Kanematsu, Marubeni, ETC [List of stock materials from the newspaper]

*Kanematsu <8020> IT staff increased by 2.5 times, expanding orders for virtual Servers, and planning to acquire an information-related company within the fiscal year (Nikkan Kogyo, Front Page) -○ *ORIX <8591> sold 8 companies to NEC Group for 18 billion yen (Nikkan Kogyo, Page 3) -○ *Sony Group Corp <6758> has no concrete plans for separating the Semiconductors business (Nikkan Kogyo, Page 3) -○ *Marubeni <8002> accelerates investment in consumer Business, establishing a new company through corporate discovery (Nikkan Kogyo, Page 4) -○ *Toyota Tsusho <8015> invests in a US electrolytic iron manufacturer to secure raw materials for 'green Steel'.

Fisco Japan19:27 ET

On the 29th, the ADR trends show that Shin-Etsu Chemical, Sony Group Corp, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, ETC are performing well in yen terms.

On the 29th, the ADRs (American Depositary Receipt) had a nearly broad increase compared to the Tokyo closing price on the 28th when converted to yen. In yen conversion, Shin-Etsu Chemical <4063.T>, Sony Group Corp <6758.T>, Kawasaki Heavy Industries <7012.T>, Mitsubishi UFJ <8306.T>, and Sumitomo Trust <8309.T> saw increases. Omron <6645.T>, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries <7011.T>, Mitsui Sumitomo <8316.T>, ORIX <8591.T>, and Nitori Holdings <9843.T> also remained strong. Provided by Wealth.

Kabushiki Shimbun18:39 ET

NEC Capital Solutions to Acquire ORIX Asset Management for 18.2 Billion Yen

MT NewswiresApr 28 19:15 ET

Kinden, Yamazaki Pan ETC (additional) Rating

Downgrade - Bearish Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After--------------------------------------------------------------<6523> PHCHD Morgan Stanley "Equal Weight" "Under Weight" <8591> ORIX Morgan Stanley "Over Weight" "Equal Weight" Target Price Change Code Stock Name Securities Company Previous After------------------------------------

Fisco JapanApr 27 22:52 ET

Rating information (investment decision change - part 1) = ORIX, Seiren ETC.

◎Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities (three levels: overweight > equal weight > underweight) ORIX <8591.T> -- "overweight" → "equal weight", 4,300 yen → 2,900 yen PHC HD <6523.T> -- "equal weight" → "underweight", 1,100 yen → 750 yen ◎Tokai Tokyo Securities (three levels: outperform > neutral > underperform) Seiren <3569.T> -- "outperform"

Kabushiki ShimbunApr 27 20:54 ET

<Rating Change Observation> Nishimatsuya rating upgrade, Seiren rating downgrade ETC.

◎ New and Resumed - ◎ Upgraded M3 <2413.T> - Foreign companies rated it as 2nd out of 5. Round One <4680.T> - Foreign companies rated it as 2nd out of 5 (Target Price is downgraded). Toyota Industries <6201.T> - Foreign companies rated it as 2nd out of 5. Nishimatsuya Chain <7545.T> - Domestic major players rated it as the highest out of 5. ◎ Downgraded Seiren <3569.T> - Domestic major players rated it in the middle at 3 out of 5. Takeuchi Manufacturing <6432.T> - Domestic major players rated it as 2nd out of 5. PHCHD <6523.T>

Kabushiki ShimbunApr 27 19:50 ET