Corporate History
Items in black are business development Items in Color are financial information
- October
- Kanamoto Shoten Co., Ltd. established in Muroran, Hokkaido
Zenchu Kanamoto appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Executive Director - October
- Established Tomakomai Sub-branch (now the Tomakomai Branch) in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and began branch development in Hokkaido
- December
- Company name changed to Kanamoto Co., Ltd.
- January
- Former headquarters building (Muroran) completed
- September
- Established Hachinohe Branch (now the Hachinohe Equipment Repair Center) in Kamikita-gun, Aomori Prefecture and began branch development in the Tohoku Region
- April
- Implemented issuance of new shares by third party allocation; Orient Lease (now ORIX Corporation) and The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank take capital participations
- November
- Taichu Kanamoto appointed President and Chief Executive Officer
- July
- Established Chiba Branch (now the Sodegaura Branch) in Sodegaura City, Chiba Prefecture and began branch development in the Kanto Region
- September
- Launched Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division in Tomakomai, Hokkaido
- September
- Relocated the Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division to Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo
- July
- Established the Construction Equipment Rental Division Tokyo Office in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo
- November
- Completed online computer system network linking all branches
- June
- Branches located in all regions of Hokkaido
- June
- Listed stock on the Sapporo Securities Exchange
- August
- Issued Swiss franc-denominated warrants (SFr60 million)
- January
- Established Mikawa Branch in Chiryu City, Aichi Prefecture and began branch development in the Chubu Region
- June
- Began conducting overseas IR briefings
- July
- Established Osaka Branch (now the Osaka East Branch) in Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture and began branch development in the Kinki Region
- Issued Swiss franc-denominated convertible bonds (SFr100 million)
- August
- 札幌証券取引所の貸借銘柄に選定される
- March
- Listed stock on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- June
- Relocated head office functions from Muroran to Chuo Ward in Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Issued first unsecured convertible bonds (¥10 billion)
- April
- Designated as a stock for margin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- November
- Issued Eurodollar-denominated straight corporate bonds (US$42million)
- January
- Introduced stock option program
- April
- Stock elevated to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
- June
- Kanchu Kanamoto appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, 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
- 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 in Minato Ward, Tokyo
- March
- Concluded alliance with Machida Kikou Co., Ltd
- October
- Acquired stock of Kanatech Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary)
- November
- Acquired stock of Daiichi Kikaisangyo Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary)
- December
- Kanamoto honored with the IR Excellent Firm Award from the Japan Association for Individual Investors (JAII) (fourth company to receive the award)
- 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)
- 2月
- 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
- 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 consolidated subsidiary)
- 2月
- Established Shanghai Jinheyuan Engineering Construction Co., Ltd. in Shanghai, China through joint investment by 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
- 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.
- June
- Concluded alliance with Komatsu Doboku Tsusho Co., Ltd.
- Acquired stock of Unite Co., Ltd. (now a consolidated subsidiary)
- October
- Increased capital through public offering (2.8 million shares)
Increased capital by way of third-party allotment (420,000 shares) - 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
- 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 - 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
- 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 Chief Executive Officer, 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
- 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 consolidated subsidiary), established in Shanghai, China, began operations
- 2月
- NISHIKEN CO., LTD. acquired stock of Carewell Anshin Co., Ltd. (now a non-consolidated subsidiary)
- July
- Established Kyushu General Equipment Center in Chikugo City, Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka Branch in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City and began branch development in the Kyushu Region
- August
- Acquired stock of Sanwa Kikai Lease Co., Ltd. (now a non-consolidated subsidiary)
- Stock selected as a component issue for the JPX-Nikkei Index 400
- December
- KANAMOTO & JP NELSON EQUIPMENT (M) SDN. BHD., established in Malaysia (now a non-consolidated subsidiary), began operations
- Public offering of stock (2.25 million shares), disposal of treasury stock (750,000 shares) and allocation of new shares to a third party (450,000 shares)
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