PRESS RELEASES > November 12, 2007
November 12, 2007
Taiheiyo Cement Announces Liquidation of Consolidated Subsidiaries

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation announced that it will be closing and liquidating the companies of the Kashima Remicon Group: Kashima Remicon, Yokota Kashima Remicon, Tama Kashima Remicon, and Rokuei Shoji, all in the business of mixing and selling ready-mixed concrete. The companies have no prospect of paying off their debts, which exceed their assets. The decision to liquidate will be finalized on December 31, 2007, with immediate effect.

Losses associated with these liquidations are estimated at about \4.8 billion; however, since we have taken charges against these losses in previous fiscal years to last year, we do not expect them to affect profits for the current fiscal year.

Kashima Remicon Group company profiles

Kashima Remicon
Location: 1-59-6 Shibasaki, Chofu-shi, Tokyo
Representative: CEO Hiroshi Inoue
Sales: \2,051 million (FY E12/06)
Gross assets: \4,529 million (FY E12/06)
Capital: \60 million
Shareholders: Taiheiyo Cement Corporation 91.7%
TC Trading (subsidiary of Taiheiyo Cement) 8.3%

Yokota Kashima Remicon
Location: 3-33 Inadaira, Musashi Murayama-shi, Tokyo
Representative: CEO Hiroshi Inoue
Sales: \911 million (FY E12/06)
Gross assets: \244 million (FY E12/06)
Capital: \80 million
Shareholders: Taiheiyo Cement Corporation 77.5%
Shin'ei-Kashima Un'yu (subsidiary of Taiheiyo Cement) 22.5%

Tama Kashima Remicon
Location: 3330 Onojimachi, Machida-shi, Tokyo
Representative: CEO Hiroshi Inoue
Sales: \0 million (FY E12/06)
Gross assets: \10 million (FY E12/06)
Capital: \80 million
Shareholders: Taiheiyo Cement Corporation 78.8%
Shin'ei-Kashima Un'yu (subsidiary of Taiheiyo Cement) 21.2%

Rokuei Shoji
Location: 1-59-6 Shibasaki, Chofu-shi, Tokyo
Representative: CEO Hiroshi Inoue
Sales: \61 million (FY E12/06)
Gross assets: \6 million (FY E12/06)
Capital: \10 million
Shareholders: Kaishima Remicon 100%