June 9, 2011
To whom it may concern:
Company Name: Asahi Holdings, Inc.
Representative: Mitsuharu Terayama, CEO & COO（Code No.: 5857, First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange）
Please contact: Hirohisa Yamaguchi,Department Manager, Planning & Communications Department（Phone: +81-3-6270-1833）

Notification on Acquisition of Shar es of Usuda Manufactur ing Co. Ltd.
(to make it a subsidiar y) by Our Subsidiar y
We hereby notify that it was resolved at the Board Meeting of the Company held today that Asahi Pretec
Corp. (hereinafter referred to as “Asahi Pretec”), our consolidated subsidiary, will acquire the shares of
Usuda Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Usuda Manufacturing”) to make it its subsidiaryas follows:

1． Reason for the share acquisition
Usuda Manufacturing is engaged in the precision cleaning business of semiconductors/flat panel display
manufacturing equipment components, (such as internal jigs of sputter, dry etcher and ion doping chambers)
entrusted by its customers. Usuda Manufacturing owns sophisticated precision cleaning technology, hasmany quality customers primarily in the semiconductors/flat panel display manufacturing industries, andenjoys a high reputation.
With Usuda Manufacturing joining our Company Group, we believe that we will be able to offer superiorprecision cleaning technology to customers of the precious metal recycling business (electronics field)
operated by Asahi Pretec, which will enhance our services and contribute to mutual customer base
expansions.

Also, with Usuda Manufacturing’s precision cleaning technology and our Group’s operatingbase both inside and outside Japan, we plan to further expand our mutual business operations by developing
business in an integrated manner and exerting synergistic effects.

2． Outline of the subsidiary ( Usuda Manufacturing ) to be transferred（1） Business name

Usuda Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

（2） Location

4063-1 Shigeno-Otsu, Tomi City, Nagano Prefecture（3） Founded inMay 1981

（4） Representative

Kenjiro Usuda, CEO & COO（5） Major business

Precision cleaning of semiconductors/liquid crystal manufacturing equipment
parts, etc.

（6） Number of employees

30（7） Capital stock

12 million yen（8） Relationship with the Company

Neither capital, personal nor business relationship is existent.

--1--（9） Business results in recent fiscal years
Accounting term

4/2008 Term

4/2009 Term

4/2010 Term

Sales

496 million yen

467 million yen

486 million yen

Operating income

15 million yen

5 million yen

27 million yen

Current net income

15 million yen

12 million yen

29 million yen

Total assets

729 million yen

750 million yen

819 million yen

Net assets

635 million yen

647 million yen

677 million yen

3． Number of shares acquired and shareholding status before and after the acquisition（1） Number of shares held before transfer

0 shares （0.0％ held）（2） Number of shares transferred

24,000 shares（3） Number of shares held after transfer

24,000 shares （100.0％ held）

4． Schedule
June 9, 2011

Resolution at the Board Meeting, execution of share transfer agreement

June 10, 2011

Share transfer due date

5． Future prospects (impact on the Company’s consolidated results)
The impact of Usuda Manufacturing becoming a consolidated subsidiary on the Company’s consolidated
results for the March 2012 term will be minor.

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