November 26, 2018

Company name: Representative:Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation Hitoshi Ochi

Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President & Chief Executive OfficerContact:

TSE code no.:4188, 1st section Hajime Takasaka

Executive Officer, General Manager,

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Public Relations and Investor Relations Office [+81] (0)3-6748-7120

Notice Regarding Changes in Specified Subsidiaries

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation's consolidated subsidiary, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (Head office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President-CEO: Yujiro Ichihara) announces that its subsidiaries TNSC Euro-Holding S.L.U. and TNSC Germany GmbH have become specified subsidiaries. Please refer to the attached press release for details.

November 26, 2018

To Whom It May Concern:

Company Name: Representative:

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation Yujiro Ichihara, Representative Director, President-CEO

(Code: 4091, 1st Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Contact::

Hisataka Ose, Managing Director, Corporate Communications (TEL: 03-5788-8015)

Notice Regarding Changes in Specified Subsidiaries

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC) hereby announces that its subsidiaries TNSC Euro-

Holding S.L.U. and TNSC Germany GmbH have become specified subsidiaries, with details as follows.

  • 1. Reasons for Changes

    In a news release titled "Notice of Acquisition (100% Ownership) of US Company, Praxair, Inc.'s European Businesses" dated July 5, 2018, TNSC had announced that it would acquire the shares of corporations running a certain part of Praxair's European businesses. TNSC had established TNSC Euro-Holding S.L.U. in Spain, TNSC Germany

    GmbH in Germany and certain other companies for the purpose of acquiring the shares and managing the target businesses. Upon acquiring the shares of the corporations running the

    European businesses, TNSC today decided to increase the capital of each company, along with other matters. In accordance with this decision, the total assets of TNSC Euro-

    Holding S.L.U. and TNSC Germany GmbH will amount to at least 30% of TNSC's consolidated net assets.

  • 2. Overview of the Relevant Subsidiaries

(1)

Name:

TNSC Euro-Holding S.L.U.

(2)

Representative:

Tsutomu Moroishi, Managing Director

(3)

Business:

Ownership and management of the target businesses

(4)

Head office location:

Calle Zurbaran 9, Local Derecha, Madrid, Spain

(5)

Capital stock:

150,003,500 euros (approx. ¥19.3 billion*)

(6)

Date of establishment:

June 4, 2018 (became a 100%-owned subsidiary on September 12, 2018)

(7)

Fiscal year-end:

December 3

(8)

Shareholder composition:

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (100%)

(9)

Relationship between TNSC and the relevant company

Capital relationship:

TNSC Euro-Holding S.L.U. is a 100%-owned subsidiary of TNSC.

Personnel relationship:

An employee of TNSC has been appointed as a director.

Trading relationship:

There are no notable trading relationships between TNSC and the relevant company.

(1)

Name:

TNSC Germany GmbH

(2)

Representative:

Tsutomu Moroishi, Managing Director

(3)

Business:

Ownership and management of the target businesses

(4)

Head office location:

Cormoran GmbH, Am Zirkus 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany

(5)

Capital stock:

25,000 euros (approx. ¥3.21 million*)

(6)

Date of establishment:

November 13, 2018

(7)

Fiscal year-end:

December 31

(8)

Shareholder composition:

TNSC Euro-Holding S.L.U. 100%

(9)

Relationship between TNSC and the relevant company

Capital relationship:

Capital relationship: TNSC Germany GmbH is a 100%-owned subsidiary of TNSC Euro-Holding S.L.U., which is a 100%-owned subsidiary of TNSC.

Personnel relationship:

An employee of TNSC has been appointed as a director.

Trading relationship:

There are no notable trading relationships between TNSC and the relevant company.

* Assuming an exchange rate of 1 euro = ¥128.78 (as of November 22)

  • 3. Effective Date

    Date of completion of acquisition procedures for the shares of the corporations running the European businesses

  • 4. Impact on Business Performance

    TNSC is currently reviewing the impact of this change on its consolidated business forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, and will promptly report its findings as soon as they have been determined.

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