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Number of Shares Issued

As of March 31, 2009
Total number of shares authorized to be issued
Total number of shares issued
Number of shareholders
Common Stock 3,600,000,000 1,004,535,364 761,242
*Compared with the end of the previous fiscal year: - +92,000 +122,297
(Note) The increase in the total number of shares issued resulted from the exercise of stock acquisition rights during the fiscal year ended March 2009 (April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009).

Ownership and Distribution of Shares
2006
(As of March 31, 2007)
2007
(As of March 31, 2008)
2008
(As of March 31, 2009)

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 528,218,332 1,380 52.7 508,166,485 1,371 50.6 391,610,510 1,394 39.0
Japanese Financial Institutions 198,775,896 269 19.8 216,107,606 297 21.5 254,990,242 269 25.4
Japanese Individuals and Others 231,442,469 624,770 23.1 234,246,294 633,045 23.3 311,694,942 755,092 31.0
Other Japanese Coporations 33,163,266 4,054 3.3 31,101,417 4,108 3.1 35,954,100 4,419 3.6
Japanese Securities Firms 11,297,301 81 1.1 14,821,562 124 1.5 10,285,570 68 1.0
Total 1,002,897,264 630,554 100.0 1,004,443,364 638,945 100.0 1,004,535,364 761,242 100.0

Historical Data

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Principal Shareholders

As of March 31, 2009
Name
Number of Shares Held
(in thousands)
Percentage of Shares Held
1 Moxley and Company (Note 1) 118,673 11.81
2 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note 2) 67,685 6.73
3 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 4G) (Note 2) 61,056 6.07
4 The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note 2) 50,628 5.03
5 State Street Bank and Trust Company (Note 3) 26,918 2.67
6 SSBT OD05 Omnibus China Treaty 808150 (Note 3) 10,431 1.03
7 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 4) (Note 2) 9,737 0.96
8 State Street Bank and Trust Company 505225 (Note 3) 8,699 0.86
9 Mellon Bank N.A. As Agent For Its Client Mellon Omnibus US Pension (Note 3) 8,281 0.82
10 FUJIFILM Corporation 7,982 0.79
(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.

Stock Exchange Listings

(Japanese)
Name
Date of Listing
Tokyo Stock Exchange December 1, 1958
Osaka Securities Exchange January 4, 1960
(Overseas)
Name
Date of Listing
New York Stock Exchange September 17, 1970
London Stock Exchange October 5, 1970

Stock Acquisition Rights (SARs)

As of March 31, 2009

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		 9,332 933,200 U.S.$ 36.57 35.5%
The fourth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 14, 2003)		 11/14/2004
~11/13/2013		 8,145 814,500 ¥ 4,101 41.7%
The sixth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(March 31, 2004)		 4/1/2004
~3/31/2014		 8,941 894,100 U.S.$ 40.90 26.9%
The seventh series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2004)		 11/18/2005
~11/17/2014		 9,540 954,000 ¥ 3,782 33.0%
The ninth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(March 31, 2005)		 4/1/2005
~3/31/2015		 8,085 808,500 U.S.$ 40.34 19.9%
The tenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 17, 2005)		 11/17/2006
~11/16/2015		 10,093 1,009,300 ¥ 4,060 10.2%
The eleventh series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 17, 2005)		 11/18/2005
~11/17/2015		 10,717 1,071,700 U.S.$ 34.14 21.6%
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		 13,734 1,373,400 U.S.$ 40.05 5.3%
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%
The sixteenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2008)		 11/18/2009
~11/17/2018		 8,318 831,800 ¥ 2,987 0%
The seventeenth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2008)		 11/18/2009
~11/17/2018		 16,767 1,676,700 U.S.$ 30.24 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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