YKK Group continues to expand its businesses, which center on fastening products and architectural products, marketed in about 70 countries/regions worldwide. Our Group is positioned as one that clients can trust, and as a truly global organization with technology-driven companies that create new value. We have always regarded fair and equitable treatment as the foundation of all of our operational and management activities, a belief expressed in our management principle, "YKK Seeks Corporate Value of Higher Significance," and in our management mission, direction, and principles.

With a clear understanding of the changes underway in business structures and market needs, we are restructuring our business operations to enhance overall competitiveness, and we continue with programs to strengthen YKK brand fastening products and YKK AP brand architectural products. We recognize that the image of our brands reflect not only on our products and services, but also on our Group as a whole. We pledge to carry on our efforts to offer even more effective solutions to our customers - now and in the years to come.

Tadahiro Yoshida President & CEO YKK Corporation