Stock Administration FAQs

About Special Accounts

• Q.Account Management Institution for Special Accounts

  A.The account management institution for special accounts is Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, the administrator of shareholder registry.

• Q.Booking of Account Balances to Special Accounts

  A.For shareholders who did not use the stock certificate custody and transfer system, their shares will be recorded in a special account to be opened at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.
  
  

• Q.Procedures Concerning Shares Recorded in a Special Account

  A.Please contact the Transfer Agent Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation for procedures related to shares recorded in a special account (including requests for transfer to a shareholder's account, purchase of shares less than one unit, change of registered address, and designation of transfer of dividends). Procedures for shareholders recorded in special accounts are handled by the head office and branches nationwide of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.

About Stock Administration

• Q.Stock Administration Procedures

  A.Please contact your securities company if you have any questions regarding procedures such as change of address or name, designation of dividend receiving method, request for purchase of odd-lot shares or request for additional purchase of odd-lot shares, or request for necessary documents. For inquiries regarding procedures for shares managed in a special account and requests for documents necessary for such procedures, please contact the Transfer Agent Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.
  
  

Odd-lot shares

• Q.In the event of a request for the purchase of fractional shares

  A.Odd-lot shares can be sold by requesting the purchase of odd-lot shares. Requests for purchase are handled by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation via your securities company and Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. Please contact your securities company for purchase request procedures. Requests for purchase of odd-lot shares managed in a special account are handled by the Transfer Agent Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.

• Q.In the event of a request for the purchase of shares constituting less than one unit

  A.Shares constituting less than one unit may be made into one unit by making a request for the purchase of additional shares. Requests for additional purchase are handled by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation via your securities company and Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. Please inquire with your securities company regarding the procedures for requesting the purchase of additional shares. Requests for additional purchase of odd-lot shares managed in a special account are handled by the Transfer Agent Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.

Dividends

• Q.If you wish to transfer dividends to your bank account

  A.Please submit the dividend transfer designation form to your securities company. Please contact your securities company to request the form and for other details.
  For shares managed in a special account, please contact the Transfer Agent Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.

• Q.In case of loss of the postal transfer payment notice

  A.Please contact the Transfer Agent Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation. In principle, we will not reissue the certificate. Please be careful not to lose it.
  
  

• Q.If the handling period for dividends has expired

  A.Postal transfer payment notices that have passed the dividend handling period will no longer be handled at post offices. However, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Bank ing Corporation will handle them for three years from the date of commencement of dividend payment, so please bring them to the bank's counter. For details, please contact the Transfer Agent Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.

• Q.Dividends for shares less than one unit (less than 100 shares)

  A.The Company's share trading unit is 100 shares.
  Dividends can also be received on odd-lot shares held in proportion to the number of shares held.