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| May 19, 2003 |
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NOTICE REGARDING
THE ACQUISITION
OF THE COMPANY'S TREASURY STOCK |
| (Acquisition of treasury stock of the Company pursuant
to Article 210 of the Commercial Code of Japan) |
| <Caution> |
| You will be deemed the primary recipients of corporate
insider information by virtue of the provision of Article
166 of the Securities and Exchange Law and Article 30
of the Securities and Exchange Law Enforcement Order and
will be subject to insider tradingregulations under such
Law and Order until the elapse of 12 hours from the time
when this press release was made (until around 2:00a.m.
on May 20, 2003, Tokyo time). |
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| You are hereby notified that the Company resolved the
acquisition of treasury stock at the meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Company held on May 19, 2003. |
| 1. Reason for Acquisition: |
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To enable the Company to implement active and flexible capital
policies
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| 2. Contents of Acquisition: |
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| (1) |
Types of shares to be acquired |
: |
Shares of common stock of the Company |
| (2) |
Total number of shares to be acquired |
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40,000,000 shares (Maximum) |
| (3) |
Aggregate amount of the acquisition cost |
: |
¥26,000,000,000 (Maximum) |
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Note:
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The contents stated above will be subject to the approval
of the item "Acquisition of treasury stock" at the
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be
held on June 27, 2003. |
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