Information on credit rating
  credit rating Debt subject to credit rating Date when credit rating is decided
Japan Credit Rating Agency A- Long-term preferred debt June 29, 2006
Japan Credit Rating Agency J-1 Domestic Commercial Paper September 9, 2008


Situation regarding obtaining of ISO 14001 certification
  Date when credit rating is decided Last Review Date Certification agency
Konan Plant Oct 22,1999 Nov 1,2008 LRQA
Seishin Plant Nov 30, 2003 Nov 30, 2006 LRQA
Kobe Plant Mar 26, 2004 Mar 26, 2007 JQA
Tsu Plant Mar 28, 2000 Mar 28, 2006 ISC
Gifu Plant Jun 1, 2001 Jun 1, 2007 LRQA
Tarui Plant Jun 1, 2001 May 22-23, 2007 LRQA


Quality MGS Public certification situation
  Name of obtained certification standard Date when credit rating is decided Last
Review
Date
Registered screening agency
Precision
Equipment
Company
ISO9001:1994 Obtained Mar 8, 1996 - JQA
ISO9001:2000 Obtained Mar 29, 2002 May 16, 2006
Railroad
Products
Company
ISO9001:1994 Obtained Mar 26, 1999 - JQA
ISO9001:2000 Obtained Apr 25, 2003 Apr 25, 2006
Marine
Control
Systems
Company
ISO9001:1994 Obtained July 20, 1995 - LRQA
ISO9001:2000 Obtained Jun 12, 2003 Jun 1, 2007
Power
Control
Company
Tarui
Plant
ISO9001:1994 Obtained Nov 26, 1999 - JQA
ISO9001:2000 Obtained Nov 21, 2003 -
(Expansion) (Jan 6, 2005) Nov 21, 2006 LRQA
Seishin
Plant
ISO9001:1994 Obtained Dec 22, 1999 - LRQA
ISO9001:2000 Obtained Jun 12, 2003 -
(Expansion) (Jan 6, 2005) Nov 21, 2006
Aerospace
Company
ISO9001:1994 Obtained Dec 12, 1997 - LRQA
ISO9001:2000 Obtained Dec 12, 2003 Dec 12, 2006 BSK
JIS Q9100:2004 Obtained Dec 12, 2003 Dec 12, 2006
Accessibility
Innovations
Company
ISO9001:1994 Obtained Dec 10, 1996 - LRQA
ISO9001:2000 Obtained Sep 21, 2002 Dec 10,2008