July 2, 2018
Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited
MC Food Specialties Inc.
Mitsubishi Shoji Foodtech Co., Ltd.
KOHJIN Life Sciences Co., Ltd.

Notice Regarding the Consolidation of the Three Companies Under theMitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Group

Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited announces its decision to consolidate its three consolidated
subsidiaries—MC Food Specialties Inc., Mitsubishi Shoji Foodtech Co., Ltd., and KOHJIN Life Sciences Co.,
Ltd.—as of April 1, 2019.
The above three consolidated subsidiaries will be consolidated into a new Mitsubishi Corporation LifeSciences Limited with Mitsubishi Shoji Foodtech Co., Ltd. as the surviving company. In addition, the current
Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited will change its name to Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences
Holdings Limited on the same day, and will become the holding company of the new consolidated company.
The new consolidated company Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited will be one of the leading
companies in the world within its industry, with sales exceeding 100 billion yen. Under a philosophy ofcontributing to food and health by exploiting technology, and combining the strengths of the Group’s threecompanies, Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited aims to build a business development frameworkwith high overall strength and be a global life science business with the ability to compete in the international
arena.

For inquiries about this release, please contact the following.

Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited
Tel: +81-3-6891-8060
MC Food Specialties Inc. Human Resources and General Affairs Department
Tel: +81-3-5501-7300
Mitsubishi Shoji Foodtech Co., Ltd. Administrative Department
Tel: +81-3-6891-7100
KOHJIN Life Sciences Co., Ltd.
Tel: +81-3-3539-1691

Personnel & General Affairs Department

1[Overview of companies being merged]
1. MC Food Specialties Inc.
Location: 1-2-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
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Business: Manufacturing, sale, and import/export of seasonings, sweeteners, conditioning agents, yeast-based ingredients,
confectionery and bakery ingredients, industrial liquors and other food ingredients for cooking and confectionary production.

2. Mitsubishi Shoji Foodtech Co., Ltd.
Location: 1-1-3 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo


Business: Manufacturing and sale of sugar alcohols, seasonings, formulations (for pickles, seafood, delicatessen,
confectionery, and desserts), stabilizers, medical foods, ingredients such as functional ingredients, food additives, chemicalproducts, and pharmaceutical products.

3. KOHJIN Life Sciences Co., Ltd.
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Location: 1-1-3 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo


Business: Manufacturing, processing, and sale of yeast, food ingredients, feed, fertilizers, and related products; andpharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, and other industrial chemicals.

[Overview of holding company]
Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Holdings Limited
Location: 1-1-3 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Business: Overall strategic planning and execution of food chemicals and health chemicals businesses, as well as operationand management of subsidiaries.

[Overview of new company]
Mitsubishi Corporation Life Sciences Limited
Location: 1-1-3 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Business: Manufacturing and sale of food chemicals and health-use chemical ingredients (such asseasonings, sugar alcohols, bakery ingredients, polysaccharide thickeners, and functional ingredients).

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