Basic stock InformationInvestor Relations

Business year From June 1 until May 31 of the following year
Ordinary general meeting of shareholders Late August
Record date for dividend Year-end dividend: May 31
Interim dividend: November 30
Record date for general meeting of shareholders May 31
Other record dates will be established as necessary with prior public notice.
Transfer agent
(Account management institution for special accounts)		 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
1-4-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Mailing address
(Telephone inquiries)

Stock Transfer Agency Business Planning Dept. of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
8-4, Izumi 2-chome, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, 168-0063 Japan
Telephone: 0120-782-031 (Toll free in Japan)

Intermediary operations are performed at the head office and nationwide branches of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited.
Contact information for requests
  1. Request for payment of unpaid dividend
    Please contact Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, the transfer agent.
  2. Request for address changes, purchase or sale of shares less than one unit, etc.
    Please contact the securities company with which you have an account.
    dShareholders who have opened a special account because they do not have an account at a securities company, etc. should contact Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, the account management institution for special accounts.
Method of public notices

Electronic public notices shall be posted on the Company's website.
In the event that the Company is unable to issue an electronic public notice because of an accident or any other unavoidable reason, a public notice shall be published in Nihon Keizai Shimbun.