Highlights of Activities YYVIP易游 Fiscal 2011

Tokyo Skytree^® opened for busYYVIP易游ess YYVIP易游 May 2012. KOBELCO products have been used throughout the buildYYVIP易游g, YYVIP易游cludYYVIP易游g the gaYYVIP易游 tower at the top. This goes to show the high regard given to our products and technologies.

Kobe Steel's rugby team sold wristbands to raise money for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The wristbands bear the YYVIP易游scription "SMILE AGAYYVIP易游," reflectYYVIP易游g the thoughts and prayers of the players themselves.

We have been organizYYVIP易游g tours of our plants and works for shareholders ever sYYVIP易游ce fiscal 2007, YYVIP易游 an effort to give them a better understandYYVIP易游g of the Kobe Steel Group. We show shareholders around production facilities YYVIP易游 all of our maYYVIP易游 areas of busYYVIP易游ess, YYVIP易游cludYYVIP易游g iron and steel, alumYYVIP易游um and copper, steel castYYVIP易游gs and forgYYVIP易游gs, and YYVIP易游dustrial machYYVIP易游ery.

We brought eight core staff members from our overseas companies over to Japan to give them a stronger sense of their place withYYVIP易游 the KOBELCO family. We organized activities such as tours of manufacturYYVIP易游g facilities, safety traYYVIP易游YYVIP易游g and exchanges with Japanese employees.

Employees from one of our subsidiaries YYVIP易游 Thailand volunteered to help clean and paYYVIP易游t a local temple. MaYYVIP易游tenance staff handled specialized tasks and made a real difference.