Stock Overview

As of Sep. 30, 2009

Stock Exchange Listings
Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges (first sections)
Securities Code
8725
Class of Stock
Common stock
Authorized Shares
900,000,000 shares
Issued Shares
421,320,739 shares
Number of Shares per Unit
100 shares
Fiscal Year
Apr.1 to Mar.31 of the following year
Date of Record for Dividends
Sep.30 for interim dividends
Mar.31 for year-end dividends
Annual Shareholders' Meeting
Within 3 months of the end of each fiscal year.
Record Date for Voting Right
Shareholders registered in the shareholders' registry as of Mar.31 is eligible to vote at the annual shareholders' meeting for such year.
Administrator of Shareholders' Registry
The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Kitahama 4-5-33 Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi)
Place of Business of Administrator of Shareholders' Registry
The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., Stock Transfer Agency Dept. (Yaesu 2-3-1, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Contact
The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., Stock Transfer Agency Dept. (Nikko-cho1-10, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183-8701, Japan)
Toll Free in Japan : 0120-176-417

Shareholding Profile

Breakdown by Sector (Percentage of shares issued)

As of Sep. 30, 2009

Shareholder Breakdown (Foreign Cos. & Individuals 47.3%, Japanese Financial Institutions 28.0%, Other Japanese Cos. 13.0%, Japanese Individuals & Others 10.8%, Japanese Securities Companies 0.9%)


Breakdown by number of shares held (Percentage of all shareholders)

As of Sep. 30, 2009

Number of shares held (100-999 50.4%, 1-99 27.3%, 1,000-9,999 20.1%, 10,000-99,999 1.5%, 100,000-999,999 0.5%, Over 1million 0.2%)


Large Shareholders

As of Sep. 30, 2009

Shareholder Name
Shares Held (in thousands)
Percentage to Shares Issued(%)
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd.(Trust account)
24,704
5.86
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.(Trust account)
23,100
5.48
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. LONDON SECS LENDING OMNIBUS ACCOUNT
13,323
3.16
Nippon Life Insurance Company
9,964
2.36
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505225
9,577
2.27
NATSCUMCO
9,325
2.21
MELLON BANK, N.A. AS AGENT FOR ITS CLIENT MELLON OMNIBUS US PENSION
7,464
1.77
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON AS DEPOSITARY BANK FOR DR HOLDERS
6,479
1.54
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company
6,077
1.44
Sumitomo Corporation
5,114
1.21
Total
115,129
27.33

(note) Shares Held are shown as rounded down; Percentages to Shares Issued are shown as rounded to the nearest hundredth percent.