NEW Corporate Headquarters

MARUBENI-ITOCHU STEEL AMERICA INC. 655 Third Avenue, Suite 700 New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 542-8484 Fax: (212) 542-8495

Consolidated total assets

$800.0 million (as of December 2008)

Number of employees

1,700 (including subsidiaries)

External auditors

Deloitte & Touche

Shareholders

Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI) 100% ownership (MISI is 50% owned by Marubeni Corporation and 50% owned by ITOCHU Corporation in Japan).

Web

Visit Marubeni-Itochu Steel's website at www.benichu.com

Shareholder's profile

Established: October 1, 2001 Paid up capital: ¥30 billion Number of employees: 8,000 worldwide Consolidated total assets: $8.8 billion USD (as of March 2008) Consolidated net sales: $22.6 billion USD (as of March 2008) Global network: 15 offices in Japan, 44 offices overseas, 82 subsidiaries around the world

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