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Stock Information

Number of Shares Issued

As of September 30, 2011
Total number of shares authorized to be issued
Total number of shares issued
Number of shareholders
Common Stock 3,600,000,000 1,004,638,164 737,289
Change from March 31, 2011: - +1,500 +39,134
(Note) The increase in the total number of shares issued resulted from the exercise of stock acquisition rights.

Ownership and Distribution of Shares
2009
(As of March 31, 2010)
2010
(As of March 31, 2011)
2011
(As of September 30, 2011)

Number of Shares Held
 Number of Shareholders
 Percentage to Total Shares in Issue
 Number of Shares Held
 Number of Shareholders
 Percentage to Total Shares in Issue
 Number of Shares Held
 Number of Shareholders
 Percentage to Total Shares in Issue
Foreign Institutions and Individuals 453,778,031 1,400 45.2 434,213,781 1,377 43.2 381,022,038 1,356 37.9
Japanese Financial Institutions 229,010,572 220 22.8 232,697,072 213 23.2 239,481,872 199 23.8
Japanese Individuals and Others 276,702,976 686,311 27.5 286,552,249 692,569 28.5 323,964,470 731,575 32.3
Other Japanese Coporations 32,309,935 3,906 3.2 32,575,060 3,904 3.2 33,773,801 4,051 3.4
Japanese Securities Firms 12,769,950 64 1.3 18,598,502 92 1.9 26,395,983 108 2.6
Total 1,004,571,464 691,901 100.0 1,004,636,664 698,155 100.0 1,004,638,164 737,289 100.0

Historical Data

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Principal Shareholders

As of September 30, 2011
Name
Number of Shares Held
(in thousands)
Percentage of Shares Held
1 Moxley and Company (Note 1) 78,227 7.8
2 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note 2) 61,740 6.1
3 The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note 2) 48,608 4.8
4 SSBT OD05 Omnibus Account - Treaty Clients (Note 3) 23,938 2.4
5 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 9) (Note 2) 18,074 1.8
6 State Street Bank and Trust Company (Note 3) 14,190 1.4
7 Mellon Bank, N.A. as Agent for its Client Mellon Omnibus US Pension (Note 3) 9,544 1.0
8 State Street Bank - West Pension Fund Clients - Exempt (Note 3) 9,207 0.9
9 State Street Bank West Client - Treaty (Note 3) 9,177 0.9
10 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 1) (Note 2) 8,760 0.9
(Note 1) Moxley and Company is the nominee of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which is the Depositary for holders of the Corporation's American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs").
(Note 2) The shares held by each shareholder are held in trust for investors, including shares in securities investment trusts.
(Note 3) Each shareholder provides depositary services for shares owned by institutional investors, mainly in Europe and North America. They are also the nominees for these investors.

Stock Exchange Listings

(Japanese)
Name
Date of Listing
Tokyo Stock Exchange December 1, 1958
Osaka Securities Exchange January 4, 1960
(Overseas)
Name
Date of Listing
New York Stock Exchange September 17, 1970
London Stock Exchange October 5, 1970

Stock Acquisition Rights (SARs)

As of September 30, 2011

Name
(Date of issuance)
Exercise period
Total number of SARs issued
Number of shares to be issued or transferred
Exercise price
Percentage of SARs exercised
The first series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(December 9, 2002)		 12/9/2003
~12/8/2012		 9,878 987,800 ¥ 5,396 17.7%
The third series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(March 31, 2003)		 4/1/2003
~3/31/2013		 9,282 928,200 U.S.$ 36.57 35.9%
The fourth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 14, 2003)		 11/14/2004
~11/13/2013		 8,145 814,500 ¥ 4,101 41.7%
The sixth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(March 31, 2004)		 4/1/2004
~3/31/2014		 8,941 894,100 U.S.$ 40.90 26.9%
The seventh series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2004)		 11/18/2005
~11/17/2014		 9,540 954,000 ¥ 3,782 33.0%
The ninth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(March 31, 2005)		 4/1/2005
~3/31/2015		 8,085 808,500 U.S.$ 40.34 19.9%
The tenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 17, 2005)		 11/17/2006
~11/16/2015		 10,093 1,009,300 ¥ 4,060 10.2%
The eleventh series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 17, 2005)		 11/18/2005
~11/17/2015		 10,360 1,036,000 U.S.$ 34.14 24.2%
The twelfth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 16, 2006)		 11/16/2006
~11/15/2016		 10,579 1,057,900 ¥ 4,756 1.1%
The thirteenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 16, 2006)		 11/17/2006
~11/16/2016		 13,734 1,373,400 U.S.$ 40.05 5.3%
The fourteenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 14, 2007)		 11/14/2007
~11/13/2017		 7,962 796,200 ¥ 5,514 -
The fifteenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 14, 2007)		 11/14/2007
~11/13/2017		 15,844 1,584,400 U.S.$ 48.15 -
The sixteenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2008)		 11/18/2009
~11/17/2018		 8,318 831,800 ¥ 2,987 -
The seventeenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2008)		 11/18/2009
~11/17/2018		 16,269 1,626,900 U.S.$ 30.24 3.0%
The eighteenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(December 9, 2009)		 12/9/2010
~12/08/2019		 7,881 788,100 ¥ 2,595 0.3%
The nineteenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(December 9, 2009)		 12/9/2010
~12/08/2019		 15,184 1,518,400 U.S.$ 29.56 0.6%
The twentieth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2010)		 11/18/2011
~11/17/2020		 8,026 802,600 ¥ 2,945 -
The twenty-first series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2010)		 11/18/2011
~11/17/2020		 15,320 1,532,000 U.S.$ 35.48 -
(Note) All series of Stock Acquisition Rights were issued for the purpose of granting stock options. Accordingly, no cash payment was required for the allocation.




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