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October 1, 2019

To Whom It May Concern:

Company Name:

Marubeni Corporation

(URLhttp://www.marubeni.com/en/)

Code Number:

8002

Listed:

Tokyo, Nagoya

Representative:

Masumi Kakinoki

President and CEO, Member of the Board

Enquiries:

Masato Tachibana

General Manager, Media Relations Sec.

TEL (03)3282 - 4803

Regarding News Report on Our Company

There have been several news reports, such as one from Bloomberg L.P., alleging that Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter, "Marubeni") intends to sell its subsidiary Gavilon Group (hereinafter, "Gavilon"), a U.S.-based company that operates a grain and fertilizer business in several countries around the world. Marubeni hereby states that this is categorically untrue. Marubeni has no intention of selling Gavilon.

Marubeni considers Gavilon to be a core business of the Marubeni Group, and is planning to further grow and expand Gavilon's business moving forward.

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