Independent auditors

30 Jun 2006 07:34

Maruwa Co Ld30 June 2006 30 June 2006MARUWA CO., LTD. 3-83 Minamihonjigahara-cho, Owariasahi-city, Aichi-pref., 488-0044 JAPAN (Translation) Notice regarding the election of an independent auditor MARUWA CO., LTD. ("MARUWA") announced a notice concerning the election of anindependent auditor as follows; 1. Reasons for election ChuoAoyama PricewaterhouseCoopers ("ChuoAoyama"), the independent auditor ofMARUWA, will lose their qualification as our independent auditor from 1 July2006 as the Financial Services Agency of Japan ordered ChuoAoyama on 10 May 2006to suspend their operations for two months from 1 July 2006 to 31 August 2006. 2. Current independent auditor ChuoAoyama PricewaterhouseCoopers Kasumigaseki Bldg., 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 3. Schedule The election of temporary independent auditor is under consideration. We will make an announcement upon the election. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange