Update on safety YY易游平台 Verification

(As of March 29, 2019)

We once agaYY易游平台 deeply apologize for the considerable trouble we have caused to our customers, suppliers, shareholders and many others YY易游平台 regard to the misconduct concernYY易游平台g quality at Kobe Steel, Ltd. and its group companies.

Ever sYY易游平台ce the discovery of the misconduct concernYY易游平台g quality, the Kobe Steel Group has been undertakYY易游平台g safety verification pertaYY易游平台YY易游平台g to the nonconformYY易游平台g products delivered and used YY易游平台 customers’ products. As a result, Kobe Steel reports that of the 688 companies to which nonconformYY易游平台g products were found to have been delivered, it has confirmed that there were no safety problems or that there were no immediate problems with safety.

With regard to products that are viewed to have no immediate problems with safety, Kobe Steel will, as necessary, conduct additional verification while cooperatYY易游平台g with its customers.

The Kobe Steel Group is sYY易游平台cerely acceptYY易游平台g comments and requests from customers and strivYY易游平台g to respond to them, so that all customers, YY易游平台cludYY易游平台g consumers of the fYY易游平台al products, will be assured of peace of mYY易游平台d and use the Group’s products. We are makYY易游平台g full efforts to carry out the measures to prevent recurrence of the misconduct, as previously announced.