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History of Kanamoto

50 years of walking hand-in-hand with "change."

The curtain was raised on Kanamoto's history in October 1964 in Muroran, the center of steel manufacturing in Hokkaido. Over the years, Kanamoto has grown by transforming and expanding its core business and refusing to be content with the status quo, through actions such as strategic branch development, the formation of alliances, the public listing of its stock and the pursuit of opportunities in overseas markets. For 50 years, Kanamoto has walked hand-in-hand with "change." The trail blazed by Kanamoto, which has taken many turns and never been without challenges, is introduced below.

1960〜
1970〜
1980〜
1990〜
2000〜
2010〜

Description of business development　Description of financial information

1960

1964|10: Kanamoto Shoten Co., Ltd. established
(Reorganization in Muroran, Hokkaido); Zenchu Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Executive Director; Kanamoto Shoten in Kaigan-cho, Muroran

Indigo blue apron from the Kanamoto Shoten era

Business log from the period when Kanamoto Shoten was established

Safe from Kanamoto's sole proprietor era

Major Events

1964

Tokaido Shinkansen operations begun
Tokyo Olympics held

1965

First post-war Japanese Government Bonds issued

1967

European Community (EC) inaugurated
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) formed

1969

Tomei Expressway opened to traffic over its entire length

1970

1971|10: Began development of sales branch network. Tomakomai Sub-branch
(now the Tomakomai Branch) established; Tomakomai Sub-branch
(now the Tomakomai Branch)
1972|12: Company name changed to Kanamoto Co., Ltd.
1973|01: Former headquarters building (Muroran) completed; Former headquarters building
1979|09: Advanced into Aomori Prefecture and established the Hachinohe Branch (now the Hachinohe Equipment Repair Center), Kanamoto's first branch outside Hokkaido; Hachinohe Office (now the Hachinohe Equipment Repair Center)

1970

Japan World Exposition opened

1972

China-Japan relations normalized

1973

Yen moved to floating exchange-rate regime
First oil crisis

1978

New Tokyo International Airport (Narita Airport) opened

1979

Second oil crisis

1980

1980|04: Implemented issuance of new shares by third party allocation; Orient Lease (now ORIX Corporation) and The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank take capital participations
1981|11: Taichu Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director
1983|07: Chiba Branch established as Kanamoto's first foothold in the Kanto Region; Established Chiba Branch (July 1983)
1983|09: Launched Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division as the Company's third operating division (Tomakomai, Hokkaido)
1984|09: Relocated the Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division
(Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo); Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division after relocation to Tokyo

Computer Division equipment room in the 1980s
1985|07: Established the Construction Equipment Rental Division Tokyo Office (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo)
1985|11: Completed online computer system network linking all branches
1987|04: Established Kanatech Co., Ltd.
1989|06: Branches located in nearly all regions of Hokkaido

1980

Outbreak of Iran-Iraq War

1981

First space shuttle launched

1983

Tokyo Disneyland opened

1985

The International Exposition, Tsukuba ("Tsukuba '85") opened
Plaza Accord

1987

New York and Tokyo stock prices plummeted sharply (Black Monday)

1989

Death of Showa Emperor, new era named the Heisei Era
Consumption tax (3%) introduced
Fall of the Berlin Wall

1990

1991|06: Listed stock on the Sapporo Securities Exchange; Sapporo Securities Exchange on the day Kanamoto's stock was listed
1993|08: Issued Swiss franc-denominated warrants (SFr60 million)
1994|01: Established Mikawa Branch as Kanamoto's first foothold in the Tokai Region
1994|06: Began conducting overseas IR briefings
1994|07: Established Osaka Branch as Kanamoto's first foothold in the Kinki Region; Issued Swiss franc-denominated convertible bonds (SFr100 million)
1995|08: Designated as a loan transaction stock for the Sapporo Stock Exchange
1996|03: Listed stock on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange; Tokyo Stock Exchange on the day Kanamoto's stock was listed

Kanamoto stock traded as a new issue
1996|06: Relocated head office functions to Sapporo, Chuo Ward; New head office building
(Sapporo, Chuo Ward); Issued first unsecured convertible bonds (¥10 billion)
1997|04: Designated as a stock for margin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
1997|11: Issued Eurodollar-denominated straight corporate bonds (US$42million)
1998|01: Introduced stock option program
1998|04: Stock elevated to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange; Celebration commemorating elevation of stock to First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Notification of Elevation of Stock to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
1998|06: Kanchu Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
1998|09: Honored by the Tokyo Stock Exchange with the mmendation Award for Listed Companies, for more than five consecutive years of annual dividend increases following listing on the Exchange
1999|08: Established SRG Kanamoto Co., Ltd
1999|11: Issued Alpine-yen denominated ¥5 billion zero-coupon bond
(Switzerland); Convertible bond signing ceremony; Completed construction on the Kanamoto Hamamatsucho K Building
1999|12: Concluded a mutual rental alliance between Komatsu and the Kanamoto Group

1990

Outbreak of the Gulf War

1991

Soviet Union dissolved

EC declared creation of the European Union (EU)

1994

Kansai International Airport opened

1995

Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (Hyogo-Nanbu Earthquake)

1997

Consumption tax raised to 5%
Asian currency crisis
Collapse of Hokkaido Takushoku Bank and Yamaichi Securities

1998

Olympic Winter Games (Nagano Games) held
Japan-style Big Bang (financial system reform) begun

2000

2000|03: Concluded alliance with Machida Kikou Co., Ltd
2000|12: Concluded alliance with Kyushu Kensan Co., Ltd
2001|06: Established Kanamoto Shikoku Co., Ltd. with Tadano Ltd.
2001|11: Converted Daiichi Kikaisangyo Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary
2002|02: Established the Haneda Branch as Kanamoto's first sales office in Tokyo
2003|08: Completed absorption-type merger of Taniguchi Co., Ltd.
2003|11: Converted Daiichi Kikaisangyo Co., Ltd. into a wholly-owned subsidiary; Daiichi Kikaisangyo Co., Ltd.
2003|12: Kanamoto honored with the IR Excellent Firm Award from the Japan Association for Individual Investors (JAII) (fourth company to receive the award)
2004|01: Converted Kanamoto Shikoku Co., Ltd. into a wholly-owned subsidiary (merged in April 2004)
2004|06: Received assignment of construction equipment rental business operating rights from Kanaya Lease Co., Ltd.; Succeeded to the construction equipment rental business of Nakano Motors
2004|10: Converted Kanki Corporation into a subsidiary
2006|03: Converted Flowtechno Corporation into a subsidiary
2006|08: Established Shanghai Jinheyuan Equipment Rental Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) to manage Kanamoto's first foray into a foreign market
2007|02: Received assignment of construction equipment rental assets and goodwill from TO Ogasawara Co., Ltd.; Converted Kyushu Kensan Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary; Kyushu Kensan Co., Ltd.
2007|05: Converted Assist Co., Ltd. into a wholly-owned subsidiary
2007|07: Shanghai Jinheyuan Equipment Rental Co., Ltd. signed an alliance agreement with Shanghai Mechanized Construction Co., Ltd.
2007|10: Introduced special benefits plan for shareholders
2008|04: Established Kanamoto Engineering Co., Ltd.; Converted SJ Rental, Inc. (Territory of Guam, USA) into a subsidiary
2008|06: Converted Kyokuto Lease Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary
2008|07: Converted Toyo Industry Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary; Toyo Industry Co., Ltd. boasts unique strengths in shield tunneling method-related works
2008|11: Converted KG Machinery Co., Ltd. into a subsidiar
2009|02: Established Shanghai Jinheyuan Engineering Construction Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Jinheyuan Engineering Construction Co., Ltd.
2009|04: Converted Narasaki Lease Co., Ltd., Tokyo Narasaki Rental Co., Ltd.,
Akita Narasaki Rental Co., Ltd. and Aomori Narasaki Rental Co., Ltd.
into subsidiaries
2009|07: Established KANAMOTO (HK) CO., LTD. (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region); KANAMOTO (HK) Co., Ltd.
2009|09: Completed absorption-type merger of Kyokuto Lease Co., Ltd.

2001

Terrorist attack in the United States on 9/11

2002

12 EU countries introduced the euro as a uniform currency
World Cup soccer tournament hosted jointly by Japan and South Korea

2003

Japan Post established
Act on the Protection of Personal Information enacted

2004

Kyushu Shinkansen opened

2005

Kyoto Protocol for prevention of global warming went into effect
Aichi Expo (Expo 2005 Aichi) opened
Act on the Protection of Personal Information enforced
Ban on full payoff of bank deposits lifted

2006

Companies Act enforced

2008

Financial crisis triggered by subprime loans in the U.S.
(Lehman Brothers Holdings bankruptcy)

2010

2010|06: Completed absorption-type merger of Narasaki Lease Co., Ltd. and Aomori Narasaki Rental Co., Ltd
2011|02: Established Kanamoto & JP Nelson Equipment (S) PTE. Ltd. in Singapore through a joint venture with a local firm; Kanamoto & JP Nelson Equipment (S) PTE. Ltd.
2011|08: Initiated absorption-type merger with SRG Kanamoto Co., Ltd. (completed in November 2011)
2012|06: Converted Unite Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary; Unite Co., Ltd. focuses on
information-aided construction
2012|11: KG Machinery Co., Ltd. and Flowtechno Corporation merged and changed their name to KG Flowtechno Co., Ltd.; KG Flowtechno Co., Ltd. is a leader in foundation and ground improvement
2013|10: Increased capital through public offering (2.8 million shares); Increased capital by way of third-party allotment (420,000 shares)
2014|01: Changed stock trading unit size from 1,000 shares to 100 shares

2010

Expo 2010 Shanghai held

2011

Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Dai-ichi reactor
Nadesico Japan wins FIFA Women's World Cup championship

2013

Ban on Internet election campaign activities lifted
Mt. Fuji registered as a World Heritage site
Japan's participation in TPP negotiations formally decided
Tokyo selected as the site of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games

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