On January 1, 2003, the corporate name of YOTEC Incorporated, an affiliate of the YAMADA MANUFACTURING Co., Ltd., located in the United States, was officially changed to Yamada North America Incorporated (YNA). The reason for this change was to implement the name “Yamada" into the corporate names of our affiliates overseas in order to enhance the name recognition factor for the YAMADA Group and its efforts around the globe to establish footholds in overseas markets.