywood studios, seven Academy Award winning directors, and 16 Academy Award-winning sound mixers, among others.

Now, entertainment enthusiasts will be able to enjoy Dolby Atmos in their home theaters. To learn more about Dolby Atmos, visit dolby.com/Atmos.

About Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) creates audio, video, and voice technologies that transform entertainment and communications in mobile devices, at the cinema, at home, and at work. For nearly 50 years, sight and sound experiences have become more vibrant, clear, and powerful in Dolby . For more information, please visit www.dolby.com.

Dolby, Dolby Atmos, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Academy Award is a trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc are trademarks of Blu-ray Disc Association. S14/28360 DLB-G

Media Contacts:

Aya Itokawa

Dolby Japan

T: 03-3524-7353

F: 03-3524-7389

aya.itokawa@dolby.com

Takahiro Sakagawa / Akinori Yabata

PR agency for Dolby Japan: PRAP Japan

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F: 03-4570-3189

t-sakagawa@prap.co.jp / a-yabata@prap.co.jp

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