OPTREX Corporation (OPTREX) has been a company owned by investment funds primarily managed by Japan Industrial Partners, Inc.("JIP") since February 2008, instead of Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. We are now pleased to inform that JIP and the investment funds have reached an agreement on a sale of all of their shareholdings to KYOCERA Corporation on December 22nd, 2011. The transfer of the shares is scheduled to be completed in February 2012. After closing, OPTREX will continue to execute and make progress in broad range of businesses as a subsidiary of KYOCERA, leveraging current business base.

The production lines in Hiroshima and Kumamoto are not damaged.
Optrex Tokyo head office has intermittent power to our building.
There might be some impacts in the supply chain, we can not fully clarify this situation in the moment.
We expect some impacts in the air transportation too.
Based on information currently available to us, there are no injuries to Optrex staff.

In order for our customers to supply products having environmentally-friendly assurance, Optrex Group Green Procurement Standard has been updated as one of standards executing CSR of Optrex.
Regarding correspondence to revised Optrex Group Green Procurement Standard, Optrex must seek the support of the suppliers.