Stock Overview

Japanese

As of May. 23, 2008

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.31of the following year
Date of Record for Dividends
Sep.30 for interim dividends
Mar.31 for year-end dividends (note)
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 4-4-33 Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi)
Place of Business of Administrator of Shareholders' Registry
The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., Stock Transfer Agency Dept. (Marunouchi 1-4-4, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Forwarding Offices of Administrator of Shareholders' Registry
The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. Head Office or any branch office in Japan

(note) The year-end dividend for fiscal year ending Mar.31, 2008 will be paid by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.

Shareholding Profile

Breakdown by Sector (Percentage of shares issued)

As of Apr.1, 2008

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 Apr.1, 2008

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 Apr.1, 2008

Shareholder Name
Shares Held (in thousands)
Percentage to Shares Issued?i%?j
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.(Trust account)
18,470
4.38
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account)
15,325
3.64
HERO AND CO.
13,118
3.11
State Street Bank and Trust Company #505103
11,404
2.71
NATS CUMCO
11,211
2.66
State Street Bank and Trust Company
10,595
2.51
Nippon Life Insurance Company
9,964
2.36
The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. London Secs Lending Omnibus Account
8,469
2.01
Mellon Bank, N.A. As Agent For Its Client Mellon Omnibus US Pension
7,010
1.66
JP Morgan Chase Bank #380055
6,179
1.47
Total
111,749
26.52

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

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