Corporate Information

ProfileTokyo Gas, Japan’s largest gas company, is the dominant player in the greater Tokyo/Kanto Plainmarketplace, a market where demand potential is enormous. Capital investments we have madeTokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Asia Pacific Regional Office

Head Office

Level 30, Menara Shahzan lnsas

5-20, Kaigan 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8527, Japan

No. 30 Jalan Sultan lsmail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: +81-3-3433-2111

Tel: +60-3-244-2928

Fax: +81-3-5472-5385

Overseas Representative Offices
New York Representative Officehave positioned us to capitalize on this potential as well as business opportunities being spawned

280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, U.S.A.

by deregulation in Japan’s energy sector. Technology will also drive growth. We intend to ac-

Tel: +1-212-818-1210

tively propose new technologies for using gas to spur demand. An even more ambitious goal we

Paris Representative Officehave set is to turn Tokyo Gas into a diversified energy services company, supplying heat and102, Avenue des Champs-Elysées, 75008 Paris, Franceelectricity as well as gas by taking maximum advantage of our powerful infrastructure. Achieve-

Tel: +33-1-45-62-00-59

Fax: +1-212-818-1218

Fax: +60-3-244-2930

Beijing Representative Office909 Beijing Fortune Building
No. 5 DongSanHuanBei-Lu, Chao Yang-Qu
Beijing 100004, People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86-10-6590-8450/8451

Fax: +86-10-6590-8452

Fax: +33-1-42-25-96-85

ment of these goals will translate into higher profits, which we intend to return to customers
and shareholders.

Investor Information

Date of Establishment

Publications

October 1, 1885

The following English-language publications are available

Authorized Number of Shareson written request:• Annual Review 1998

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6,500,000,000 shares

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Number of Stockholders• TG Minutes

211,705• Environmental Report 2000

Cash Dividends Applicable to the Year

Internet Address¥5.00

http://www.tokyo-gas.co.jp

Securities Traded

Further Information

Common stock: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Kyoto stock

For further information and additional copies of this reportexchanges

and other publications, please contact:

Independent Auditors

IR Section, General Administration Dept.

Asahi & Co. (A Member Firm of Andersen Worldwide SC)

Planning Section, International Affairs Dept.

Transfer Agent

Tel: +81-3-5400-7561

Japan Securities Agents, Ltd.

Fax: +81-3-5472-5385

2-4, Nihonbashi Kayabacho 1-chome, Chuo-ku

E-mail: tgir@tokyo-gas.co.jp

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Financial Highlights
Our Position in the Market
Message From Management
A Multifaceted Energy Growth Strategy
Toward an Increasingly Diversified
Energy Services Company
Spurring Residential Gas Demand
A Focus on Technological Innovation
Powerful Supply Infrastructure—
the Foundation of Our Competitiveness
Environmental Conservation
SafetyCorporate Citizenship
International Operations
Diversification
Board of Directors• Annual Report 1999

Tokyo 103-8202, Japan

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Financial Statements
Energy Statistics
Organization
Corporate Information/Investor Information

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this annual report with respect to Tokyo Gas’ plans, strategies and beliefs, and other statements that are not expressions of fact are forwardlooking statements about the future performance of the company. As such, they are based on management’s assumptions and opinions stemming from currently
available information, and therefore involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, general economic conditions in Japan, theexchange rate between the yen and the U.S. dollar, and Tokyo Gas’ ability to continue to adapt to rapid technological developments and deregulation.

Units
1 metric ton = 2,204.62 lb.
1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 4.187 kJ = 3.968 Btu
1 megajoule (MJ) = 239 kcal = 948 Btu
1 British thermal unit (Btu) = 0.252 kcal = 1.055 kJ
1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) = 860 kcal = 3.6 MJ = 3,412 Btu(As of June 29, 2000)Annual Report 2000 TOKYO GAS