History

"Kitano Shokai" is founded and starts manufacturing and distribution of automobile light bulbs

Reorganized into a joint-stock company with capital of 500,000 yen and changed name to Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

Opened Osaka office (current Osaka branch) in Osaka City, Osaka

Started manufacturing of selenium rectifier

Name changed to "Kitano Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd." in response to the prevailing situation

Restored name to Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

Started manufacturing of shield beam and automotive lighting devices.

Opened Nagoya Office (current Nagoya Branch) in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Opened Hamamatsu Factory in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, to manufacture automotive electrical components

Opened Hatano Factory in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture, to manufacture automotive electrical components

Stock: Lists its shares on the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

Stock: Designated to the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange

Started manufacturing of silicon devices

Established Stanley Iwaki Works Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Started manufacturing of subminiature lamp

Established Research & Development Laboratory in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Established Stanley Miyagi Works Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Stanley Tsuruoka Works Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Stock: Designated to the First Section of Osaka Stock Exchange

Established Stanley Ina Works Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Opened Hiroshima Factory in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, to manufacture automotive lighting products

Opened Kumamoto Factory in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, to manufacture automotive lighting products

Began manufacturing high-brightness light-emitting diodes

Issued European Depository Receipts (EDR), and lists them on Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Issued Deutsche Mark-denominated convertible bonds and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Established Stanley Electric U.S. Co., Inc. and entered business in North America (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Started manufacturing of color LCD

Established Thai Stanley Electric Public Co., Ltd. as a production base for automotive lighting equipment in Thailand (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Opened Okazaki Factory in Nukata District (currently Okazaki City), Aichi Prefecture, to manufacture automotive electrical components

Established STANLEY-IDESS S.A. (currently Stanley IDESS S.A.S.) in France as a European strategic base (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Utsunomiya Technical Center (currently Utsunomiya Satellite Center) in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture

Established I I Stanley Co., Inc. as a second production and sales base in the United States (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Issued U.S. dollar denominated bonds with stock subscription rights and listed on the London Stock Exchange

Established Asian Stanley International Co., Ltd. as a production base for electronic equipment in Thailand (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Opened Yokohama Technical Center (currently Yokohama Satellite Center)

Issued Euro-yen denominated straight bonds and listed on the London Stock Exchange

Established Hong Kong Stanley Lightning Electric Co., Ltd. (currently Stanley Electric (Asia Pacific) Ltd.), a sales and procurement base for electronic equipment in Hong Kong (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Acquired shares of Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd. and made it a special subsidiary company (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Opened Yamagata Factory in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, to produce light-emitting diodes

Established Tianjin Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. as a core base in China that combines the automotive equipment business and the electronic equipment business (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Stanley Electric Sales of America, Inc. as a sales and procurement base for electronic equipment in the United States (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established STANLEY WELL Corp. as a special subsidiary company (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Stanley Electric Holding of America, Inc. in U.S. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Stanley Electric Holding of America, Inc., aiming to improve management efficiency by integrating business bases in the Americas, exchanged shares of Stanley Electric U.S. Co., Inc., II Stanley Co., Inc. and Stanley Electric Sales of America, Inc. held by the Company to become a holding company

Established Stanley Electric Hungary Kft. in Hungary as a production base in Europe (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established PT. Indonesia Stanley Electric as a production base in Indonesia (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Guangzhou Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. as a production base in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Stanley Electric Holding Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. in Singapore (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Stock: Delists its shares from Osaka Securities Exchange

Closed the Kumamoto Factory and integrated with the Hamamatsu Factory, opened Hamamatsu Factory in Hosoe Town, Inasa District (currently Hamamatsu City), Shizuoka Prefecture, to manufacture automotive lighting equipment products

Established Stanley Electric Korea Co., Ltd. as a sales base in Korea (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Stanley Electric Holding Europe Co., Ltd. in the United Kingdom as a European holding company aiming to improve management efficiency of business bases in Europe and enhance the accounting and financial system.

Established Opto Technical Center (currently Yokohama Technical Center) in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Established Stanley Electric do Brasil Ltda. as the manufacturing and distribution base (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Stanley Electric (China) Investment Co., Ltd. in China as a holding company in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary) aiming to improve management efficiency and the accounting and financial system of business bases in China.

Established Wuhan Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. as a production base in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Stanley Electric Sales of India Pvt. Ltd. as a sales base in India (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Shenzhen Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. as a sales base in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Stanley Electric Manufacturing Mexico S.A. de C.V. as a manufacturing and sales base in Mexico (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Established Tianjin Stanley Electric Technology Co., Ltd. as a design and development base in China (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Opened Minato Mirai Technical Center in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture

Acquired Hella-Phil., Inc. in Philippines as a production base (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Acquired HexaTech, Inc. in America as a development and production base (currently a consolidated subsidiary)

Opened Hatano Technical Center in Hadano City, Kanagawa prefecture

Launched ultraviolet ray product brand "AℓNUV"

Concluded business alliance agreement with Mitsubishi Electric for vehicle ramp system

Moved from the First Section to the Prime Market due to the revision of the market classification of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Concluded business alliance agreement with Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Established THPI Co., Ltd. in Thailand as a holding company (currently a consolidated subsidiary) to acquire shares of Thai Stanley Electric Public Co.