Strategic Partnership and Investment with Eagers Automotive Ltd., Including Investment in Unique Independent Used Car Business Across Australia and New Zealand

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Mitsubishi Corporation (“MC”) is delighted to reveal that it has actually accepted subscribe for brand-new shares to be provided by Eagers Automotive Ltd. (“Eagers”) through a tactical positioning, and has actually participated in a Strategic Partnership Agreement (the “Agreement”) to promote cooperation and check out brand-new organization chances throughout the vehicle and movement sectors.

In addition, MC has actually reached an arrangement to buy easyauto123, Eagers’ independent used-car company operating in Australia and New Zealand, in addition to an indirect interest in Carlins, Eagers’ used-car auction business. A brand-new holding business will be developed, with Eagers owning 80% and MC holding the staying 20%.

Eagers is Australia’s biggest vehicle dealership group, representing more than 50 brand names throughout Australia and New Zealand, with a long and happy history covering over 112 years. Eagers’ core organization consists of the ownership and operation of brand-new and pre-owned automobile dealers, service, parts and the assistance of allied customer financing. easyauto123 is Australia’s biggest independent secondhand cars and truck merchant, supported by the nationwide auction organization Carlins, with extra operations in Auckland, New Zealand.

Leveraging the upstream and midstream organization structures that MC has actually developed throughout the international automobile worth chain– covering car production, circulation, and car financing– the advancement and improvement of downstream movement services. These consist of parts sales, automobile upkeep, and car leasing, which are essential development motorists of its development method. Through the Agreement and financial investment in easyauto123, MC will broaden its movement service organization in Australia, running separately together with its existing midstream operations.

This Agreement will allow MC and Eagers to collectively check out collective efforts and company chances throughout the vehicle and movement sectors, consisting of the easyauto123 company design. By integrating the strengths of both business, MC intends to contribute its worldwide knowledge to develop brand-new secondary organization worth within easyauto123, and partner with Eagers to scale operations and boost efficiency.

By completely leveraging their broad consumer bases and service complementary strengths, both business will team up to take full advantage of worth throughout the whole automobile lifecycle and promote the awareness of a sustainable movement for society.

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About Eagers Automotive Ltd.

Business Name Eagers Automotive Limited Head Office 5 Edmund Street, Newstead QLD 4006 Date Established January 1913 Agent Keith Thornton, Chief Executive Officer Main Operations Eagers is a pure vehicle retail group representing a varied portfolio of automobile brand names throughout Australia and New Zealand URL www.eagersautomotive.com.au Business Name easyauto123 Pty Ltd Main Operations Used-car retail company URL https://easyauto123.com.au/ Business Name easyauto123 New Zealand Pty Ltd Main Operations Used-car retail company URL https://easyauto123.co.nz/ Business Name Carlins Group Holding Pty Ltd. Main Operations Used-car auction URL https://www.carlins.com.au/auctions

About Mitsubishi Corporation

Business Name Mitsubishi Corporation Head Office 3-1, Marunouchi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8086, Japan Date Established July 1, 1954 (Date Registered April 1, 1950) Agent Katsuya Nakanishi, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Main Operations Main Operations MC runs a wide variety of services covering several markets and supervised by 8 industry-specific service groups: Environmental Energy, Materials Solution, Mineral Resources, Urban Development & & Infrastructure, Mobility, Food Industry, Smart-Life Creation, and Power Solution. URL www.mitsubishicorp.com

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