Business Integration

September 24, 2020

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited

Hitachi Capital Corporation

1. Background and Circumstances of the Business Integration

  • The two companies have promoted collaboration, including reinforcing of the overseas infrastructure investments, since the execution of the capital and business alliance in May 2016
  • Both have continued constructive discussions for integration in the spirit of mutual respect and fairness, considering potential business integration as one of the options
  • The business integration through the merger is the optimal means to promptly adapt to drastic changes and further open up new areas of their advanced asset businesses

Global Mega Trends

Climate change

Breaking

dependence

Demographic

Technological

Shifting of the

Global multi-

and shortage of

Urbanization

on resources and

changes

innovation

global economy

polarization

resources

fossil fuels

Qualitative restructuring of supply

Digitalization to adapt to a data

Shifts from mass production and

Accelerated

chains

economy

consumption to a circular economy

by COVID-19

Rapid change of business models at an industry level at a speed that exceeds all expectations

Common

In addition to conventional leases and finances, resolve social issues through business investments and operations

Challenges

Agreed that it is necessary to further expand the operational bases and strengthen financial bases to meet various needs of customers

and society, and to create social value, while regarding these drastic environmental changes as new business opportunities

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2. Purposes of the Business Integration

  • Under a unified vision and philosophy, the two companies developing the business as an integrated entity, it will achieve (i) to complement each other's business domains, (ii) to strengthen their management bases, and (iii) to create new value based on (i) and (ii)
  • In addition to establishing a solid and stable revenue structure that will be less susceptible to the external environment, we aim to increase profitability via expanded investment activities utilizing enhanced capabilities
  • Aim to build a stronger management bases which the source of competitiveness, and offer new value that goes beyond the framework of traditional leasing companies
  1. Complementing Each

Other's Business Domains

  • Diversify the portfolios in terms of both business domains and geographical areas
  • Establish a solid and stable revenue structure
  • Expand investment activities utilizing enhanced capabilities
    1. Strengthening the Management Base
  • Bring together resources and expertise of the two companies
    • Utilization and enhancement of human resources
    • Utilization of partner networks
    • Reinforcement of financial bases
    • Advancement of risk management
    • Promotion of Digitalization
    1. Creating New Value
  • Offer new value beyond the framework of traditional leasing companies
  • Transform into one of the largest players in the leasing sector, and contribute to customers and communities across the world, by utilizing its expanding scale and built-up capital
  • Develop into a company that can provide solutions to modern social issues

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2. Purposes of the Business Integration - Complementing Each Other's Business Domains -

  • The strength of MUL is various asset businesses, such as real-estate and global assets in addition to corporate finance
  • The strength of HC is sales finance and overseas local businesses, such as Hitachi Business and consumer finance
  • The strength of the two companies' businesses in social infrastructure, environment & energy, and mobility place them in an ideal and mutually complementary relationship
  • The new integrated company will establish an extensive and comprehensive lineup of businesses and reinforce and expand the businesses in which both companies have strength

two the of Characteristics companies

Characteristics

areas Priority

focus Common

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance (MUL)

Hitachi Capital Corporation (HC)

Corporate Finance

Sales Finance

Strengths in Japan

Strengths in Europe

Real-estate Business

Hitachi business

(Securitization, Real-estate investment)

(Important finance partner)

Global Assets

Overseas Local Business

Aviation, Railcar and sea container leasing

(Consumer finance in UK etc.)

Social Infrastructure, Environment & Energy, Mobility etc.

twoofdomainsBusiness strengthscompanies'

Overseas

Environment &

Real-estate

Global Asset

Corporate

Sales Finance

Health

Energy

Overseas

Corporate

Local

Mobility

BPO

Finance

Care

Solar-

Wind-

Infrastructure

Investment

Business

Leases

Finance

Investment

Aviation

Railcar

Container

Supplier

Vendor

power

power

New

Integrated

Company

MUL

HC

JII*

4 * JIIJapan Infrastructure Initiative Company Limited

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