Corporate History

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1964
October
Kanamoto Shoten Co., Ltd. established in Muroran, Hokkaido
Zenchu Kanamoto appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and Taichu Kanamoto appointed Executive Director
1971
October
Established Tomakomai Sub-branch (now the Tomakomai Branch) in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and began branch development in Hokkaido
1972
December
Company name changed to Kanamoto Co., Ltd.
1973
January
Former headquarters building (Muroran) completed
1979
September
Established Hachinohe Branch (now the Hachinohe Equipment Repair Center) in Kamikita-gun, Aomori Prefecture and began branch development in the Tohoku Region
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 Chief Executive Officer
1983
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
1984
September
Relocated the Computer and Peripheral Equipment Division to Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo
1985
July
Established the Construction Equipment Rental Division Tokyo Office in 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 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)
1995
August
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1996
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)
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 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
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 in Minato Ward, Tokyo
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
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
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 consolidated subsidiary)
2009
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
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
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 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
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 consolidated subsidiary), established in Shanghai, China, began operations
2018
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)