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Number of Shares Issued
As of March 31, 2008
Total number of shares authorized to be issued
Total number of shares issued
Number of shareholders
Common Stock 3,600,000,000 1,004,443,364 638,945
*Compared with the end of the previous fiscal year: - +1,546,100 +8,391
(Note) The increase in the total number of shares issued resulted from the issuance of Common Stock upon the conversion of convertible bonds, and the exercise of warrants of bonds with warrants and stock acquisition rights during the fiscal year.
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Ownership and Distribution of Shares

2005
(As of March 31, 2006)
2006
(As of March 31, 2007)
2007
(As of March 31, 2008)

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 502,219,220 1,375 50.1 528,218,332 1,380 52.7 508,166,485 1,371 50.6
Japanese Financial Institutions 184,831,560 293 18.5 198,775,896 269 19.8 216,107,606 297 21.5
Japanese Individuals and Others 270,118,452 712,033 27.0 231,442,469 624,770 23.1 234,246,294 633,045 23.3
Other Japanese Coporations 35,031,017 4,650 3.5 33,163,266 4,054 3.3 31,101,417 4,108 3.1
Japanese Securities Firms 9,479,415 98 0.9 11,297,301 81 1.1 14,821,562 124 1.5
Total 1,001,679,664 718,449 100.0 1,002,897,264 630,554 100.0 1,004,443,364 638,945 100.0
Historical Data
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Principal Shareholders
As of March 31, 2008
Name
Number of Shares Held
(in thousands)
Percentage of Shares Held
1 Moxley and Company (Note 1) 162,805 16.21
2 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note 2) 55,435 5.52
3 State Street Bank and Trust Company (Note 3) 50,222 5.00
4 The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note 2) 48,611 4.84
5 State Street Bank and Trust Company 505103 (Note 3) 13,256 1.32
6 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 4) (Note 2) 12,311 1.23
7 The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Trust Account B) (Note 2) 10,760 1.07
8 SSBT OD05 Omnibus China Treaty 808150 (Note 3) 9,295 0.93
9 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Banking Corporation (Trust Account) (Note 2) 8,653 0.86
10 JPMorgan Chase Bank 380055 (Note 3) 8,182 0.81
(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 corporation are held on 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.
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Stock Exchange Listings
(Japanese)
Name
Date of Listing
Tokyo Stock Exchange December 1, 1958
Osaka Stock Exchange January 4, 1960
(Overseas)
Name
Date of Listing
New York Stock Exchange September 17, 1970
London Stock Exchange October 5, 1970
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Stock Acquisition Rights (SARs)
As of March 31, 2008
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
9,374 937,400 U.S.$ 36.57 35.2%
The fourth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 14, 2003)
11/14/2004
~11/13/2013
8,216 821,600 ¥ 4,101 41.2%
The sixth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(March 31, 2004)
4/1/2004
~3/31/2014
8,980 898,000 U.S.$ 40.90 26.6%
The seventh series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2004)
11/18/2005
~11/17/2014
9,798 979,800 ¥ 3,782 31.2%
The ninth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(March 31, 2005)
4/1/2005
~3/31/2015
8,294 829,400 U.S.$ 40.34 17.8%
The tenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 17, 2005)
11/17/2006
~11/16/2015
10,239 1,023,900 ¥ 4,060 8.9%
The eleventh series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 17, 2005)
11/18/2005
~11/17/2015
10,814 1,081,400 U.S.$ 34.14 20.9%
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
13,792 1,379,200 U.S.$ 40.05 4.9%
The fourteenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 14, 2007)
11/14/2007
~11/13/2017
7,962 796,200 ¥ 5,514 0%
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 0%
(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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