New Company to integrate Liquefied Petroleum Gas Operation

January 30, 2009

Document 1

Company Summaries

1£®JAPAN ENERGY CORPORATION

Headquarters

Toranomon 2 chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo

President

Isao MATSUSHITA

Share capital

?48 billion

Established

April 2003

Business operations

Oil exploration, refining, and sales of petroleum products, import and sales of LPG, production and sales of petrochemicals

Sales volume

?3.19 trillion (as of March 2008)

Number of employees

2,700

2£®OSAKA GAS CO., LTD.

Headquarters

Hirano-machi 4chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka

President

Hiroshi OZAKI

Share capital

?132.1 billion

Established

April 1897

Business operations

Gas production, delivery, and sales; LPG sales; Electricity generation and sales; etc.

Sales volume

?1.24 trillion (as of March 2008)

Number of employees

5,418

3£®NISSHO PETROLEUM GAS CORPORATION

Headquarters

Nishi-Shinbashi 1 chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo

President

Takao SHINKEYA

Share capital

?1.7 billion (52.5% held by Osaka Gas, 25% by Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ, And 22.5% by Sojitz )

Established

May 1990

Business operations

Importation and sales of LPG, LNG and petroleum products

Sales volume

?148.6 billion (As of March 2008)

Number of employees

50

4£®Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ ENEX CO., LTD

Headquarters

Shibaura 3 chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo

President

Akira KODERA

Share capital

?19.8 billion (52.15% held by Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ)

Established

January 1961

Business operations

Petroleum products, LPG sales

Sales volume

?1.94 trillion (as of March 2008)

Number of employees

600

Related Information