KDDI Corporation (9433)
Tokyo, Japan
President: Tadashi Onodera

KDDI Announces Merger of KDD Network Systems
and TELECOMET International Inc



Tokyo, August 8, 2001 - KDDI Corp. announced that two of its subsidiaries, KDD Network Systems Co., (KDD-NS) and TELECOMET International Inc., (TII) today signed an agreement to merge their operations from October 1, 2001.

By merging the solutions operations that were developed separately by KDD-NS and TII, the KDDI group strengthens its own solutions services. The KDDI group will now be able to provide planning, development, equipment, and sales and support of communications infrastructure and systems, as well as related power and air conditioning services to a wide range of industries.
KDD-NS itself will remain an existing company after being merged with TII.

Name of the company KDD-NS
Par value
50,000 yen per share
TII
Par value
50,000 yen per share
Merger ratio 1 0.21


After the merger
Name of the company K-Solutions Inc.
Address 2-3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Director President: Masanori Amano
Capital 672.4 million yen
Number of employees 376
Main shareholders
KDDI Corp 9,838 shares85.19 %
CSK Corp 1,210 shares10.47 %
MITSUBISHI Electric Corp 100 shares0.87 %
TOSHIBA Corp. 100 shares0.87 %
NISHIMU Electronics Industries Co., Ltd 100 shares0.87 %
KYOWA EXEO Corp 100 shares0.87 %
Nippon COMSYS Corp 100 shares0.87 %


Summary of the companies involved
Name KDD Network Systems Co. TELECOMET International Inc
Date of establishment July 29, 1996 November 1, 1984
Headquarters Nishi-Shinjuku, Tokyo Hon-Komagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Director President: Hideki Saito President: Masanori Amano
Capital 370 million yen 1.44 billion yen
Number of employees 167 209
Main shareholders
KDDI Corp
5,000 shares90.9%
MITSUBISHI Electric Corp
100 shares1.8%
TOSHIBA Corp
100 shares1.8%
NISHIMU Electronics Industries Co.,Ltd
100 shares1.8%
KYOWA EXEO Corp
100 shares1.8%
Nippon COMSYS Corp
100 shares1.8%
KDDI Corp
23,040 shares80 %
CSK Corp
5,760 shares20 %
Summary of operations Planning, design, development, manufacture and sales of communication equipment, systems, electricity, and air conditioners for prefectural and city governments, public projects and communication providers Sales of global system integration operation and related equipment to public offices, trading houses, manufacturers, and companies in the financial, media, distribution, and transportation industries.
Sales profit 14.7 billion yen in fiscal 2000 8.3 billion yen in fiscal 2000



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