History 2006-2007

History of Fujifilm's Business Activities

2006 Jan.

Transformed Sankio Chemical Co., Ltd. (currently FUJIFILM FINECHEMICALS CO., LTD. ), into a wholly owned subsidiary

Equity investment made in Perseus Proteomics Inc., a drug-discovery start-up company

Feb.

Acquired Avecia Inkjet Limited (currently FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants Limited)

Mar.

Acquired 100% shareholdings in two France-based companies-a medical equipment marketing company, TSR HOLDING S.A., and a medical equipment service maintenance company, FUJI MEDICAL SYSTEMES FRANCE S.A. (currently FUJFILM Medical Systems France S.A.)

Global alliance arranged with Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., in the photofinishing field

Apr.

VISION75 (2006) Medium-term Management Plan announced

FUJIFILM Advanced Research Laboratories established

India branch office established

Euro-denominated convertible bonds with stock acquisition rights issued (total issue value of ¥200,000million)

May

FUJIFILM Electronic Materials (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., began operating

Jun.

Fuji Xerox and FUJIFILM Graphic Systems Co., Ltd., cooperatively established a “Color Center” designed to revolutionize digital printing business through the provision of highly sophisticated, specialized functions

Jul.

Acquired U.S.-based industrial inkjet printhead manufacturer Dimatix, Inc. (currently FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc.)

Oct.

Fujifilm Group shifted to a holding company structure centering on the holding company FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, which controls both the Group's two largest companies-FUJIFILM Corporation and Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

Acquired all shares in Daiichi Radioisotope Laboratories Ltd., which was transformed into a wholly owned subsidiary (currently FUJIFILM RI Pharma Co., Ltd.)

FUJIFILM Kyushu Co., Ltd., began operating its No.1 factory building

FUJINON Corporation transformed into a wholly owned subsidiary

Acquired the printing plate materials marketing and technical support operations of Graphic Systems Australasia Pty Ltd., a printing systems marketing agency covering Australia and New Zealand

Dec.

Acquired U.S.-based Problem Solving Concepts, Inc., a manufacturer of medical imaging information systems for cardiology

2007 Feb.

Headquarters functions of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, FUJIFILM Corporation, and Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. relocated to the Tokyo Midtown Building

Mar.

FUJIFILM Printing Plate (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., began full-scale operations

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