Notice Regarding Purchase of Treasury Stock
(Purchase of shares pursuant to the provisions of Article 210 of the Commercial Code)

This is to notify that the company, at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 12, 2005, decided that the proposal to purchase its own shares pursuant to the provisions of Article 210 of the Commercial Code of Japan be made to shareholders at the 47th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 29, 2005 as follows.

1. Purpose of acquisition To improve profit distribution and stock value flexibly.

2. Particulars of the shares to be purchased 1)Type of shares to be purchased Common stock of the company 2)Total number of shares to be purchased Up to 1,500,000 shares (1.3% of outstanding shares) 3)Total amount of purchase costs of shares Up to 15,000,000,000 yen

(Note)Following approval by shareholders at the 47th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 29, 2005, the company will be approved to the above proposal until the time of the completion of the 48th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.