News Release
April 25, 2008

Group member NS Engineering to take over semiconductor gas
equipment sale and installation operations from Saan Engineering- NS Engineering to be renamed Taiyo Nippon Sanso Engineering -In the meeting held on April 25, 2008, the Board of Directors of Taiyo Nippon Sanso
Corporation decided that TNSC subsidiary NS Engineering Corporation would take overthe semiconductor gas equipment sale and installation operations of Saan Engineering
Corporation, another subsidiary, effect July 1, 2008. The details of this transfer ofoperations are given below.

Purpose of transfer of operations
Both subsidiaries are currently under the jurisdiction of TNSC’s Electronics Division. Itwas decided that a reorganization of the roles and functions of the two companies would
contribute to improving the efficiency of the business operations of the entire TNSCGroup.
Specifically, the transfer of the semiconductor gas equipment sales andinstallation operations of Saan Engineering to NS Engineering would have the following
merits.
A single contact point for customers
Effective allocation of management resources
Efficient semiconductor gas equipment sales and installation operations
Full utilization of the technological and engineering expertise of the SaanEngineering staff who will be transferred
Improved product quality and safety assurance as well as cost reductions
The above actions will reduce the vulnerability of our semiconductor gas equipment sales
and installation business, which is directly affected by sharp fluctuations in customer
capital investment.

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Profile of the two subsidiaries at present
NS Engineering Corporation
Head office: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture (on site of TNSC Kawasaki Plant)
Main businesses: Sale and installation of semiconductor gas equipment; industrial gas
equipment sales and installation; installation of equipment for other manufacturers; safety
inspection services
Paid-in capital: ¥60 million
Ownership: Wholly owned subsidiary of TNSC
Employees: Approximately 470

Saan Engineering Corporation
Head office: Osaka (TNSC Honmachi Building)Main businesses: Semiconductor gas equipment sale and installation; environment
preservation businesses; installation of equipment for other manufacturers
Paid-in capital: ¥70 million
Ownership: Wholly owned subsidiary of TNSC
Employees: Approximately 220

Profile of two subsidiaries after reorganization on July 1, 2008
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Engineering Corporation
Name of company prior to reorganization: NS Engineering Corporation
Head office: Kawasaki City (on site of TNSC Kawasaki Plant)
Business taken over: Semiconductor gas equipment sales and installation operations ofSaan Engineering Co., Ltd.
Main businesses: Semiconductor gas equipment sale and installation; industrial gas
equipment sale; installation of equipment for other manufacturers; safety inspection
services
Paid-in capital: ¥60 million

2Ownership: Wholly owned subsidiary of TNSC
Employees: Approximately 580

Saan Engineering Corporation
Head office: Osaka (TNSC Honmachi Building)Main businesses: Environment preservation businesses; installation of equipment forother manufacturers
Paid-in capital: ¥70 million
Ownership: Wholly owned subsidiary of TNSC
Employees: Approximately 110

The above-described business reorganization is not expected to have any material effecton the business performance of the parent company.

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