Komatsu Ltd. (Komatsu) is engaged in the manufacturing, development, marketing and sale of a range of industrial-use products and services. The manufacturing operations of Komatsu are conducted primarily at plants located in Japan, the United States, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Indonesia, China and Thailand. Komatsu’s products are primarily sold under the Komatsu brand name and almost all of its sales and service activities are conducted through its sales subsidiaries and sales distributors who primarily sell products to retail dealers in their respective geographic area. Komatsu operates six principal markets: Japan, the Americas, Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), China, Asia (excluding Japan and China) and Oceania and the Middle East and Africa.