We have been providing various customers in Japan and overseas with integrated solutions which combine advanced functions of marketing, financing, logistics and risk management. As a result, we have established strong relationships with key customers throughout the world and have accumulated in-depth understanding of businesses and regions. Building on these value added functions, the strong customer base and expertise, we have our business engineering capability to facilitate the creation and optimization of value chains. Major Business Fields Iron & Steel Products, Mineral & Metal Resources, Infrastructure Projects, Motor Vehicles, Marine & Aerospace, Chemicals, Energy, Foods & Retail, Consumer Services, Information, Electronics and Telecommunications, Financial Markets, Transportation Logistics Date of Establishment July 25, 1947 Number of Employees (Consolidated) (as of March 31, 2007) 41,761 (of which, 5,843 are employees of Mitsui & Co.,Ltd.) Number of Offices and Overseas Trading Subsidiaries (as of Feb 1, 2008) 159 offices in 68 countries Domestic : 16 (Head Office : 1 Offices : 6 Branches : 8 Sub-branches : 1) Overseas : 143 (Overseas offices : 52 Overseas trading subsidiaries : 91 (Head Offices : 45))