KUBOTA CORPORATION

Kubota Corporation specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of industrial and agricultural machines and water purifying and distribution equipments. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:

- industrial and agricultural machines (81.9%): tractors, harvesters, transplantors, mowers, etc.;

- water purifying and distribution systems (16.4%): ductile cast iron, steel and plastic pipes, valves, recycling pumps, incinerators, ceramic filters, used water purifiers, etc.;

- other (1.6%): industrial pieces, steel tubes, building machines, etc.

Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (32.6%), Asia (16.7%), North America (35.4%), Europe (12.5%) and other (2.8%).