Damage Suffered by Kanamoto from theTohoku Pacific Offshore Earthquake| 2011/03/16 in Japan
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

For Immediate Release
Kanamoto Company, Limited
Stock Code 9678
Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section; Sapporo Stock Exchange
Kanchu Kanamoto
President and CEO< Contact for inquiries concerning this material >Yuichi Takayama
Manager, Investor and Public Relations, Office of the President
Telephone: + 81–11–209–1631
Mobile:080-5589-7857
Mail: Takayama@kanamoto.co.jp
U1.takayama@gmail.com

Damage Suffered by Kanamoto from the Tohoku
Pacific Offshore Earthquake
Kanamoto Co., Ltd. wishes to express its sincere condolences to all of the victims of the Tohoku PacificOffshore Earthquake that struck Japan on March 11, 2011.
A review of the damage suffered by the Kanamoto Group as assessed at the present is provided below.
1. Individuals
All of the employees working at business offices of the Kanamoto Group located in the stricken region havebeen confirmed to be alive and safe.
2. Business offices in the stricken area
Two offices have been closed as a result of the tsunami: the Ofunato Branch (Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture)and the Sendai Branch (Miyagino-ku, Sendai City).
Currently the Ofunato Branch has reopened its operations through the Morioka Branch (Morioka City, IwatePrefecture) and Kitakami Branch (Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture). The Sendai Branch is working zealously torestore its operations and plans to be able to renew its activities within a few days. Until it reopens the Sendai
Branch will support its customers through the Sendai North Branch (Tomiya-cho, Miyagi Prefecture).
Kanamoto is currently working to confirm the status of any other damage.
Moreover, in accordance with the central government’s order for people to evacuate the area near thestricken nuclear power station in Fukushima Prefecture and remain indoors, the Company has temporarily
halted operations in Fukushima Prefecture and placed its employee there on furlough (including evacuation).
3. Construction equipment (rental equipment)
Much of Kanamoto’s rental equipment consists of construction equipment that is currently being rented tocustomers, and although it is working to ascertain the status of this equipment, the Company is still unable tomake an accurate confirmation at this time because of the confused situation within the stricken area.

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4. Response of the Kanamoto GroupAs reported previously, Kanamoto has established a Task Force (Task Force Leader: Manabu Nagasaki),and based on disaster response agreements the Company has with local governments and publicorganizations), each of Kanamoto’s business offices in the stricken area has mobilized its available
construction equipment and machinery. Kanamoto has also begun to gradually transfer construction
equipment, generators, dump trucks, modular housing units for temporary use and toilet facilities and othersupplies from throughout Japan to the stricken area. In the future as well, the entire Kanamoto Group will
work to the best of its abilities to help restorations in the disaster area.
5. Effect of the above measures on operating results for the Business Period ending October 2011
The damage to buildings and structures at the Company’s sales offices is limited. Moreover, as stated above
Kanamoto is currently working diligently to confirm the status of any other damage to its rental equipment.
The Company will release this information as soon as it is available.
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