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Notice Regarding Signing of Exchange
Offer Agreement (E)
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Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu Support and Service Inc.
Notice Regarding Signing of Exchange Offer Agreement
Tokyo, May 17, 2004 - Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") and Fujitsu Support
and Service Inc. ("Fsas") today announced that, in accordance with
decisions taken by their respective boards of directors, they have
signed an agreement for an exchange of shares whereby Fsas will
become a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu. Pending ratification of
the exchange offer agreement at Fsas' Annual
Shareholders' Meeting, scheduled to be held June 29, 2004, the
exchange of shares is expected to take place on October 1, 2004. In
accordance with Section 358 (simple share exchange) of the Commercial
Code of Japan, there are no plans to submit the agreement for
approval at Fujitsu's Annual Shareholders' Meeting.1. Objectives of Making Fsas a Wholly Owned Subsidiary through Exchange of Shares Information technology has become commonplace in business activities as well as in society and daily life, and the convenience it provides is rapidly expanding in diverse fields. Along with the increasing sophistication of IT usage, IT is becoming more and more crucial to customers' businesses. Accordingly, customers are increasingly looking for comprehensive solutions spanning the entire IT system lifecycle from partners who can demonstrate a deep understanding of their overall business and operating environment, and with whom they can establish long-term relationships based on trust.
In order to enhance full IT lifecycle support to its customers, Fujitsu has been working to realign its business structure to one that is simple and straightforward from the customer's standpoint. Measures to date have included bringing together its systems engineering and sales organizations to create customer-centric teams and designating systems engineer liaisons for specific customers. Going forward, through actions such as the following, the company intends to further integrate its sales and systems engineering units and reform its business structure including group companies to enhance the customer-centric nature of its organization.
(1) Create a simple and straightforward organizational structure from thecustomer's point of view. (2) Consolidate the point of contact with the customer. (3) Clarify functions and responsibilities within the Fujitsu Group. (4) Unify IT infrastructure and promote information sharing across the group.
The decisions today by the boards of Fujitsu and Fsas to make Fsas a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu represent one step in this process. Through this realignment, Fujitsu will enhance its systems support business and pursue further business expansion leveraging the area of operational services, for which strong growth is expected.
Through consolidation and integration of both companies' resources, Fujitsu will strive to make its systems support and operational services organizational structure easier to understand from the customer's perspective and improveservice quality and efficiency. In addition, through the integration and optimal alignment of resources within the group and further strengthening of links between companies, Fujitsu aims to expand its high value-added business covering the operational portion of the IT system lifecycle.
Through the efforts announced today, Fujitsu believes that it will be able to improve the quality of its services, as well as its responsiveness in meeting customers' changing IT needs, which are being impacted by rapid shifts in their businesses.
2. Details Regarding Exchange of Shares
(1) Calendar
May 17, 2004 Ratification of exchange offer agreement by boards
of directors Signing of exchange offer agreement
May 18, 2004 Exchange offer notification (Fujitsu)
June 29, 2004* Ratification of exchange offer agreement at Fsas
Annual Shareholders' Meeting
October 1, 2004* Date of share transfer
Late Nov., 2004* Issuance of stock certificates* Planned
(2) Share Exchange Ratio
Fujitsu Limited Fsas
(Parent Company) (Wholly Owned
Subsidiary)
Share Exchange Ratio 1 2.72Note: 1. Share Allocation Ratio An allocation of 2.72 shares of Fujitsu Limited common stock will be issued for 1 share of Fsas common stock. However, Fujitsu's shareholding of 32 million shares of Fsas common stock will not be exchanged.
2. Basis for Determining Share Exchange Ratio The share exchange ratio was agreed upon through discussions between Fujitsu and Fsas, based on analyses provided by Nikko Citigroup Limited, the financial advisor for Fujitsu, and KPMG Corporate Finance K.K., the financial advisor for Fsas.
3. Third Parties' Determination Regarding Share Exchange Ratio and the Basis for and Methods of Calculation
Nikko Citigroup calculated the share exchange ratio through consideration of methods such as market price analysis, discounted cash flow analysis, and comparable transaction premiums analysis.
KPMG Corporate Finance K.K. based its calculations on methods including market price analysis and discounted cash flow analysis.
4. Number of New Shares to Be Issued by Fujitsu in Conjunction with Exchange of Shares Fujitsu will issue 68,054,400 shares of its common stock.
5. Dividend Calculation Date The dividends payable on the new shares to be issued upon the share exchange will be calculated from October 1, 2004.
3. Summary Information on Companies Exchanging Shares
(As of March 31, 2004)
(1)Trade Name Fujitsu Limited Fujitsu Support and
Service Inc.
(company becoming wholly (company becoming
wholly
owning parent company) owned subsidiary)(2)Principal Development, manufacture, Planning, design,
Lines of Business sales and service of products deployment,
construction,
in the fields of Software and operation, and
maintenance
Services, Information of information
systems
Processing,
Telecommunications Equipment
and Electronic Devices(3)Date of June 1935 March 1989
Incorporation
(4)Registered Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Head Office
(5)Representative Hiroaki Kurokawa, President Tatsuhiko Ohtaki,
President
(6)Capitalization 324,624 million yen 9,401 million yen(7)Shares Issued 2,001,962,672 shares 57,020,000 shares
(8)Shareholders' Equity 934,603 million yen 52,623 million yen
(9)Total Assets 3,022,975 million yen 124,264 million yen (10)Fiscal Year-End March 31 March 31
(11)Employees 34,836 4,380
(12)Major Customers Governmental entities, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu
telecommunication carriers, Group companies,
financial
manufacturers, distributors, institutions,
governmental
and financial institutions entities and
municipalities(13)Principal The Master Trust Bank of Fujitsu Limited
Shareholders Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
and Ownership 8.00% 56.13%
as of March 31, 2004 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Japan Trustee
Services
Ltd. (Trust Account) Bank,Ltd.
6.68% 3.98%
Fuji Electric Holdings Trust&Custody
Co., Ltd Services Bank,Ltd
3.90% 2.54%Mizuho Trust & Banking Co.,The Master
Trust Bank of
Ltd. Retirement Benefit Trust Japan, Ltd.
(for Fuji Electric Systems
Co., Ltd.)
3.04% 2.33%
The Chase Manhattan
Bank NA Fsas Employee Stock
London Ownership
2.75% 1.92%(14)Major Banks Mizuho Corporate Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui
Banking
Corporation
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi,
Ltd.
(15)Relationship Capital Fujitsu Owns 56.30% of Fsas'
Between outstanding
the Parties shares, including indirect holdings.
Personnel Two of Fujitsu's directors/employees
also serve as Fsas directors.
Business 31.4% (7.13 billion yen for the
year ended March 31, 2004) of Fsas'
revenues are generated from
business with Fujitsu(billion yen, except for per share data) (16) Financial Results for the Three Most Recent Fiscal Years
Fujitsu Limited
Fiscal Year Ended March March March
2002 2003 2004
Net Sales 3,034.4 2,695.0 2,788.5Operating Income (Loss) (54.6) 21.8 32.9
Recurring Profit (Loss) (81.5) 3.0 38.3
Net Income (Loss) (265.1) (175.0) 17.0
Net Income (Loss) per (133.74) (87.48) 8.49 Share (Yen) Annual Dividend per Share 5 0 3 (Yen)
Shareholders' Equity per 479.40 385.49 467.18 Share (Yen)
Fujitsu Support and Service Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended March March March
2002 2003 2004
Net Sales 209.5 207.5 227.1Operating Income (Loss) 9.8 9.9 9.0
Recurring Profit (Loss) 8.4 8.5 7.7
Net Income (Loss) 4.2 4.3 6.4
Net Income (Loss) per 74.11 75.12 111.11 Share (Yen) Annual Dividend per 15 10 10 Share (Yen)
Shareholders' Equity per 778.26 828.22 939.30 Share (Yen)
4. Situation Following Share Exchange (1) Capitalization Fujitsu's capitalization will not increase as a result of the share exchange. (Fujitsu's capitalization as of March 31, 2004, was 324,624 million yen.) All net assets acquired through the share exchange will be allocated to capital reserves.
(2) Impact on Financial Results As Fsas is already a consolidated subsidiary of Fujitsu, the share exchange is not expected to have a substantial immediate effect on consolidated operating results.
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Fujitsu Limited Fujitsu Support and Service Inc.
Public & Investor Relations Corporate Communications Dept.
Tel: +81 (0)3-6252-2175 Corporate Planning Office
Inquiries Tel: +81 (0) 3-5471-4746
http://pr.fujitsu.com/en/news/pressinquiries.html
E-mail:fsas-press@ml.fsas.fujitsu.com
Branche: Hardware
ISIN: JP3818000006
WKN: 0354912
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