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| [English Translation] |
September 21, 2005 |
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| Notice regarding Repurchase of the Company’s Own Shares |
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| The Company hereby announces that it has repurchased its own shares in the market,
pursuant to the provisions of Article 211-3, Section 1, Paragraph 2 of the Commercial Code of Japan, and that it has completed repurchases its own shares pursuant to the resolution made at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 1, 2005 as set forth below:
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| 1. |
Period during which shares were repurchased: |
From September
5, 2005 to September 20, 2005 |
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Type of shares
repurchased: |
Shares of common
stock of the Company |
| 3. |
Total number of shares repurchased: |
10,000,000 shares |
| 4. |
Aggregate amount of the repurchase cost: |
¥11,992,621,000 |
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Method of the repurchases: |
Purchases in the market on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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1. |
Details of the resolution
made at the meeting of the Board
of Directors held on August 1,
2005: |
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| (a) |
Type of shares to be repurchased: Shares of common stock of the Company |
| (b) |
Total number of shares to be repurchased: 10,000,000 shares (at the maximum) |
| (c) |
Aggregate amount of the repurchase cost: ¥12,000,000,000 (at the maximum) |
| (d) |
Period during
which shares are to be repurchased:
From August 2, 2005 to September
30, 2005
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2. |
Details of the share repurchases
made until September 20, 2005,
pursuant to the resolution of
the Board of Directors held on
August 1, 2005: |
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| (a) |
Total number
of shares repurchased: 10,000,000
shares |
| (b) |
Aggregate
amount of the repurchase
cost: ¥11,992,621,000 |
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