Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

The Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, formerly known as The Sumitomo Bank, Ltd., is a provider of financial products and services. Operations include corporate finance, trade finance, structured finance, project finance, risk management, leasing finance, asset-backed finance, underwriting of debt issues, international securities operations, advisory services, M&A transactions, credit card services, electronic home banking, financial engineering and fund management through a network of 270 domestic branches, 47 sub-branches, 17 overseas branches, 3 sub-branches, 16 representative offices, 84 consolidated subsidiaries and 29 affiliated companies. Operations are carried out through three segments: Banking, Leasing and Other Operations. Banking accounted for 68% of fiscal 2001 revenues; leasing, 19% and other operations, 13%.