Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

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2-9-13 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku Tokyo, 153-8636 Japan

Business Overview

-Major lighting manufacturer that delivers products to the automotive market, such as lamps, sensors, LED lighting, backlights for LCD monitors; and products for PCs and tablets.

-The Company is engaged in three automotive business segments: devices, components, and electronic products. Main products by business segment:

Segment	Major products
Automotive Devices	Head lamps (LED, HID, halogen), rear-combination lamps, turn-signal lamps, fog lamps, automotive bulbs (LED, bulbs)
Electronic Components	LEDs (ultraviolet, visible light, infrared), liquid crystal displays, optical sensors, UV-CCL (ultraviolet cold cathode fluorescent lamps)
Applied Electronic Products	Products capable of sterilizing by UV; backlight units for LCDs; operating panels; LED lighting for landscapes, roads, etc.; flash equipment for cameras; automotive sensors; and products for medical equipment.

Shareholders

-Listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

(As of Mar. 31, 2025)

Name or Company Name	Investment Ratio (%)
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)	13.31
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	11.22
C&I Holdings Co., Ltd.	5.67
Custody Bank of Japan (Trust Account)	5.46
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation	4.97
Nippon Life Insurance Co. (Standing proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)	4.62
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Sales of Yen Settlements Department)	3.67
The Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Retirement Benefit Trust for MUFG Bank, Ltd.)	3.65
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385864 (Standing proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Sales of Yen Settlements Department)	2.76
BNYMSANV AS AGENT/CLIENTS LUX UCITS NON TREATY 1 (Standing proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)	2.42
Total	57.76

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Products

Automotive Equipment
-Lamps

Headlamps
ADB systems
MxB units
Fog lamps
Turn lamps
Rear combination lamps
High mount stop lamps
Headlamps for motorcycle
Turn lamps for motorcycle
Tail lamps for motorcycle

-Sensors

Solar radiation sensors
Auto leveling units
Sensors for optical beacon
Doorknob touch sensors
Sensors for door mirror camera

-Audio panels / Air-conditioner panels

Electronic Components
-Exterior

LEDs for projector
LEDs for reflector
LEDs for ADB
LEDs for DRL (Normal type / High brightness type)
LEDs for turn signal (Normal type / High brightness type / Compact size type)
IR LEDs for blind spot camera
High brightness LEDs for light guide (617mm/632mm)
LEDs for reflector (617mm/632mm)
LEDs for back lamp
LEDs for plate lighting (Normal type / Compact size type)

-Interior

LEDs for room lamp
LCDs for mirror switching
LEDs for switch lighting (Normal type / Compact size type)
Optical sensors for dial switch
LEDs for indicator (Normal type / High brightness type)
LEDs for decoration
Multicolor LEDs for decoration
Ambient light unit
IR LEDs for illuminator
LEDs for display backlight
LCDs for display
LEDs for warning
LEDs for meter lighting
LEDs for HUD backlight
IR LEDs for rain detection
Photodetectors for rain detection
Heated/cooled seat ECU
Heater control ECU
Temperature and Humidity Sensor

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History

Dec. 1920	Established as Kitano Shokai and began manufacturing and selling automotive lamp bulbs.
May 1933	Incorporated with capital of 500,000 yen and renamed as Stanley Electric Co., Ltd..
May 1943	Renamed as Kitano Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Oct. 1949	Renamed once again as Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
Jul. 1995	Established Tianjin Stanley Electric (currently a consolidated subsidiary) as the core base in China for automotive equipment and electronic devices
Oct. 1996	Established the Taiwan branch office (SET) as a sales base for Stanley HK
Nov. 1996	Established Shanghai Stanley (SSE)
Jan. 1997	Established Vietnam Stanley (VNS)
Jan. 1998	Established Stanley Electric Sales of America (SSA)
Apr. 1998	Established Stanley Electric Sales of America, Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) as a sales and procurement base for electronic devices
May 1998	Established Stanley Electrics in Germany (SED)
Oct. 1998	Established Stanley Well Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) as a special subsidiary
Jan. 1999	Established Guangzhou Vigo Stanley Electric (GVS)
Mar. 2000	Established Stanley Electric Holding of America, Inc.
Apr. 2000	Became the holding company of Stanley Electric Holding of America. Inc. Stanley Electric Sales America, Inc. through a share exchange.
Feb. 2001	Established Stanley Electric (U.K.) Company Limited in England as a 100% subsidiary and started operation in April
Jun. 2001	Established Stanley Electric Hungary Kft (consolidated subsidiary) in Hungary as a European production base.
Sep. 2001	Established PT. Indonesia Stanley Electric (consolidated subsidiary) as a production base in Indonesia.
Sep. 2002	Established GUANGZHOU STANLEY Electric Co., Ltd. as a production facility in China. (Currently, a consolidated subsidiary).
Sep. 2003	Established Stanley Electric Holding Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)
Sep. 2003	Delisted from the Osaka Stock Exchange.
Apr. 2004	Closed its Kumamoto office and transferred those operations to the Hamamatsu plant. Opened Hamamatsu Seisakusho in Hosoe-cho, Inasa-gun, Shizuoka Pref. to manufacture automotive lighting products.
May 2005	Established Stanley Electric Korea Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) as a sales company in Korea.
Jul. 2006	Created a holding company in Europe, Stanley Electric Holding Europe Co., Ltd. (currently one of its consolidated companies) in the U.K. in order to effectively manage its operations and strengthen its accounting and financing capabilities in Europe.
Aug. 2007	Opened its Opto Technical Center in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Oct. 2009	Established Stanley Electric do Brasil Ltda. as its manufacturing and sales headquarters in Brazil. The company is currently a consolidated subsidiary.
May 2011	Established Stanley Electric (China) Investment Co., Ltd. as a Chinese corporation in order to make the management of its Chinese operations more efficient and build a stronger financial operating structure in the country. (The company is currently a consolidated subsidiary.)
Oct. 2011	Established Wuhan Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. as a manufacturing company in China. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)
Dec. 2011	Established Stanley Electric Sales of India Pvt. Ltd. as a sales company in India. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)
Apr. 2013	Established Stanley Electric Mexico S.A. de C.V. as a sales location in Mexico. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)
Jul. 2013	Established Stanley Electric Trading (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. as a sales location in China. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)
Apr. 2015	Established Stanley Electric Manufacturing Mexico S.A. de C.V. as a manufacturing company in Mexico. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)
Sep. 2015	Established Tianjin Stanley Electric Technology Co., Ltd. to design and develop products in China. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)
Apr. 2019	Established the Minato-Mirai Technology Center in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Oct. 2019	Acquired Hella-Phil., Inc. as a Philippine production plant, making it a consolidated subsidiary.
Mar. 2020	Acquired HexaTech, Inc. as a US-based R&D facility and production plant, turning it into a consolidated subsidiary.
Dec. 2020	Established the Hadano Technical Center in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Jan. 2021	Established the AℓNUV brand for UV products.
Jan. 2021	Signed a partnership agreement with Mitsubishi Electric on automotive lamp systems business.
Sep. 2022	Formed capital and business alliance with Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Dec. 2023	Founded THPI Co., Ltd. in Thailand as a holding company purposely established to acquire shares in Thai Stanley Electric Public Co. (It is currently a consolidated subsidiary.)
Apr. 2024	Turned Thai Stanley Electric Public Co., Ltd. into a consolidated subsidiary by acquiring additional stock shares.
Nov. 2024	Acquired Angstrom Electric Ltda. as its production plant in Brazil. (It is currently a consolidated subsidiary renamed Stanley-Angstrom Electric da Amazonia Ltda.)

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