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The Sojitz Group was essentially formed through the business integration between Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation, two companies with over a century of history. This business integration took shape in December 2002 and was followed on April 1, 2003, by the incorporation of a joint holding company. As a public listed company, this holding company was incorporated to pursue business integration, management supervision and comprehensive disclosure. Heralding a new era, the principal operating arms of the Group, Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation were merged to form a new single entity, Sojitz Corporation on April 1, 2004.
On October 1, 2005, we completed the final phase of business integration through the merger of the holding company and Sojitz Corporation. Under the name Sojitz Corporation, we will continue to establish a structure to facilitate efficient and prompt decision making, and a highly transparent management framework befitting an innovative functionoriented trading company. As a sogo shosha actively engaged in global business, we will endeavor to further increase Group corporate value.
NICHIMEN CORPORATION
| Nov. 1892 | Japan Cotton Trading Co., Ltd. established, the predecessor of Nichimen Corporation |
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| Apr. 1943 | Company changed its name to Nichimen Company, Limited. |
| May. 1949 | Company shares listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Jun. 1982 | Company changed its name to Nichimen Corporation |
NISSHOIWAI CORPORATION
| Feb. 1928 | Nissho Company established as the successor of Kobe-based Suzuki & Company |
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| Jul. 1943 | Company changed its name to Nissho Sangyo Company |
| Jan. 1949 | Company reverts to its former name Nissho Company |
| Apr. 1953 | Company shares listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange |
| Aug. 1955 | Company shares listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Oct. 1968 | Nissho Iwai Corporation established through a merger between Nissho Company and Iwai Sangyo Company |
| Apr. 2003 | Nissho Iwai - Nichimen Holdings Corporation established through the transfer of shares by Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation. Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation included in Nissho Iwai - Nichimen Holdings Corporation's scope of consolidation as wholly owned subsidiaries |
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SOJITZ CORPORATION
| Apr. 2003 | Nissho Iwai - Nichimen Holdings Corporation established through the transfer of shares by Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation. The Company's shares listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange |
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| Apr. 2004 | Nichimen Corporation and Nissho Iwai Corporation, both wholly owned subsidiaries of Nissho Iwai - Nichimen Holdings Corporation merged to form a new company, Sojitz Corporation |
| Jul. 2004 | Company changed its name to Sojitz Holdings Corporation |
| Oct. 2005 | Merged with Sojitz Corporation and changed company name to Sojitz Corporation |
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