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8/10 New initiatives: Bell (U.S.) Helicopter business

Next, I will explain the Group’s initiatives in the helicopter business. ● At last year’s General Meeting of Shareholders, we altered the Articles of Incorporation to enable the company to buy, sell, import and export “aircraft and unmanned aircraft” and added “aircraft use business, unmanned aircraft use business, aircraft maintenance business, and heliport installation business” to the businesses that the company operates. This allows the company to engage in the sale of such aircraft as helicopters and drones, and in all related business so that it can prepare for future business development. ● In response to those who may wonder why Kaga Electronics is involved with helicopters, the photograph on the right of this slide shows the cockpit of a helicopter, and as you can see, it is crammed with measuring and communications equipment. We have a Communications Business Division, and trade with many communications equipment manufacturers. So this move allows us to use this route and not only sell the helicopter itself, but offer it packaged together with communications equipment. ● In addition to this incentive, I was also approached by an acquaintance with this idea, and the company decided to begin selling helicopters made by US-based Bell Textron Inc. Since we had decided to go ahead with it, we set up an integrated system encompassing procurement, sales and maintenance. Our target is disaster-management helicopters. As you know, large-scale disasters such as torrential rains and earthquakes have occurred frequently in Japan in recent years, and local governments and prefectural police departments have an increased need for disaster-management helicopters to prepare for and respond to such events. I feel that Kaga Electronics can play a significant role in resolving social issues. ● In the fiscal year ended in March 2020, we sold four helicopters, and we currently have orders for two helicopters for this fiscal year.