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Corporate History
| 1964 | October | Kanamoto Shoten Co., Ltd. established (Reorganization in Muroran, Hokkaido) Zenchu Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Executive Director |
| 1971 | October | Began development of sales branch network. Tomakomai Sub-branch (now the Tomakomai Branch) established |
| 1972 | December | Company name changed to Kanamoto Co., Ltd. |
| 1973 | January | Former headquarters building (Muroran) completed |
| 1979 | September | Advanced into Aomori Prefecture and established the Hachinohe Branch (now the Hachinohe Equipment Repair Center), Kanamoto’s first branch outside Hokkaido |
| 1980 | April | Implemented issuance of new shares by third party allocation; Orient Lease (now ORIX Corporation) and The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank take capital participations |
| 1981 | November | Taichu Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director |
| 1983 | July | Established Chiba Branch (now the Sodegaura Branch) as Kanamoto’s first foothold in the Kanto Region |
| September | Launched Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division (Tomakomai, Hokkaido) | |
| 1984 | September | Relocated the Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo) |
| 1985 | July | Established the Construction Equipment Rental Division Tokyo Office (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo) |
| November | Completed online computer system network linking all branches | |
| 1989 | June | Branches located in all regions of Hokkaido |
| 1991 | June | Listed stock on the Sapporo Securities Exchange |
| 1993 | August | Issued Swiss franc-denominated warrants (SFr60 million) |
| 1994 | January | Established Mikawa Branch as Kanamoto’s first foothold in the Tokai Region |
| June | Began conducting overseas IR briefings | |
| July | Established Osaka Branch (now the Osaka Higashi Branch) as Kanamoto’s first foothold in the Kinki Region | |
| Issued Swiss franc-denominated convertible bonds (SFr100 million) | ||
| 1995 | August | Designated as a loan transaction stock for the Sapporo Stock Exchange |
| 1996 | March | Listed stock on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| June | Relocated head office functions to Sapporo, Chuo Ward | |
| Issued first unsecured convertible bonds (¥10 billion) | ||
| 1997 | April | Designated as a stock for margin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| November | Issued Eurodollar-denominated straight corporate bonds (US$42million) | |
| 1998 | January | Introduced stock option program |
| April | Stock elevated to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange | |
| June | Kanchu Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | |
| September | Honored by the Tokyo Stock Exchange with the Commendation Award for Listed Companies, for more than five consecutive years of annual dividend increases following listing on the Exchange | |
| 1999 | July | Acquired stock of Assist Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) |
| August | Established SRG Kanamoto Co., Ltd | |
| November | Issued Alpine-yen denominated ¥5 billion zero-coupon bond (Switzerland) | |
| Completed construction on the Kanamoto Hamamatsucho K Building | ||
| 2000 | March | Concluded alliance with Machida Kikou Co., Ltd |
| October | Acquired stock of Kanatech Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) | |
| 2001 | November | Acquired stock of Daiichi Kikaisangyo Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) |
| 2003 | December | Kanamoto honored with the IR Excellent Firm Award from the Japan Association for Individual Investors (JAII) (fourth company to receive the award) |
| 2004 | April | Established Takamatsu Branch in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture and began branch development in Shikoku |
| September | Acquired stock of Kanki Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) | |
| 2007 | February | Acquired stock of Kyushu Kensan Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) |
| June | Established Hiroshima Branch in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima and began branch development in the Chugoku Region | |
| October | Introduced special benefits plan for shareholders | |
| 2008 | July | Acquired stock of Toyo Industry Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) |
| November | Acquired stock of KG Machinery Co., Ltd. (now KG Flowtechno Co., Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary) |
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| 2009 | February | Established Shanghai Jinheyuan Engineering Construction Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) in Shanghai, China through a joint investment with Shanghai Jinheyuan International Trading Co., Ltd. (now Shanghai Jinheyuan Group Co., Ltd.) and ORIX Corporation |
| June | Established KANAMOTO (HK) CO., LTD. (now a non-consolidated subsidiary) in Hong Kong, China | |
| 2011 | January | Established Kanamoto & JP Nelson Equipment(S) PTE. Ltd. (now a non-consolidated subsidiary) in Singapore through a joint investment with JP Nelson Equipment PTE. Ltd. |
| August | Concluded alliance with SUGAKIKAI KOGYO CO., LTD. | |
| 2012 | June | Concluded alliance with Komatsu Doboku Tsusho Co., Ltd. |
| Acquired stock of Unite Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary) | ||
| 2013 | October | Increased capital through public offering (2.8 million shares) |
| Increased capital by way of third-party allotment (420,000 shares) | ||
| 2014 | January | Changed stock trading unit size from 1,000 shares to 100 shares |
| March | KG Flowtechno Co., Ltd. established Shanghai KG Machinery Co., Ltd. (now a non-consolidated subsidiary) in Shanghai, China | |
| July | Acquired stock of Asahi Rentax Co., Ltd. (now an associated company) | |
| October | 50th anniversary of Kanamoto’s establishment | |
| 2015 | January | PT Kanamoto Indonesia (now a non-consolidated subsidiary), established in Indonesia, began operations |
| June | Established KANAMOTO FECON HASSYU CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT RENTAL JSC (now a non-consolidated subsidiary) in Vietnam through a joint investment with FECON HASSYU and began operations |
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| July | SIAM KANAMOTO CO., LTD. (now a non-consolidated subsidiary), established in Thailand, began operations | |
| Acquired stock of Eiwashoukai Co., Ltd. (now a non-consolidated subsidiary) | ||
| August | Kanamoto’s stock selected as a component issue for the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 | |
| October | KNK MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT CORPORATION (now an associated company), established in the Philippines by Kanamoto & JP Nelson Equipment (S) PTE. Ltd. through a joint investment with KILTON INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS CO., INC., began operations | |
| 2016 | March | Acquired stock of NISHIKEN CO., LTD. (now a consolidated subsidiary) |
| August | Stock selected as a component issue for the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 | |
| Concluded sponsorship agreement with the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games | ||
| November | Tetsuo Kanamoto appointed President and Representative Director, and Kanchu Kanamoto appointed Chairman of the Board and Representative Director | |
| December | Stock selected as a constituent issue of the JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index | |
| 2017 | August | Acquired stock of TOYU ENGINEERING CO., LTD. (now an associated company) and MEIGI ENGINEERING CO.,LTD. (now an associated company) |
| Stock selected as a component issue for the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 | ||
| December | Kanamoto (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (now a non-consolidated subsidiary), established in Shanghai, China, began operations | |
| 2018 | February | NISHIKEN CO., LTD. acquired stock of Carewell Anshin Co., Ltd. (now a non-consolidated subsidiary) |
| Items in black are business development Items in Color are financial information |
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