TOKYO (Standard&Poor's) Sept. 3, 2004--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that its long-term 'CCC' corporate credit rating and 'B+' senior unsecured debt rating on Sojitz Corp. remain on CreditWatch with developing implications, following the announcement by the company that it will reveal its final business restructuring plan next week. The ratings on Sojitz were placed on CreditWatch on June 8, 2004 following the company's announcement that it will formulate a new business plan. The CreditWatch status will be resolved after Standard&Poor's examines the details of the capital raising scheme and the feasibility of the new business plan. If the final plan includes a disposal of assets and a capital increase of sufficient size, it would