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The Carlyle Group and Kyocera's Acquisition of DDI Pocket Agreed with KDDI <Schedule 1>
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 | About Carlyle |
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The Carlyle Group is one of the world's largest private equity company and has under management 18.3 billion US dollar (approximately 2 trillion yen), and since establishment in 1987 317 investment track record. There are 545 staffs in 14 countries worldwide involved in investment activities of buyouts, venture, real estate, high-yield bonds, turn-around manufacturing, consumer goods, energy, healthcare, telecom/media, transportation and other industries. In Japan, there are 15 investment professionals who are mainly Japanese, and based on a pro-management principle, conduct investment activities oriented towards management buyouts by current management of operating division of large corporations or middle-sized companies.
| About Kyocera |
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Kyocera group comprises of over 170 around the world, has approximately 58,000 employees, and had consolidated sales of 1,140 billion yen in March 2004. Currently, the company has a wide range of businesses including fine ceramics and other electronic parts, solar powered batteries, mobile phone terminals, and PHS phone terminals and cell stations. In recent years, Kyocera has been focusing on three industrial fields of "communication information", "environment conservation", and "lifestyle" as target markets for the 21 century, and concentration of group's management resources in these fields is proving Kyocera's comprehensive strengths. Communication information industry market is an important field in supporting a ubiquitous network which evolves rich communication, and Kyocera comprehensively provides various tools including parts, equipments, services, and network. Kyocera aims to contribute to the ever expanding global network society.
(1) Corporate Name: |
Kyocera Corp. |
(2) Representative: |
Yasuo Nishiguchi |
(3) Head Office: |
6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto |
(4) Established: |
April 1, 1959 |
(5) Business Description: |
Fine Ceramic, Electronic Device, Equipments, Other Businesses |
(6) Capital: |
115,703 million yen |
(7) Shares Outstanding: |
191,309,290 shares |
(8) Financial Year End: |
March |
(9) Number of Employees: |
13,604 (as of March end 2004) |
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| About KDDI |
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KDDI is a diversified telecommunication operator formed by the merger of DDI, KDD and IDO in 2000, and is the only domestic company that provides both mobile communication service and broadband service. The number of subscribers to the mobile phone services under the au and TuKa brands is over 21 million, and fixed-line subscribers (MyLine) is approximately 9 million. The 73 KDDI group companies had approximately 13,000 staffs and sales in FY2004/3 was 2,846.1 billion yen. At KDDI, aggressive improvement of communication environment in preparation for the coming ubiquitous network society is underway and KDDI is aiming to become a "ubiquitous solution company" which provides high value-added solutions.
(1) Corporate Name: |
KDDI Corp. |
(2) Representative: |
Tadashi Onodera |
(3) Head Office: |
2-3-2, Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
(4) Established: |
June 1, 1984 |
(5) Business Description: |
Telecommunication Business |
(6) Capital: |
141,851 million yen |
(7) Shares Outstanding: |
4,240,880 shares |
(8) Financial Year End: |
March |
(9) Number of Employees: |
8,985 (as of March end 2004) |
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| About DDI Pocket |
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DDI Pocket is Japan's largest PHS operator, established in 1994. Consumer and business users combined, 3 million customers use DDI Pocket's voice and data communication services. Centered on the first wireless nationwide flat rate AirH" service, DDI Pocket will provide further developed PHS services going forward, as the leading company in PHS.
(1) Corporate Name: |
DDI Pocket, Inc. |
(2) Representative: |
Takeo Yamashita |
(3) Head Office: |
3-4-7, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
(4) Established: |
July 1, 1994 |
(5) Business Description: |
Telecommunication Business |
(6) Capital: |
75,251 million yen |
(7) Shares Outstanding: |
250,420 shares |
(8) Financial Year End: |
March |
(9) Number of Employees: |
818 (as of March end 2004) |
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