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Dongwon Completes Acquisition of Del Monte¡¯s StarKist Seafood Business

October [6], 2008, Seoul, Korea

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1969. 04     Dongwon Industry Co. Ltd., (capital \10 billion) established
1973. 05     First affiliate abroad (The Republic of Ghana, Africa)
1975. 02     Launching of the 5000 tonne fleet.
1976. 11     Dongwon Cold Storage established / Dongyeong COLD PLAZA established
1977. 10     Orion Optics(currently within Dongwon Systems) established
1979. 04     1st in the country to take over
1979. 07     Dongwon Education Foundation established
1981. 11     Dongwon Food established
1982. 05     Undertook Dongwon Finance
.11     Launched ¡®Dongwon Canned Tuna¡¯first in the domestic market
1983. 05     Guam base established
1986. 02     Seongnam Factory completed
.12     Changwon Factory completed
.12     Dongwon Economy Research center established
1990. 04     Changwon Factory, Dongwon Canned Tuna acquired KS mark / Hosted 1st ¡®Love Ocean Essay writing competition¡¯with YMCA
1993. 06     Completion of new building at Yangjae-dong
1995. 05     Kwangju Factory completed, Dongwon Finance established
.07     Undertook Sungmi Electronics(currently in the communication dept. of Dongwon Systems)
1996. 04     Official commencement of Dongwon Group
.07     Jinchon Factory completed
1997. 02     Commencement of Korea.Japan collaboration of wholesale physical distribution firm ¡®RESKO¡¯
1997. 07     Dongwon Mineral Water YeonCheon Factory completed
1999. 02     President Kim Jae-Chul, 23rd Trade&Commerce association election
.04     ISO 9001 for Changwon, Seongnam, Kwangju and Jinchon Factories
.12     Undertook Dongil Rental(currently in rental department of Dongwon Systems)
2000. 11     Partition of Dongwon F&B / Food industry, Dongwon F&B division establishment
2001. 04     Pillar of Dongwon Group, Dongwon Enterprise established
Received ¡®Traditional Food Standard¡¯for Dongwon F&B¡¯s Kimchi products
The official sponsor of ¡®Dongwon Cup: the National Youth Soccer League¡¯
(with Korea Football Association)
2001. 12     Undertook Dongwon construction(currently in construction dept. of Dongwon Systems)
2002. 07     Dongwon F&B, Amercia GNC exclusive national sale to Dongwon Full scale advancement of healthy food industry
.12     Merge and acquisition of Dongwon F&B and Dongil Cold Storage Food
2003. 01     Partition of Finance group , Dongwon Holdings Finance Group established
.05     Undertook e-Farm, environment-friendly organic good industry advancement
.09     Dongwon HRB established
2004. 02     Dongwon Industry, Dongwon Food union
2005. 07     Dongwon Food Science Research center received certification from KOLAS
.08     Dongwon Group. Undertook DM Food, dairy products industry advancement
2006. 01     Code of Conduct Business proclamation / Dongwon Industry, merge and acquisition of physical distribution firm RESKO
.03     Dongwon Industry, transfer of Guam office to Ponpei
.09     Dongwon Group, undertook Haitai Dairy
2007. 02     Merged Seasoning specializing company, Samjo Cell Tech and TSQ (merged as Samjo Cell Tech, 2007.05 Advanced to seasoning sauce business)
.05     Merged KT Logis delivery (changed the name to Dongwon Delivery), Advanced to Retail Delivery Business
.06     Opened Dongwon Leader¡¯s Academy (training center)
2008. 06     Merged Starkist by Dongwon Group,
1971. 12     Export Day ¡®Agricultural Minister Award¡¯
1976. 11     Export Day ¡®Agricultural Minister Award¡¯
1978. 11     Export Day ¡®Prime Minister Award¡¯
1982. 09     Export Day ¡®Bronze award of industrial honor¡¯
1985. 11     The 1st in Marine Industry to reach ¡®2 hundred million dollar export¡¯award
1986. 11     ¡®5 hundred million dollar export award¡¯and ¡®Silver award of industrial honor¡¯
1987. 05     President Kim Jae-Chul received ¡®Korea¡¯s successful business management¡¯award
1991. 12     Export Day ¡®Marin products division, 1st Gold award of industrial honor¡¯
1993. 03     The 1st Korea Marketing Frontier Award
1995. 11     The 1st Korea Logistics Award Grand Prize
1996. 10     Received President Award to our ¡®Yangban Kimchi¡¯at ¡¯96 Kwangju Kimchi Festival
1998. 02     President Kim Jae-Chul received ¡®National medal of honor¡¯
1998. 11     Received ¡®WORLD BEST AWARD¡¯in the division of production skill, ¡®DIAMOND¡¯award
1998. 12     Korea Physical Distribution Association ¡®Packaging Prime Minister Award¡¯
2000. 09     Dongwon canned tuna won the No. 1 status in the Korean Customer Satisfaction Index
2001. 02     President Kim Jae-Chul received Korea¡¯s CEO¡¯award
2001. 04     Selected as the 2001 Excellent Labor Culture Corporation
2003. 03     Dongwon canned tuna won the No. 1 status in the Korea Brand Power Index for the consecutive 4 years
The 37th taxpayer day, received ¡®Model taxpayer¡¯award
2003. 11     Korea Management Quality & Consumer Safety Conference Award (Safety food division)
2003. 12     President Kim Jae-Chul appointed as ¡®The 1st Korea¡¯s Most Respected Businessman¡¯
2004. 06     Dongwon F&B ranked in the Most Respected 30 Korean Companies
2004. 10     Dongwon F&B received ¡®President award in the BEST 5 Korean traditional food Yangban Kimchi¡¯
2005. 12     President Kim Jae-Chul received ¡®Dignified Korean¡¯& ¡®GLOBAL CEO¡¯award
Dongwon Industry selected as ¡®Global first class product(cold storage tuna division)¡¯
2006. 04     President Kim Jae-Chul received ¡®21st century businessman¡¯award
2006. 04     Awarded ¡®Minster of Health and Welfare Prize¡¯ on the Day of Health
2006. 05     Awarded ¡®Head of Food and Drug Administration Prize¡¯
2007. 03     Dongwon Tuna, Selected as ¡®No. 1 Brand Powers in Korean Industry (8 Consecutive Years)¡¯