- 18 - Matsushita Group 1. Outline of the Matsushita Group Described below are the Matsushita Group’s primary business areas, roles of major Group companies in respective businesses and relations between major Group companies and business segments. The Matsushita Group, mainly comprising Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and 637 consolidated subsidiaries, is engaged in manufacturing, sales and service activities in a broad range of electric/electronic and related business areas, maintaining close ties among Group companies both in Japan and abroad. Matsushita supplies a full spectrum of electric/electronic equipment and related products, which has been categorized into the following six segments: AVC Networks, Home Appliances, Components and Devices, MEW and PanaHome, JVC, and Other. * For major product lines in each segment, please refer to “Details of Product Categories” on page 19. 2. Business Domain Chart (Manufacturing companies) (Segments) (Japan) Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd. Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Co., Ltd., etc. (Overseas) Panasonic Corporation of North America VC A Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o., etc. Networks (Domestic sales companies) Matsushita Life Electronics (Manufacturing companies) Corporation, etc. (Japan) Matsushita Refrigeration Company Matsushita Ecology Systems Co., Ltd., etc. (Overseas) Panasonic Home Appliances Air-Conditioning (Guangzhou) ppliances A Co., Ltd. Home Panasonic Refrigeration Devices Singapore Pte. Ltd., etc. (Manufacturing companies) (Japan) Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd., etc. (Overseas) Panasonic Electronic Devices Corporation of America Panasonic Electronic Devices Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., etc. Components and Devices (Overseas sales companies) Panasonic U.K. Ltd., etc. (Manufacturing companies) (Japan) Panasonic Factory Solutions Co., Ltd. r Matsushita Welding Systems Co., Ltd., etc. Co., Ltd. Industrial Electric Matsushita (Overseas) Othe Panasonic Factory Solutions Singapore Pte. Ltd. Panasonic Welding Systems (Tangshan) Co., Ltd., etc. Customers (Manufacturing companies) (Domestic sales companies) n o i Matsushita Automation (Japan) at Controls Co., Ltd. National Building Materials Co., Ltd., etc. r Saitama-Nishi PanaHome po Co., Ltd., etc. r (Overseas) (Overseas sales companies) MEW and PanaHome Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. PanaHome Panasonic Electric Works Corporation of America, etc. Co Matsushita Electric Works (China) Co., Ltd., etc. (Manufacturing companies) (Overseas) (Overseas sales companies) JVC Manufacturing U.K. Ltd., etc. JVC (U.K.) Limited., etc. Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. JVC - more - .