The Company hereby announces that the Company has acquired its own shares as described below pursuant to Article 156 of the Corporate Law of Japan as modified by the provision of Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same law, and has completed the repurchase resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held on January 31, 2007.
Particulars
| 1. |
Period of repurchase: |
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From February 13, 2007 to March 23, 2007 |
| 2. |
Type of shares repurchased: |
Shares of common stock of the Company |
| 3. |
Number of shares repurchased: |
7,846,000 shares |
| 4. |
Aggregate amount of repurchase cost: |
JPY 11,499,097,000 |
| 5. |
Method of repurchase: |
Market transaction on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
(Reference)
| 1. |
Contents of the resolution at the Board of Directors meeting held on January 31, 2007:
| (1) |
Type of shares to be repurchased: |
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Shares of common stock of the Company |
| (2) |
Number of shares to be repurchased: |
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9,000,000 shares (Maximum)
(Approximately 0.6% of the shares issued) |
| (3) |
Aggregate amount of repurchase cost: |
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JPY 11,500,000,000 (Maximum) |
| (4) |
Period of repurchase: |
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From February 1, 2007 to March 23, 2007 |
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| 2. |
Number and amount of shares repurchased under the resolution:
| (1) |
Number of shares repurchased: |
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7,846,000 shares |
| (2) |
Aggregate amount of repurchase cost: |
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JPY 11,499,097,000 |
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