Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements The future minimum rentals to be received under noncancelable subleases corresponding to the above future minimum rental payments were not significant at March 31, 2005. For the year ended March 31, 2003, the Company sold to a third party the buildings and property of Osaka headquarters and Nagoya branch for ¥12,500 million and ¥2,900 million, respectively, and leased back these facilities. The lease terms are 10 years and 2 years, respectively. The Company does not have continuing involvement under the sale-leaseback transactions. The Company had commitments to make additional investments or loans in aggregate amounts of approximately ¥53,000 million ($495,327 thousand) and ¥4,000 million at March 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company guarantees debt of affiliated companies and third parties in the ordinary course of business. Should the guaranteed parties fail to make payments, the Company would be required to make such payments under these guarantees. The term of the guarantees is basically one year. The related guarantee fees are primarily received quarterly or semi-annually. Certain of these 19 Subsequent Events guarantees were secured by secondary guarantees issued to the Company by other parties. The outstanding balance of guarantees, which approximated the maximum potential payment under these guarantees, was ¥96,806 million ($904,729 thousand), including ¥42,183 million ($394,234 thousand) to affiliated companies, at March 31, 2005, net of the amount secured by secondary guarantees issued to the Company by other parties of ¥17,246 million ($161,178 thousand). The comparable amounts at March 31, 2004 were ¥180,230 million, ¥110,557 million and ¥19,507 million, respectively. The Company, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies conduct business activities on a global scale and are involved in transactions which are subject to review and jurisdiction by a wide range of authorities, both in Japan and abroad. Such business activities are not without risk and, from time to time, may involve legal actions, claims or other disputes. Although there are various matters pending at any one time, management is of the opinion that settlement of all such matters pending at March 31, 2005 would not have a material effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Companies. At the June 24, 2005 annual meeting, the shareholders approved the payments of cash dividends of ¥4 ($0.04) per share of common stock or ¥5,973 million ($55,822 thousand) in aggregate and of ¥20 ($0.19) per share of Class I preferred stock issued in 2003 or ¥1,510 million ($14,112 thousand) in aggregate.
Report of Independent Auditors <strong>Marubeni</strong> Corporation 2005 98 / 99