Relief efforts for earthquake victims in Eastern Sichuan

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, offers sincere sympathy to those affected by the severe earthquake that struck Eastern Sichuan, China on May 12, 2008.

FHI announced today that Subaru of China Ltd. (SOC) provided 1 million yuan in relief funds through the China Charity Federation on May 14, 2008. The relief funds were raised by SOC and nation-wide Subaru dealers in China, a total of 75 companies, to contribute the recovery effort in the quake area in Sichuan Province.

Subaru of China Ltd., located in Beijing, is a wholly owned subsidiary of FHI.