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News Releases : 2008

December

News Releases
date	contents
2008.12.26	Subscription to private placement of shares by Mitsui Life Insurance Company Limited
2008.12.25	Acquisition of Shares in MOECO from Mitsui Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
2008.12.24	Obtainment of formal government approvals for uranium assets transaction in South Australia
2008.12.18	Acquisition of Preferred Securities issued by an overseas special purpose subsidiary owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
2008.12.15	Participation in Feasibility Study on Elegest Coalmine Project in Russia
2008.12.11	Guadalajara City, Mexico / Signing of Agreement for the Wastewater Treatment BOT Project
2008.12.05	Participation in Car Sharing Business
2008.12.03	Mutual agreement under income tax treaty between Japan and Australia in respect of tax assessment based on transfer pricing taxation in Japan

November

News Releases
date	contents
2008.11.25	Mitsui to Expand Capacity at Western Australian Iron Ore Joint Ventures with BHP Billiton
2008.11.20	Acquisition of Interest in Exploration Concession in the Republic of Ghana
2008.11.14	Work starts on-site at clean coal project
2008.11.05	Financial Results for the Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2008

October

News Releases
date	contents
2008.10.21	Re: Commencement of prosecution procedures of Mitsui's employees in connection with physical and future trading of Naphtha by Mitsui Oil (Asia) Pte. Ltd. ("MOAS")
2008.10.17	Calpine and Mitsui Announce Commercial Operation of Greenfield Energy Centre
2008.10.15	Acquisition of interest in uranium projects in South Australia
2008.10.07	Additional Investment in Brazilian Agricultural Business, Multigrain AG
2008.10.01	Notice of change of Subsidiary

September

News Releases
date	contents
2008.09.12	Recipients Selected for 2008 Mitsui-Bussan Scholarship Program for Indonesia
2008.09.10	Commencement of commercial operation of Zajaczkowo Windfarm in Poland
2008.09.02	The first gas is produced from North West Shelf Project Train 5 production facility

August

News Releases
date	contents
2008.08.28	Mitsui to Increase its stake in Synlait to 22.5%
2008.08.28	Vincent Oil Field Commences Production
2008.08.26	Mitsui to Acquire Additional Shares in Sims Group Limited
2008.08.22	Mitsui transferred its shares in Kyushu Oil Co., Ltd.
2008.08.08	Mitsui/Hino Project In Mexico
2008.08.04	Execution of Power Purchase Agreement for Paiton 3 Coal-fired Power Plant Expansion Project
2008.08.04	Financial Results for the Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2008
2008.08.04	Mitsui to Approve A$395 million spending for Robe River J/V port and rail expansion in Western Australia

July

News Releases
date	contents
2008.07.31	Signature of the Call To Action Declaration on the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
2008.07.31	Mitsui & Co supports Brazilian Schools in Japan The 12 Schools for the 2008 program were selected
2008.07.31	Mitsui Acquires Spanish Photovoltaic Power Projects
2008.07.30	Acquisition of Earth Tech Mexican Holdings, S.A. de C.V.
2008.07.29	Result of Tender Offer announced by Subsidiary TELEPARK Corporation
2008.07.17	Joint exploration of uranium resources in Uzbekistan
2008.07.03	Investment in Bio-Ethanol Project in Brazil
2008.07.02	Investment and Management Participation in MED3OOO Group Inc., a US based Healthcare Management and Technology Services Provider

June

News Releases
date	contents
2008.06.30	Receipt of a notice of tax assessment based on transfer pricing taxation in Japan
2008.06.20	Starting deepwater drilling service for Petrobras
2008.06.19	Mitsui donates 5 million yen to aid Iwate and Miyagi inland earthquake relief efforts
2008.06.16	Sakhalin Energy - Signing of project finance contract
2008.06.13	Mitsui to Announce Additional Investment in Vale
2008.06.13	Announcement of the Establishment of the Mitsui Bussan Curriculum for Japanese Studies at the University of São Paulo.
2008.06.12	Helping Children Who Return from Japan Adjust to Life in Brazil
2008.06.10	Participation in Feasibility Study of Oil shale Development in the U.S.
2008.06.09	Launch of Emerging Market Infrastructure Fund
2008.06.06	Mitsui Acquires Development Rights for Victorian Wind Farm Project

May

News Releases
date	contents
2008.05.30	Acquisition of common stock issued by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation
2008.05.28	Group Headed by MHI, ROHM, Toppan Printing and Mitsui & Co., Establish Joint Venture to Assess Business Viability Of Lighting-use Organic EL Panel
2008.05.27	Mitsui to sell the whole shares in Kokusai Oil & Chemical Co., Ltd.
2008.05.26	Mitsui & Co. Ltd to announce sale of Pacific Coast Recycling, LLC
2008.05.22	Notice of Merger of Subsidiary
2008.05.22	Notice of Tender Offer announced by Subsidiary
2008.05.13	Mitsui donates 10 million yen to aid Sichuan, China, earthquake relief efforts
2008.05.08	Mitsui invests in Climate Change Capital
2008.05.07	Mitsui gives $100,000 to aid Myanmar cyclone relief efforts
2008.05.02	Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2008

April

News Releases
date	contents
2008.04.14	Launch of financial business in India related to sales of Yamaha motorcycles

March

News Releases
date	contents
2008.03.31	Oxyfuel Media Release
2008.03.26	Participation in Qatar Power Generation and Desalination Plant Project
2008.03.25	Mitsui to Integrate its Steel Products Business in the USA
2008.03.17	The establishment of a joint investment company with Petrobras for the production of bio ethanol
2008.03.10	Participation in LNG terminal project in Mexico
2008.03.05	Mitsui & Co. and Yamaha Motor Co. establish new motorcycle manufacturing company in India

February

News Releases
date	contents
2008.02.29	Mitsui to sell its Shares of Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
2008.02.29	Acquisition of preferred stock issued by Japan Airline Corporation
2008.02.18	Mitsui invests in N2O specialist N.serve
2008.02.13	Mitsui accepting voluntary cash offer for BALtrans Holdings Limited
2008.02.13	Changes of Directors and Executive Officers
2008.02.07	Acquisition of Partial Interest in Exploration Concession in the Republic of Mozambique

January

News Releases
date	contents
2008.01.31	Kestrel Joint Venture to Develop New Mining Area
2008.01.31	Financial Results for the Nine-Month Period Ended December 31, 2007
2008.01.30	Mitsui to Set up "Mitsui Bussan Metals Co., Ltd."
2008.01.04	New Year Message 2008 from the President

*The information contained in this news release is true and accurate at the time of publication; however, it may be subject to change without prior notice.