Founded in 1923, we have been in business for over eight decades as a securities firm and the flagship company of the Okasan Securities Group. The present-day Okasan Securities Co., Ltd., was incorporated in April 2003 in line with the transition of our group to a holding company system.

Our community-based approach to consulting and management reflects the importance of maintaining close relationships with our clients. With fifty-nine sales branches nationwide, we employ financial professionals who listen to clients, offer investment and asset management proposals, and provide investment advice tailored to meet the distinct needs of each client.

We recently formulated a new medium-term business plan that became effective in April 2008. The new medium-term business plan follows the philosophy of the previous medium-term business plan (for FY2006 and FY2007) and positions the next three years as a period for promoting initiatives for new growth.

The main thrust of the plan is to increase the presence of the Group in the market by rapidly enhancing its ability to provide products and investment information, its mainstay offerings, and to build a business base that will allow it to achieve lasting, stable growth. With respect to the ability to provide information, the Group will pursue reforms in the investment information logistics (namely, methods of creating, showing, and communicating investment information) of Okasan Securities and will aim to establish Okasan as an information powerhouse.