Corporate Communications Dept., Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

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21 June, 2012

Completion of Purchase of Shares in Natural Gas Fired Power Station in Belgium

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (President: Mr. Tsuyoshi Okamoto, hereafter "Tokyo Gas") is pleased to

announce that the company has completed the acquisition of shares in T-Power N.V. (hereafter

"T-Power"), a company that operates natural gas fired power station in Belgium.

On September 21, 2011, Tokyo Gas announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase, via its subsidiary TG Europower, 26.66% interest in T-Power from Siemens Project Ventures and Tessenderlo Chemie. Following the satisfaction of closing conditions such as obtaining approval from the European Commission and other relevant approvals, the transaction has successfully reached closing today. This is the first time for Tokyo Gas to participate in power generation business in Europe.

This investment is a part of Tokyo Gas' initiatives to establish LNG Value Chain in the overseas countries, which is one of the group's key strategies under its long term vision toward 2020, "Challenge 2020 Vision". Tokyo Gas intends to actively pursue the establishment of LNG Value Chain in the future, through acquisition of upstream interests and other initiatives, with an aim to increasing revenue for Tokyo Gas group, as well as to ensure the flexibility of fuel procurement for Japan and to contribute to the stable energy supply in the overseas countries.


Location: Tessenderlo, Belgium
Generation Capacity: 425,000kW
Gas Turbine: SGT5-4000F (manufactured by Siemens) Fuel: Natural gas
Commercial Operation Date: June 15, 2011

Company Name: Siemens Project Ventures GmbH Established: 1994
Head Office: Erlangen, Germany
Business Description: Siemens Project Ventures (SPV) invests in promising infrastructure projects worldwide. SPV is part of Siemens Financial Services, an international provider of business-to-business financial solutions.
Number of Employees: Approx. 40

Company Name: Tessenderlo Chemie N.V. Established: 1919
Head Office: Brussels, Belgium
Business Description: A specialty group, which provides solutions for global needs in food, agriculture and water management, with over 100 plants worldwide
Number of Employees: Approx. 7,200

Tessenderlo Chemie Siemens Project Ventures International Power 33.33% 33.33% 33.33%

Before acquisition 13.33%

13.33%

After acquisition

Tessenderlo Chemie TG Europower Siemens Project Ventures International Power 20.00% 26.66% 20.00% 33.33%

T-Power N.V.

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