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Page 1: To be a partner who contributes to customer successand PDM operations). 01 Feature Group Overview Create 2000 at its launch in 1978 Announcement of CR-8000 at Zuken Innovation World

CO R PORATE PROF I L E 2016

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In 2016, Zuken is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. Since our establishment, Zuken has grown together with manufacturing companies around the world to become one of the few corporations in the field of design and engineering software with such a long history. At Zuken, we highly value an earnest approach to challenges, continual proactive integration of the latest technologies, and a sense of responsibility toward supporting our customers’ product development. As the market environment grows increasingly global and borderless, manufacturing companies are facing challenges far more complex and difficult than ever before. Zuken will commit itself to resolutely take on these challenges and create innovative solutions so that we may continue to be the most trusted partner for our customers.

Message from the CEO

Our Advantage Our Value

An Innovative Partner with a Healthy, Vigorous, and Dignified Corporate Culture

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To be a partner who contributes to customer success

The Partner For Success

Problem-solving ability

Global R&D network to acquire cutting-edge

technologies

High-quality software with

global presence

A solid and sound financial foundation Unfailing support system

At Zuken, we not only seek to improve software functionality but also earnestly tackle the challenge of how to achieve outstanding results for our customers as quickly as possible. Zuken’s experienced support staff provide unmatched startup assistance as well as various other services that free designers from the need to deal with ancillary tasks.

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Global networkingUtilizing a network that extends to countries across the globe, Zuken proactively creates spaces for the exchange of information between customers. The Zuken Innovation World conferences are held in key countries including Japan, the United States, and Germany. The events provide information on advanced initiatives and cutting-edge technology from various nations, and are highly valued by our customers.

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Compatible with leading-edge technologyElectronics technologies are evolving each and every day. However, it is not easy to replace a development environment once it has been introduced. In order to meet the latest design needs in a timely manner, Zuken employs an open and scalable architecture in its software products. In addition to routinely enhancing software functionality, Zuken also engages in product development that emphasizes the ability to adapt flexibly to customer design environments.

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Solution packagesZuken provides software and services in the form of cutting-edge and optimal solution packages. These strengths, accumulated since the Company’s founding, are based on experience acquired through interaction with leading manufacturing companies around the world. Zuken helps implement product development processes that work in global markets.

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02ZUKEN Inc. Corporate Profile

01 Message From the CEO Our Advantage

02 Our Value

03 Our Business

05 History

07 Global Network

09 Financial Information

11 Headline Solution

Contents

Makoto Kaneko

President and Representative Director, Zuken Inc.

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The Zuken Group Business Domains

Our Business

Z U K E N G r o u pProviding a wide range of IT solutions and services that enhance and

optimize value chains in the manufacturing industry

Detailed Design

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Zuken Elmic Inc.

Zuken Elmic focuses on 〝commu-n i c a t i o n〞 a s t h e k e y e l e m e n t of t e c h n o l o g i e s , d e v e l o p i n g, selling, and providing support for middleware IP libraries, software, a n d re l ate d h a rd wa re fo r t h e embedded systems that support the security, industrial and in-vehicle network �elds.

Zsas Inc.

Zsas provides consulting, on-site manager and engineer dispatch, and contracting ser vices that support a broad range of design and development operations, i n c l u d i n g C A D i n s t a l l a t i o n , startup, and operation.

Zuken NetWave Inc.

Zuken NetWave sells and supports state-of-the-art hardware and software for corporate networks, which is indispensable for today’s business activities. These networks also include security and storage solutions.

Zuken PreSight Inc.

Zuken PreSight develops and markets creative products that support the manufacturing industry, including product lifecycle management (PLM) systems based on technology that coordinates lightweight 3D data and bills of material (BOM), and also knowledge management solutions with a unique concept that reduces the user burden.

DiverSync Corporation

DiverSync Corporation is devoted to planning and development o f I T p l a t f o r m s t o r e a l i z e synchronized and bi-directional collaboration between design and manufacturing, which is the new normal in the age of the Internet of Things.

Electronic Design AutomationSince its establishment, Zuken’s core business has been the field of electronic design automation software needed to implement the advanced functions of today ’s ever-evolving electronics p ro d u c t s . Zu k e n ’s s o f t wa re i s n ow u s e d by e l e c t ro n i c s manufacturers worldwide, together with our unique solutions for managing electronic components and design data based on extensive expertise in electronics design.

Automotive and Machinery Design SolutionsZuken developed and provided its first electrical wire harness design software to a Japanese car maker in 2002, and is now the top solution provider in the field with numerous OEMs and tier 1 suppliers worldwide. From planning and design to production, Zuken software creates a collaborative environment for the supply chain of automotive and machinery industries, which employ a range of electronics systems that are becoming ever more complex.

Zuken ’s Business Domains

Zuken Inc.

Research and development of a wide variety of software solutions that suppor t the o p t i m i z a t i o n o f p r o d u c t d e s i g n a n d e n g i n e e r i n g operations for manufacturing industries, and marketing of the software solutions with expert consulting services.

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Opening the floodgates with Japan’s first CAD/CAM

Challenge 01 Challenge 02 Challenge 03 Challenge 04

Creating an unshakeable foundation

Creating research and development facilitiesaround the world

Steady expansion of business solutions

The Steady Accumulation of Value Offered

History

Dec. 1976 Zukei Shori Gijutsu Kenkyusho Inc. was established in Isogo-ku, Yokohama

Jun. 1978 Japan’s �rst full scale CAD/CAM system 〝Create 2000,〞 for the design of printed circuit boards was developed.

Nov. 1983 ZUKEN AMERICA Inc. (now ZUKEN USA Inc.) was established in California in the United States.

Jan. 1988 〝CR-3000 (PWS),〞 a printed circuit board CAE/CAD/CAM network workstation was developed.

Oct. 1991 Registered in the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange as the �rst EDA corporation.

Jan. 1992 ZUKEN EUROPE GmbH (now ZUKEN GmbH) established in Germany.

Jan. 1992 ZUKEN KOREA Inc. established in Seoul.

Aug. 1992 ZUKEN SINGAPORE Pte. Ltd. established in Singapore.

Aug. 1993 Opening of the Beijing o�ce in Beijing, China.

April 1994 EDA vertical integration solution 〝CR-5000〞 was developed.

Jun. 1994 Zuken acquired all the shares of Racal-Redac Ltd. of the United Kingdom.

Sep. 1994 Moved up to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Mar. 2000 Zuken acquired all the shares of INCASES Engineering Gmbh.

Mar. 2002 Started providing a wire harness design environment for the automotive industry.

Aug. 2002 ZUKEN (SHANGHAI) TECHNICAL CENTER Co., Ltd. was established in China.

Feb. 2004 Announcement of 〝ePLM DS-2,〞 a PLM solution specially designed for the electrical and electronics industries.

Aug. 2005 ZUKEN TAIWAN Inc. established in Taiwan.

May 2006 Zuken acquired Germany’s CIM-TEAM (Now ZUKEN E3 GmbH).

Jun. 2007 Release of 〝V54EE,〞 a mechanical CAD system specially designed for the electronics industry, based on 〝Catia V5.〞

Jun. 2009 Enterprise PLM Presight was released.

May 2010 Zuken acquired a 14% share in Lattice Technology Co., Ltd., becoming the second biggest shareholder.

Jun. 2011 Release of 〝visual BOM,〞 a new generation engineering platform that merges bill of materials technology with the ultra lightweight 3D format XVL.

Oct. 2011 Worldwide release of the 〝CR-8000 Series,〞 a new generation electronic device design platform, and the start of sales of the new product 〝Design Force〞 completed Zuken’s system level electronics design environment.

Sep. 2013 〝Zuken SOZO Center〞 established in Silicon Valley, North America

Aug. 2014 Global Automotive and Transportation Competence Center was established in Erlangen, Germany.

Dec. 2014 Zuken and Toyo Business Engineering concluded an agreement on their capital and business alliance.

Feb. 2015 DiverSync Corporation established.

Mar. 2015 ZUKEN INDIA Pte. Ltd. established in India.

Jul. 2015 Zuken took over YDC Corporation’s CADVANCE business (CAD and PDM operations).

01Feature

Group

Overview

Create 2000 at its launch in 1978 Announcement of CR-8000 at Zuken Innovation World in 2011 Zuken SOZO Center opening ceremony in 2013 The Design Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions Expo 2015 (Tokyo)

Zuken was founded in 1976. Our business of providing 〝software as a solution package,〞 a common practice today, all started here. Japan’s first CAD/CAM system for PCB design, CR-2000 (termed 〝Create 2000〞 when first released), was introduced in domestic companies such as audio equipment manufacturers, then the shining stars of the country ’s electronics industry. This in turn brought about a drastic change in the electronics design process in various industries.

CR-2000 played a key role at major manufacturers for some 10 years, and this Zuken business solution b e c a m e t h e c o r n e r s t o n e t h a t s u p p o r t e d t h e development of the electronics industry. Thereafter, Zuken further refined this solution, releasing CR-3000 in 1988 and CR-5000 in 1994. Zuken’s software, p r o v i d i n g b e h i n d - t h e - s c e n e s s u p p o r t f o r t h e development of the compact, high-performance, high-quality Japanese products that swept the globe, went on to be adopted by one overseas manufacturer after another. Zuken’s latest system, CR-8000 released in 2011, can be said to be the culmination of the CR series, which has long served the world’s needs for cutting-edge electronics design.

The history of Zuken’s expansion outside Japan dates back to 1983. Starting with the establishment of Zuken America Inc. (now Zuken USA Inc.) in America’s Silicon Valley, Zuken went on to open offices in Germany, South Korea, Singapore, and China. In addition, through mergers and acquisitions, Zuken obtained automatic rout ing technology f rom Br i ta in ’s Racal -Redac, simulation technology from Germany’s INCASES, and harness design technology from Germany’s CIM-TEAM, establishing a world-class technological foundation. Aiming to further strengthen our business footing going forward, we established the Zuken SOZO Center in the U.S. in 2013, and our Global Automotive and Transportation Competence Center in Germany in 2014 to serve as research and development arms.

With continuous investment, Zuken’s product portfolio has expanded from electronics design to a variety of other fields. As the miniaturization of electronics increases, it becomes evermore important for multi-discipline collaboration. Harnessing our expertise in the domain of electronics, Zuken now also actively develops solutions for electrical and mechanical co-design. In addition, to help our customers develop innovative IT environments, we find we need to optimize systems within both design and manufacturing. In order to expand our business domains in response to these challenges, Zuken continues to enhance and develop its own proprietary technologies, while at the same time actively promoting collaborations with external companies who have outstanding technology.

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Manufacturing takes place all over the planet, and the products manufactured in these many locations are sent out into global markets. The environment confronting the manufacturing industry is becoming more globalized and borderless at an ever-increasing pace. In response to these conditions, Zuken is promoting global business activities in all areas of marketing, development, and sales support. Zuken’s network spans 13 countries around the

world, in Europe, Asia, and North America. Zuken has established a system that enables us to continuously refine our technologies through initiatives with our global customers in order to offer them the best possible solutions. Zuken aims to be a partner that supports the success of, and is trusted by, manufacturing companies the world over. Zuken will continue to take on new challenges.

02Challenges in the Global Markets Accelerate our Growth

Global Network

Headquarters  Regional headquarters  Business locations  Main R&D offices  Sales offices

Distribution of Personnel (As of the End of March 2016)

Japan (Zuken Inc.)

Overseas

United Kingdom Zuken Ltd. (Zuken Technology Center) Zuken Group Ltd. Zuken UK Ltd.

Germany Zuken GmbH (European Headquarters) Zuken E3 GmbH Zuken E3 GmbH Zuken GmbH (EMC Technology Center) Zuken E3 GmbH Office Nord Zuken E3 GmbH (Global Automotive and  Transportation Competence Center)

Poland Zuken E3 GmbH Sp.z o.o

Switzerland Zuken E3 GmbH, Vertriebsbüro Schweiz

France Zuken S.A.

Italy Zuken Srl

Netherlands Zuken GmbH, Sales Office Benelux

USA Zuken USA Inc. (American Headquarters) Zuken SOZO Center (Zuken Inc., US branch)

Americas Europe

Japan Global Headquarters/     R&D Center (Yokohama) Shin-Yokohama Building (Yokohama) Center Minami Building (Yokohama) Nagoya Branch (Nagoya)

Kansai Branch (Osaka)

Korea Zuken Korea Inc.

Singapore Zuken Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Taiwan Zuken Taiwan Inc.

China Zuken Shanghai Technical Center Zuken Inc.  Shenzhen Representative Office

India Zuken India Private Limited

Japan & Asia

433327*Excluding domestic affiliated companies and employees stationed overseas.

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A Solid Financial Foundation

Financial Information

For the manufacturing industry, product development is an important, fundamental operation that determines future growth. Zuken provides solutions that can be used in product development. For us to support our customers’ strategic product development and give them long-term confidence in our solutions, we must have solid financial foundations ourselves.

Also, in the world of information technology, where technological innovation is intense, we must invest flexibly in order to continue providing leading-edge technology in a timely manner. For this reason, since our founding, we have established and maintained a sound financial foundation as one of the most important management strategies.

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Net sales Total assets

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*The 2016 dividend includes a commemorative dividend of 10 yen and the 2012 dividend includes a special dividend of 10 yen.

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2016 Highlights

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Innovative new products are rolled out one after another all over the world. The designers who invent these products are deeply interested in technologies that enable them turn their ideas into reality, exactly as they envision them, and they need these technologies so they can be the first to release unique ideas into the world.

Creat ing Tomor row, Leading into the Future

Headline Solution

CR-8000 Design Force* – the tool with technologies essential for designing superior wearable electronics in the era of IoT

Flexible printed circuits (FPCs) are employed frequently in wearable electronics and smartphones. Design Force makes it possible to visualize these FPCs in 3D, even in flex forms.

* CR-8000 Design Force

Design Force offers tremendous support for design of inner layer-mounted components and 3D mounting with dynamic editing through the three dimensions of the vertical structure of the PCB. It is possible to design and verify multiple PCBs as a system, which includes the connections and chips, packages and PCBs, each subject to different designs and hierarchical relationships.

Devices that accurately measure your d a i l y e x e r c i s e a n d s e n d t h i s d a t a automatically to your smartphone. Just put on your smartglasses to see a great range of information unfold in front of you. This is the world of the internet of things (IoT ), a world where countless devices are connected via the internet. This wor ld wi l l require a var iet y of elec tronic produc ts to be designed that can be used as part of everyday life. Not only will this require further miniaturization and weight reduction o f c o m p o n e n t s , b u t a l s o w i r e l e s s c o m m u n i c a t i o n s c a p a b i l i t i e s a n d greater conservation of electricity to make batteries last longer. Alone, these conditions already pose a challenge, but it will also be necessary to fit these

components into compact casings that can be worn comfortably on the body (and these casings may not always be a simple box, either). And having the best product is not enough; companies must release first to gain competitive a d v a n t a g e , m a k i n g t h e c h a l l e n g e unimaginably tough. Faced with this situation, the f irst thing electronics designers consider i s h o w t o r e d u c e c o m p o n e n t s i z e , increase per formance, and decrease e n e r g y c o n s u m p t i o n . I n t e g r a t i n g semiconductors with various functions into a single module is an effective strategy, but in order to do so, i t is essential to have accurate packaging t e c h n o l o g y a n d a s t r a t e g y f o r mount ing components on PCBs. I n par t icular, more ref ined pack aging solutions are needed for application p r o c e s s o r s – t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t component in many mobile products – n o t o n l y f o r e l e c t r i c a l r e a s o n s such as for power integrity (PI) and signal integrity (SI), but also to meet mechanical and thermal requirements.

A new obstacle to successful product development has emerged: packaging – a cr i t ica l component of des ign – t r a d i t i o n a l l y i nvo l ve s t h e p a c k a g e designer, but now also the designers of the ICs and PCBs on which the package will be mounted.

 Typically, chips, packages, and boards are each designed using separate tools. This environment, however, is not suited to planning, v isual iz ing, designing, a n d a n a l y z i n g s ys te m s a s a w h o l e. Also, because design data during the planning stages cannot be coordinated with review and analysis data acquired o n c e t h e a c t u a l d e s i g n s t a g e h a s begun, it is not possible to confirm that instructions issued during planning have been reflected in the final product. Design tools are also independent from each other, making it extremely difficult t o e n g a g e i n c o o p e r a t i v e d e s i g n w i t h o t h e r e l e m e nt s . Fu r t h e r m o re, laminating IC chips and packages in 3D is becoming more and more common, making it essential to analyze differing elements such as multiple chips and packages together with the casing in three dimensions. These numerous challenges signi�cantly influence product quality and multiply e n g i n e e r w o r k l o a d . T h i s , i n t u r n , e x t e n d s d e v e l o p m e n t t i m e a n d increases costs. It is also clear that the implementat ion of par t ia l changes and development of variations are also becoming more difficult. Faced with these conditions, developers seeking to c re ate i n n ovat i ve n e w p ro d u c t s need a design environment that makes it possible to design IC packages and PCBs intelligently and collaboratively (co-design).

Zuken ’s CR-8000 Design Force is the world’s first 3D development platform for the visualization and co-design of ICs, packages and PCBs all within a single intuitive environment. Design Force works collaboratively with mechanical design tools, enabling a system-level product view for design optimization. Design Force eliminates the need to manually convert data between design disciplines and makes it possible to easily grasp design tradeoffs via 3D imaging, even for complex wiring. With Design Force, you can take into account ove r a l l s y s t e m c o n s i d e r a t i o n s a n d challenges even as you design individual elements. In addit ion, coordinating w i t h D e s i g n Fo r c e ’ s m u l t i - p h y s i c s analysis tools (which provide analysis for multiple fields of physics including electrical, thermal, and stress) ensures you can achieve the optimum balance between cost and performance, engage in planning around design challenges from a system-wide perspective, and provide prompt feedback. In the age of the Internet of Things, d e s i gn e r s o f i n n ov a t i ve e l e c t ro n i c products that are closely integrated into daily life must overcome design c o n d i t i o n s w i t h c o m p l e t e l y n e w parameters. We at Zuken want to be a partner that supports the development o f c u t t i n g - e d g e e l e c t r o n i c s t h a t g u i d e s co m p a n i e s towa rd s u cce s s . CR-8000 Design Force ’s 3D co-design environment enables developers to concentrate their abilities on creating the next innovation.New challenges

confronting designers

Design Force: leading the way in collaborative design

IoT: making electronics more personal

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In recent years, the automotive industry h a s b e e n f a c i n g m a s s i ve p a ra d i gm s h i f t s . We f a c e e n e rg y re s t r i c t i o n s due to environmental concerns, and chal lenges f rom global populat ion growth with overcrowding in c i t ies and rapidly depopulating rural areas, coupled with an aging society. Higher individual incomes lead to consumer demand for more choice in automobile configurations. Against this backdrop, the features and functions demanded in automobiles are becoming increasingly diverse and sophisticated. By adopting advances in electronics such as sensors, image process ing, radar, and wire less communicat ion t e c h n o l o g i e s , a u t o m a k e r s a r e increasing the safety and comfort of our cars. These devices also operate together with an extremely high level of connectivity. It is no exaggeration t o s a y t h a t t h e p r o d u c t c a t e g o r y t o w h i c h t h e c a r s o f t o d ay b e l o n g is that of cutt ing- edge elec tronics. Even if we were only to include these

e l e m e n t s p r e v i o u s l y m e n t i o n e d , automotive design and development environments would be complicated e n o u g h , b u t t h e re a re t wo f a c t o r s that make the s i tuat ion even more complex. One is the sharp increase in vehicle offerings. Even when the same platform is used, different blueprints e x i s t fo r e a c h o f t h e m a ny v a r i e t y of makes and models, meaning that ea ch one has to be a l tered in tur n e v e n i f o n l y o n e p a r t n e e d s t o b e changed. Some say that per forming such changes occupies close to 80% of

the man-hours involved in car design and development. The second is the demand for seamless col laborat ion between teams in all locations in line with increasing globally-distr ibuted development. Currently, the majority of automakers spend a great proportion of their resources on these challenges, inhibiting speedy, high-quality vehicle manufacturing.

Conventionally, automotive E/E design has sought solutions to the increasing variety and complexity of systems and variations by sk il l fully 〝connecting〞 processes and design domains. However, this approach alone is not sufficient to respond to changes brought about by the various processes of automotive design and cannot reduce complexity. Accordingly, Zuken offers the Beyond Connecting design environment based on the concept of 〝inheriting.〞 The key feature of this solution is

the creation of a 〝design inheritance〞 chain that generates design data for each var iat ion through inheritance, a s o n e c a n c r e a t e a b a s e d e s i g n architecture for all makes and models. This philosophy enables cross-platform level development, making it easy to engage in multifaceted traceability and to perform incremental development across platforms and models under a variety of conditions, such as when implementing design changes. It also eliminates the need for conventional verif ication and revision of massive b l u e p r i n t f i l e s . F i n a l l y , d e s i g n inheritance makes possible the creation of an enterpr ise - level development environment under which development c a n b e c o n d u c t e d a c r o s s o f f i c e s , businesses, and countries.

Beyond Connecting is a feasible solution t h a t o p e n s t h e w a y t o t h e f u t u r e .

This development concept ac tual ly incorporates software industry know-how; Beyond Connecting is built around the idea of code-based design, which involves managing design information through source code inheritance and supplementation. W i t h B e y o n d C o n n e c t i n g , o n e doesn’t manage the blueprints created for various makes and models (even those using the same platform) via the blueprints themselves, but rather by changing the source code to manage and apply them. For example, when there is a change to a part on a certain platform, one can reflect this change at the same time in the designs of all re levant makes and models just by changing the base source code. This design phi losophy is a lready being considered for implementation in Germany’s cutting-edge automotive industry. Part of the reason why Zuken h a s b e e n a b l e t o t a k e t h e l e a d i n incorporating this philosophy into our next-generation automotive E/E design solution concept is our establishment o f t h e G l o b a l A u t o m o t i v e a n d Transpor tation Competence Center, a research and development arm, in

Germany. Located c lose to some of our pioneering customers in Germany, the Center can immediately verify and provide cutting- edge exper tise in a timely manner. And it is Zuken’s unique advantages that make it all possible. Through networking that connects car to car, and car to social infrastructure, t h e c a r s o f t h e f u t u re w i l l b e co m e even more advanced. And Zuken will continue to provide solutions to the new challenges that arise through this process, supporting the next generation of automotive E/E design. In order to remain the number one partner in the automotive field, Zuken will continue to refine technologies and offer new value.

The next generation of automotive E/E (electrical and electronic) design

Beyond Connecting – Automotive electrical design that goes beyond merely connecting

Just set your destination and your car ’s autonomous driving system will select the optimum route and take you there in perfect safety.

This vision of the future is now set to become a reality.

It is not common knowledge, but the method of developing the next generation of vehicles is about to undergo drastic change.

The automotive industry is facing massive paradigm shifts

Taking automotive E/E design from 〝connecting〞 to 〝inheriting〞

Changing the nature of automotive E/E design through software development expertise

Headline SolutionCreat ing Tomor row, Leading into the Future

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Company Name Zuken Inc.

Foundation December 17, 1976

Head Office Location 2-25-1, Edahigashi, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama, 224-8585 Japan

Paid-in Capital JPY 10,117,065,000

Number of Employees 453 (consolidated: 1,222; as of the end of March 2016)

Stock Listing Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section

Businesses Contents Research and development of a wide variety of software solutions that support the optimization of product design and engineering operations for manufacturing industries, and marketing of the software solutions with expert consulting services.

* Outside directors and outside audit & supervisory board members.

Makoto Kaneko, President and Representative DirectorJinya Katsube, COO and Representative DirectorKazuhiro Kariya, Managing DirectorYoshikazu Soma, Managing DirectorTakeo Osawa, DirectorKoichi Saotome, DirectorTakashi Sano, Director *Yoichi Arai, Director *Fusao Wada, Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board MemberYasushi Ozaki, Audit & Supervisory Board Member *Takashi Handa, Audit & Supervisory Board Member *

Directors and Auditors