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December 1, 2016

Real Madrid Appoints Toshiba Medical as Official Medical Systems Partner

Toshiba Medical Systems Europe B.V. (headquarters: Zoetermeer, Netherlands; President: Hiroyuki Tachikawa), which is a regional subsidiary of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (headquarters: Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan; President and CEO: Toshio Takiguchi “Toshiba Medical”) signed a agreement with Real Madrid to be its Official Medical Systems Partner effective until June 30, 2020. Real Madrid is a football club based in Madrid, Spain.

Through the partnership with Real Madrid as the official medical systems partner, Toshiba Medical will cooperate with the medical staff of Real Madrid to maintain the player’s peak physical fitness and perform to the best of their abilities. This Provision of a state-of-the-art medical support environment at Real Madrid will help to prevent the players from injury, assist with diagnosis, and support rehabilitation.

For the period of agreement with Real Madrid, Toshiba Medical will provide cutting-edge medical systems at Real Madrid’s Medical Facility. Such cutting-edge medical systems consist of 7-advanced diagnostic imaging systems which include a 3T Vantage Titan™ Magnetic Resonance Imaging system, Aplio™ 500 Platinum Series and Aplio™ 300 Platinum Series Ultrasound systems and Mobirex™ Radiology system.

Real Madrid competes in the First Division of the Spanish Football League. It is one of the world's leading football clubs and awarded by FIFA as Best Club of the 20th Century. Real Madrid has become a European Champion in the UEFA Champions League 11 times, which is the largest number ever.