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)