February 2, 2010
To All Stakeholders:
USS Co., Ltd.
President and CEO: Yukihiro Ando
Stock code: 4732
Stock exchange listings: Tokyo and Nagoya (first sections)
Tel: +81-52-689-1129
Contact: Masafumi Yamanaka
Junior Managing Director, Officer, Supervisory Office


Announcement of Merger of Two Subsidiaries

USS Saitama Co., Ltd. and USS Ryutsu Auto Auction Co., Ltd(’’USS Ryutsu’’)., both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of USS Co., Ltd., will merge on April 1, 2010. Details are as follows.

1. Description of merger
(1) Merger method
USS Saitama will absorb USS Ryutsu. As a result, USS Saitama will be the surviving company after the merger and USS Ryutsu will be dissolved.
(2) Merger ratio and payment
There is no need to determine a merger ratio because both companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of USS.
(3) Summary of accounting treatment of merger
Under business combination accounting, this merger will be treated as a transaction between companies under common control. There will be no effect on the earnings of USS.

2. Profiles of companies to merge
Name USS Saitama Co., Ltd.
(surviving company)
USS Ryutsu Auto Aucton Co., Ltd.
(company to be dissolved)
Activities Operation of automobile auctions Operation of automobile auctions
Established April 9, 1997 February 23, 1999
Head office 3093-1 Miyadera, Iruma, Saitama 1847-4 Funakata, Noda, Chiba
Representative Yukihiro Ando, President and Representative Director Yukihiro Ando, President and Representative Director
Capital 200 million yen 11.25 million yen
Fiscal year end March 31 March 31
Shareholder USS Co., Ltd. (100%) USS Co., Ltd. (100%)

3. Profile of company after merger
Name USS Kanto Co., Ltd.
Activities Operation of automobile auctions
Head office 3093-1 Miyadera, Iruma, Saitama
Representative Yukihiro Ando, President and
Representative Director
Capital 50 million yen
Fiscal year end March 31
Shareholder USS Co., Ltd. (100%)

Note: USS Saitama will change its name to USS Kanto on April 1, 2010. On the same day, the capital of USS Kanto will be reduced from 200 million yen to 50 million yen, which is a difference of 150 million yen.

4. Effect of merger on results of operations
Since the two companies that are to merge are both consolidated subsidiaries of USS, the merger will have no effect on the results of operations of the USS Group.


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