Notice Regarding Purchase of Treasury Stock
(Purchase of shares pursuant to the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation
in accordance with Article 165, paragraph 2 of the Corporation Act)
09.19.2006
This is to notify that the company has purchased its own shares in the market pursuant to the provisions of Article 156 which is applicable in accordance with Article 165, paragraph 3 of the Corporation Act as follows.
With this purchase, the company completed the purchase of all shares based on the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 11, 2006.
| 1.Purchase period |
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From August 17 to September 15, 2006 |
| 2.Total number of shares purchased |
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1,103,000 shares |
| 3.Total amount of purchase costs of shares |
|
11,996,763,000 Yen |
| 4.Method of purchase |
|
Purchase in market |
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| (Reference) |
| 1. |
Contents of the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 11, 2006 |
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(1)Type of shares to be purchased |
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Common stock of the company |
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(2)Total number of shares to be purchased |
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Up to 1,200,000 shares
(Represents approximately 1.01% of total number of shares issued) |
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(3)Total amount of purchase costs of shares |
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Up to 12,000,000,000 Yen |
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(4)Period of purchase |
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From August 17 to September 19, 2006 |
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(5)Method of purchase |
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Purchase in market |
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