On behalf of the Epicrew Corporation, I express our deepest condolences to all those impacted by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11. We hope for the speedy recovery and reconstruction of the disaster hit-areas and pray for all those whose lives have been affected.

In recent years, our living has massively changed by the spread of digital equipment and networks and smart grid initiative that applies renewable energy. As its key device, power semiconductor contributes to the growth in digital appliance and green computing equipment include higher performance of smart phone and tablet PC , the electric power saving of hybrid car and energy saving domestic electric goods.

Since establishment of our company, we have been working on “customer satisfaction while increasing our company profits” through production, recondition, marketing as well as maintenance service of epitaxial equipment which is absolutely essential in semiconductor manufacturing process.

We hold up management vision “Be a world class enterprise and contribute to customer’s productivity improvement throughout challenging innovative technique and manufacturing on epitaxial markets,” and try for the improvement of the corporate value to build reliance and partnership with stakeholders by working on the action items below.

① Sales Actions,
We work aggressively for Asian market where economic growth is remarkable while strengthening relationship with our business partner. In addition, we promote the strengthening of marketing and product planning ability from mid and long-term standpoint of business growth and expansion revenue base.

②About Product development
We develop and sell the new products that customer needs in epitaxial fields.
We want to promote and give high quality and high valued products to customers.

③ About Production system
We want to increase capacity of products by reviewing manufacturing process and improvement of the producing technology.

④ About Human Resource
We will continue to recruit and train people to manage and strength our products development.

⑤ About Financial Affairs
We will continue to proceed efficiency of funds operations by compression of inventories and accounts receivable, and also to ensure the strengthening of business activities to make a success of the management that attached great importance to cash flow. At the same time, we aim to build firm financial base that can correspond to rapid changes in market and continued research and development by working on cost reduction and productivity improvement of business.

⑥ Compliance Actions
We strive to ensure compliance with laws and organization rules, social and internal rules.

I appreciate your continuing support for our activities.

Chief Executive Officer
AKIRA OKABE

March／The Nagasaki headquarters site is enhanced.
July／Operation beginning of research building.
October／The Nagasaki headquarters site is enhanced for the warehouse construction.
December／Warehouse completion.
The capital is increased (Capital 33,600,000 yen).