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1-10-1 Nakase, Mihama-ku, Chiba,261-8577, JapanFirst Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange 6498
July 10th, 2015
To Whom It May Concern,Countermeasures Against Counterfeit Productson International Market
The KITZ Group, concentrating on valve manufacturing business, is dedicated todiversifying its range of valves in terms of materials, appearance and size. The KITZGroup, as a manufacturer of valves for the control of fluids, has offered products aroundthe world ranging from the domestic applications such as water and sewer systems,
distribution networks of hot water and natural gas, air-conditioner, to industrial
processes regarding to oil refining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and foods.
The KITZ Group is currently implementing the countermeasures against counterfeit
products on international market. The inferior counterfeit products may cause theleakage of high temperature / hyperbaric fluid and chemicals, endangering the health ofoperators. The users’ business will also be severely affected by cessation of production due
to exchange of the genuine products. Furthermore, the trade of inferior counterfeit
products, not only brings negative effects to the sale of genuine products, but also causes
substantial damage to KITZ brand and the enterprise value. In order to protect theintellectual property right of the KITZ Group, with the cooperation of Chinese relevant
authorities, the KITZ Group will take countermeasures including legal actions to address
the issue of counterfeit products.
China will be the targeted country where countermeasures against counterfeit products
should be implemented. The anti-counterfeit countermeasures will be implemented byKITZ CORPORATION (The original name was ‘KITAZAWA VALVE CO., LTD.’ , and theoriginal name registered in China was ‘KITAZAWA CO., LTD.’ ) and KITZ Corporation ofShanghai.

2■A Brief Introduction of The Corporation.
KITZ Corporation of Shanghai
Representative：Chairman Hitoshi Katakai

Contact Address：Room 1701-1704, International Corporation City, NO.3000, North
ZhongShan Road., PuTuo District, Shanghai, P.R. China

Established：February, 2003

The Scope of Business ：Sales, marketing and distribution of valves■Please contact us for related information.
Business Planning Dept. Flow Control Business Unit
TEL +81-43-299-1770

The Statement
Since the establishment in 1951, KITZ CORPORATION, as the general manufacturer offluid 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 to product 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, KITZCORPORATION and its group have been dealing with not only the products of ‘KITZ’brand, but also the related sale and marketing of ‘TOYO’ brand.
In Chinese market (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), to ensure the interest ofour clients and to eradicate the counterfeit products or similar inferior products, wehereby state that KITZ Corporation of Shanghai, as the wholly owned subsidiary of KITZCORPORATION, has been fully authorized to deal with the sale and marketing activitiesof ‘KITZ’ and ‘TOYO’ brand.
July 10th, 2015

Yasuyuki HottaPresident
KITZ CORPORATION