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Corporate History

April, 2007

Diamond Lease Company Limited and UFJ Central Leasing Co., Ltd. merged to form Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Limited
Listed on the First Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange

October, 2007

Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation merged with Diamond Auto Lease Co., Ltd.

February, 2009

Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation merged with Central Auto Leasing Co., Ltd.
Company Name: Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation

July, 2009

Acquired major share of Miyuki Building Co., Ltd.

History of Diamond Lease

April, 1971

Established by Mitsubishi Group companies

March, 1985

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

September, 1988

Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

December, 1998

Acquired Minami-Kyusyu Diamond Lease Company Limited

October, 1999

Merged with Ryoshin Leasing Corporation

August, 2000

Acquired major share of The Casio Lease Company Limited

January, 2001

Acquired ISO14001 certification

March, 2002

Acquired major share of Hirogin Lease Co. Ltd.

March, 2003

Invested in Mitsubishi Electric Credit Corporation (45%)

January, 2004

Acquired major share of The Daiwa Factor and Leasing Co., Ltd.
(renamed DFL Lease Company Limited)

August, 2006

Acquired major share of Kyocera Leasing Company Limited
(renamed Diamond Asset Finance Company Limited)

February, 2007

Acquired major share of MMC Diamond Finance Corporation

March, 2007

Established Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Holdings Corporation with Mitsubishi Corporation, as a holding company for Diamond Auto Lease Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Auto Leasing Corporation

History of UFJ Central Leasing

May, 1969

Established as Central Leasing Co., Ltd., the first leasing operator in Japan's Chubu region

November, 1989

Listed on the Second Section of the Nagoya Stock Exchange

March, 2000

Acquired major share of Shinko Lease Co., Ltd.

March, 2001

Invested in Techno Rent Co., Ltd. (30%)
Acquired major share of Japan Medical Lease Corporation

November, 2002

Acquired ISO14001 certification

March, 2003

Acquired major share of Chukyo General Lease Co., Ltd.
Invested in Just Automobile Leasing Co., Ltd. (20%)

February, 2004

Acquired major share of Asahigin Leasing Co., Ltd.
(renamed Shutoken Leasing Co., Ltd.)

April, 2004

Integrated the leasing division of UFJ Business Finance Co., Ltd.
(renamed Mitsubishi UFJ Factors Limited) and changed corporate name to UFJ Central Leasing Co., Ltd.

April, 2004

Listed on the First Section of theTokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges

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