Removal from affiliated companies following the sale of all shares in 北国酸素

「北国酸素㈱, an affiliated company to which the equity method was not applied, had been excluded from the scope of equity-method accounting because its impact on the consolidated financial statements was immaterial, based on net income or loss attributable to the Company’s interest and retained earnings attributable to its interest, among other factors, and because it was not material overall. Following the sale of all shares effective 15 September 2017, it was excluded from the affiliated companies.」