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Corporate History

1964 October Kanamoto Shoten Co., Ltd. established (Reorganization in Muroran, Hokkaido)
Zenchu Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Executive Director
1971 October Began development of sales branch network. Tomakomai Sub-branch (now the Tomakomai Branch) established
1972 December Company name changed to Kanamoto Co., Ltd.
1973 January Former headquarters building (Muroran) completed
1979 September Advanced into Aomori Prefecture and established the Hachinohe Branch (now the Hachinohe Equipment Repair Center), Kanamoto’s first branch outside Hokkaido
1980 April Implemented issuance of new shares by third party allocation; Orient Lease (now ORIX Corporation) and The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank take capital participations
1981 November Taichu Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director
1983 July Established Chiba Branch (now the Sodegaura Branch) as Kanamoto’s first foothold in the Kanto Region
September Launched Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division (Tomakomai, Hokkaido)
1984 September Relocated the Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo)
1985 July Established the Construction Equipment Rental Division Tokyo Office (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo)
November Completed online computer system network linking all branches
1987 April Established Kanatech Co., Ltd.
1989 June Branches located in all regions of Hokkaido
1991 June Listed stock on the Sapporo Securities Exchange
1993 August Issued Swiss franc-denominated warrants (SFr60 million)
1994 January Established Mikawa Branch as Kanamoto’s first foothold in the Tokai Region
June Began conducting overseas IR briefings
July Established Osaka Branch (now the Osaka Higashi Branch) as Kanamoto’s first foothold in the Kinki Region
Issued Swiss franc-denominated convertible bonds (SFr100 million)
1995 August Designated as a loan transaction stock for the Sapporo Stock Exchange
1996 March Listed stock on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
June Relocated head office functions to Sapporo, Chuo Ward
Issued first unsecured convertible bonds (¥10 billion)
1997 April Designated as a stock for margin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
November Issued Eurodollar-denominated straight corporate bonds (US$42million)
1998 January Introduced stock option program
April Stock elevated to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
June Kanchu Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
September Honored by the Tokyo Stock Exchange with the Commendation Award for Listed Companies, for more than five consecutive years of annual dividend increases following listing on the Exchange
1999 August Established SRG Kanamoto Co., Ltd
November Issued Alpine-yen denominated ¥5 billion zero-coupon bond (Switzerland)
Completed construction on the Kanamoto Hamamatsucho K Building
December Concluded a mutual rental alliance between Komatsu and the Kanamoto Group
2000 March Concluded alliance with Machida Kikou Co., Ltd
December Concluded alliance with Kyushu Kensan Co., Ltd
2001 June Established Kanamoto Shikoku Co., Ltd. with Tadano Ltd.
November Converted Daiichi Kikaisangyo Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary
2002 February Established the Haneda Branch as Kanamoto's first branch in Tokyo
2003 August Completed absorption-type merger of Taniguchi Co., Ltd.
November Converted Daiichi Kikaisangyo Co., Ltd. into a wholly-owned subsidiary
December Kanamoto honored with the IR Excellent Firm Award from the Japan Association for Individual Investors (JAII) (fourth company to receive the award)
2004 April Converted Kanamoto Shikoku Co., Ltd. into a wholly-owned subsidiary
June Received assignment of construction equipment rental business operating rights from Kanaya Lease Co., Ltd.
Succeeded to the construction equipment rental business of Nakano Motors
October Converted Kanki Corporation into a subsidiary
2006 March Converted Flowtechno Corporation into a subsidiary
August Established Shanghai Jinheyuan Equipment Rental Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) to manage Kanamoto’s first foray into a foreign market
2007 February Received assignment of construction equipment rental assets and goodwill from to Ogasawara Co., Ltd.
Converted Kyushu Kensan Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary
May Converted Assist Co., Ltd. into a wholly-owned subsidiary
July Shanghai Jinheyuan Equipment Rental Co., Ltd. signed an alliance agreement with Shanghai Mechanized Construction Co., Ltd.
October Introduced special benefits plan for shareholders
2008 April Established Kanamoto Engineering Co., Ltd.
Converted SJ Rental, Inc. (Territory of Guam, USA) into a subsidiary
June Converted Kyokuto Lease Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary
July Converted Toyo Industry Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary
November Converted KG Machinery Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary
2009 February Established Shanghai Jinheyuan Engineering Construction Co., Ltd.
April Converted Narasaki Lease Co., Ltd., Tokyo Narasaki Rental Co., Ltd., Akita Narasaki Rental Co., Ltd. and Aomori Narasaki Rental Co., Ltd. into subsidiaries
July Established KANAMOTO (HK) CO., LTD. (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)
September Completed absorption-type merger of Kyokuto Lease Co., Ltd.
2010 June Completed absorption-type merger of Narasaki Lease Co., Ltd. and Aomori Narasaki Rental Co., Ltd
2011 February Established Kanamoto & JP Nelson Equipment (S) PTE. Ltd. in Singapore through a joint venture with a local firm
November Initiated absorption-type merger with SRG Kanamoto Co., Ltd.
2012 June Converted Unite Co., Ltd. into a subsidiary
November KG Machinery Co., Ltd. and Flowtechno Corporation merged and changed their name to KG Flowtechno Co., Ltd.
2013 October Increased capital through public offering (2.8 million shares)
Increased capital by way of third-party allotment (420,000 shares)
2014 January Changed stock trading unit size from 1,000 shares to 100 shares
March Established Shanghai KG Machinery Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, PRC as an overseas affiliate of KG Flowtechno Co., Ltd., a Kanamoto subsidiary
July Acquired stock of Asahi Rentax Co., Ltd.
October 50th anniversary of Kanamoto’s establishment
Items in black are business development
Items in Color are financial information

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