(The following was released by the rating agency)

TOKYO (Standard & Poor's) July 10, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its 'A+' rating to euro-dollar bonds issued under the Euro medium-term note (MTN) program (A+/A-1) established by Mitsubishi Corp. (A+/Stable/A-1) and U.K.-based subsidiary Mitsubishi Corp. Finance PLC (A+/Stable/A-1). The $750 million senior unsecured bonds, due July 13, 2017, have a coupon rate of 1.875%.