1-10-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba,
261-8577, JapanFirst Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange 6498
May 25th, 2021

To Whom It May Concern,Countermeasures Against Counterfeit Products on Global Market
The core business of KITZ Group is valve business. We are dedicated to diversifying its range of valvesin terms of materials, appearance and size. KITZ Group manufactures and sells valves for the control offluids around the world in various pipe lines related to daily life such as water and sewer systems,
distribution networks of hot water and natural gas, and air-conditioner, or related to industrial processes
regarding oil refining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and foods.

KITZ Group is currently implementing the countermeasures against counterfeit products on globalmarket. The inferior counterfeit products may cause the leakage of high temperature / hyperbaric fluidand chemicals, endangering the safety of operators, or may cause the shutting down of the plant due toreplacement with the genuine products, by which the users’ business will be seriously damaged.
Furthermore, the trade of inferior counterfeit products not only brings material impact to the sale ofgenuine products, but also causes serious damage to KITZ brand and the enterprise value. In order toprotect its intellectual property rights, KITZ Group will take various countermeasures, including legalactions, with the cooperation of the relevant government authorities.

ASEAN market is the prioritized market for KITZ Group and the anti-counterfeit countermeasures arecontinuously strengthened by KITZ CORPORATION and the following KITZ Group companies.

■ Company Information of KITZ Group Companies in ASEAN Region
KITZ Corporation of Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (KAP)
Representative: Hiroshi Nozawa, Chairman and Managing Director
Contact Address: 22 Pioneer Crescent #03-06 West Park BizCentral Singapore 628556
Established: October, 2011
The Scope of Business: Sales, marketing and distribution of valves
KITZ Valve & Actuation Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Subsidiary of KAP)
Representative: Hiroshi Nozawa, Managing Director
Contact Address: 22 Pioneer Crescent #03-06 West Park BizCentral Singapore 628556
Established: November, 1981
The Scope of Business: Sales, marketing and distribution of valves
KITZ Valve & Actuation (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of KAP)
Representative: Takashi Takagi, Managing Director
Contact Address: 388 Exchange Tower, 17th Floor, Unit 1701-1, Sukhumvit Road,Klongtoey Sub-district, Klongtoey District, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Established: March, 2015
The Scope of Business: Sales, marketing and distribution of valves
KITZ Valve & Actuation (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (Subsidiary of KAP)
Representative: Hiroshi Nozawa, Managing Director
Contact Address: No 6, Jalan Teknologi Perintis 1/2, Taman Teknologi Nusajaya,
79200 Iskandar Puteri, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia
Established: December, 2017
The Scope of Business: Sales, marketing and distribution of valves
KITZ Valve & Actuation Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary of KAP)
Representative: General Director Hideyuki Aoyagi
Contact Address: P1-237, 2F, The Prince Residence, No.17-19-21, Nguyen Van Troi Street,Ward12, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Established: December , 2018
The Scope of Business: Sales, marketing and distribution of valves
KITZ Corporation of Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Indonesia Representative Office
Representative: Chief Representative Yoshiaki Ando
Contact Address: Prudential Centre 22nd Floor #2224, Jl Casablanca Raya kav. 88,Jakarta Selatan 12870, Indonesia
Established: June, 2018
The Scope of Business: Marketing research of valves
KITZ Corporation of Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Philippines Representative Office
Representative: Chief Representative Hideyuki Hojo
Contact Address: 23F Tower 6789, Ayala Ave., Makati City 1226 Philippines
Established: August, 2017
The Scope of Business: Marketing research of valves

■ Contact Detail Regarding This Matter
Business Planning Department, Flow Control Business UnitTEL: +81-43-299-1770

The Statement Against Counterfeit Products

Since the establishment in 1951, KITZ CORPORATION, as the general manufacturer of fluid control
device——valves, has been offering various products and services to a wide range of customers,
gaining high appreciation from its users. For the last several decades, KITZ has been dedicating toproduct development and market exploiting, aiming at improving the customer satisfaction. In 2004,
KITZ took over the TOYO VALVE CO., LTD., and changed the latter to its subsidiary corporation.
Since then, KITZ CORPORATION and its group have been dealing with the sales and marketing of not
only ‘KITZ’ brand, but also ‘TOYO’ brand.

In ASEAN market, KITZ Corporation of Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., as the wholly owned subsidiary ofKITZ CORPORATION, its subsidiaries and representative offices have been fully authorized to deal
with the sale and marketing activities of ‘KITZ’ and ‘TOYO’ brand. And we KITZ CORPORATION
hereby state that KITZ Group ensure taking countermeasures to eradicate the counterfeit products orsimilar inferior products for the interest of our customers.
May 25th, 2021
Makoto Kohno
President and Chief Executive Officer
KITZ CORPORATION