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October 2, 2006 |
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NOTICE REGARDING ACQUISITION RESULT OF THE COMPANY'S OWN SHARES
(Acquisition of company's shares from subsidiaries pursuant to Article 163 of the Corporate Law of Japan) |
The Company hereby announces that it has acquired its own shares previously owned by the Company's subsidiaries pursuant to the provision of Article 156 of the Corporate Law of Japan as modified by the provision of Article 163 of the same law, and that it has completed acquisition of its own shares pursuant to the resolution made at the meeting of the Board of Directors' meeting held on August 31, 2006 as set forth below:
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Particulars
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Names of Subsidiaries: |
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MSK Shoji Company, Limited, and MSK Insurance Center Company, Limited |
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Details of Acquisition: |
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(1) |
Class of shares acquired: |
Shares of common stock of the Company |
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(2) |
Number of shares acquired: |
1,143,585 shares
(Approximately 0.1% of all shares issued) |
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(3) |
Total acquisition cost: |
¥1,689,075,045
(¥1,477 per share) |
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(4) |
Date of acquisition: |
Monday, October 2, 2006 |
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(5) |
Method of acquisition: |
Direct transaction |
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| (Reference) |
| Details of the resolution made at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 31,2006: |
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(a) |
Class of shares to be acquired: |
Shares of common stock of the Company |
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(b) |
Total number of shares to be acquired : |
1,143,585 shares
MSK Shoji Company, Limited: 980,500 shares
MSK Insurance Center Company, Limited: 163,085 shares |
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(c) |
Total acquisition cost: |
Closing price at Tokyo Stock Exchange on the business day immediately preceding the date of acquisition, multiplied by the number of shares to be acquired (but not greater than two billion [2,000,000,000] Japanese yen). |
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(d) |
Date of acquisition: |
Monday, October 2, 2006 (as planed) |
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