OLYMPUS CORPORATION Share Handling Regulations

CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS(Purpose)
Article 1.

Procedures as for exercising shareholder’s rights and other handling and handling fees
related to shares at the Company shall be governed by the Japan Securities Depository
Center, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “JASDEC”) and the account management
institution of the securities company, etc., with which the shareholder has opened abook-entry transfer account (hereinafter referred to as the “Securities Company, etc.”),as well as by these Regulations in accordance with the ARTICLES OFINCORPORATION.

(Administrator of shareholders’ register)
Article 2.

The administrator of shareholders’ register of the Company and its handling office shallbe as follows:
Administrator of shareholders’ register
1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Place for the handling office of the administrator of the shareholders' register
1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Stock Transfer Agency Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

CHAPTER II. RECORDS IN SHAREHOLDERS’ REGISTER, ETC.
(Recording in shareholders’ register)
Article 3.

Any amendment to the matters specified in the shareholders’ register shall be made bya notice (Excluding the notice (hereinafter referred to as the “Individual ShareholderNotice”) prescribed in Article 154, paragraph 3 of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer ofCorporate Bonds and Shares (hereinafter referred to as the “Book-Entry Transfer Act”))
from JASDEC such as a notice of all shareholders.

2In addition to the preceding paragraph, in the event of issuance of new shares or othercircumstances prescribed by laws and regulations, amendment to matters specified in
the shareholders’ register shall be made without a notice from JASDEC.

3The shareholders’ register shall be recorded using letters and symbols designated byJASDEC.

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(Notification of matters specified in the shareholders’ register)
Article 4.

Shareholders shall notify their names and addresses through the Securities Company,
etc. and JASDEC in accordance with the provisions of JASDEC.

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The same shall apply to any change in the notified matters under the preceding
paragraph.

(Notification of the place to receive notification for foreign resident shareholders, etc.)
Article 5.

A shareholder residing abroad or its legal representative shall appoint a standing proxyin Japan or specify the place in Japan where it will receive the notice, and notify thename and address of the standing proxy or the place where the proxy will receive thenotice through the Securities Company, etc., and JASDEC in accordance with theprovisions of JASDEC.

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The same shall apply to any change or cancellation in the notified matters under thepreceding paragraph.

(Representative of corporation)
Article 6.

If a shareholder is a corporation, a representative of such corporation shall be notified
through the Securities Company, etc., and JASDEC in accordance with the provisionsof JASDEC.

2The same shall apply to any change in the notified matters under the preceding
paragraph.

(Representative of co-owners of shares)
Article 7.

Shareholders who share shares shall designate one (1) representative and notify thename and address of the joint representative through the Securities Company, etc., andJASDEC in accordance with the provisions of JASDEC.

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The same shall apply to any change in the notified matters under the preceding
paragraph.

(Legal representative)
Article 8.

A legal representative such as a person who has parental authority for, or is the legalguardian of, a shareholder shall notify its name and address through the Securities
Company, etc., and JASDEC in accordance with the provisions of JASDEC.

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The same shall apply to any change or cancellation in the notified matters under thepreceding paragraph.

(Confirmation method via JASDEC)
Article 9.

When a shareholder’s notification to the Company is submitted through the Securities
Company, etc., or JASDEC, it shall be deemed as a notification by the shareholder
itself.

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(Registered Pledgee)
Article 10.

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply mutatis mutandis to the registered pledgee.

CHAPTER III. CONFIRMATION OF SHAREHOLDERS(Confirmation of Shareholders)
Article 11.

When a shareholder (including a shareholder who has given an Individual ShareholderNotice) makes a demand or otherwise exercises its shareholder’s rights (hereinafterreferred to as “Claim, etc.”.), a document evidencing that the shareholder itself has
made such Claim, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “Certification Materials, etc.”) shall be
attached or provided. Provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply if theCompany is able to confirm that such Claim, etc., has been made by the shareholder
itself.

2In the event that a Claim, etc., is made to the Company by a shareholder through theSecurities Company, etc., or JASDEC, such Claim, etc., shall be deemed to be made by
the shareholder itself, and no Certification Materials shall be required.

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If a shareholder makes a Claim, etc., by a legal representative, it shall be accompanied
by a power of attorney on which the shareholder has signed or stamped its name andseal, in addition to the procedures set forth in the preceding two (2) paragraphs. The
power of attorney shall include the name and address of the mandatary.

4Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also apply mutatis mutandis to the legal representative.

CHAPTER IV. PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISING SHEREHOLDERS’ RIGHT(Request for delivery of documents and statement of objections)
Article 12.

Requests for the delivery of documents containing matters to be taken for electronic
provision of Reference Documents for the Shareholders’ Meetings, etc., as prescribedin Article 325 - 5, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act (hereinafter referred to as“Request for Delivery of Documents”) and statement of objections as prescribed inArticle 325 - 5, Paragraph 5 of the said Act shall be made in writing. Provided,
however, that if the Request for Delivery of Documents is made through the Securities
Company, etc., or JASDEC, such request shall be made in accordance with the rules
prescribed by the Securities Company, etc. and JASDEC.

(Procedures for exercising minority shareholders’ rights, etc.)
Article 13.

When exercising minority shareholders’ rights, etc., as prescribed in Article 147,Paragraph 4 of the Book-Entry Transfer Act, directly to the Company, it shall be donein writing signed or stamped with a name and seal, and accompanied by the receipt for3

Individual Shareholder Notice.
(Description in the Reference Documents for the Shareholders’ Meetings of the Shareholders’
Proposal)
Article 14.

In cases where the Company receives a shareholder's proposal on agenda and, pursuant
to Article 93, Paragraph 1 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Companies Act, theCompany is required to state the reasons for each proposal on agenda and mattersconcerning each candidate for director or accounting auditor in the reference
documents for the shareholders’ meeting, the Company may state a summary of them if
the number of words, etc., is not appropriate to state the full content.

CHAPTER V. PURCHASE OF SHARE OF LESS THAN ONE UNIT
(Method of requesting purchase of shares of less than one unit)
Article 15.

Shares of less than one unit shall be purchased through the Securities Company, etc., or
JASDEC in accordance with the provisions of JASDEC.

(Determination of purchase price)
Article 16.

The unit price for the purchase of shares requested for purchase shall be the final priceon the market opened by the Tokyo Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “TSE”)
on the date when the request for purchase under the preceding Article reaches thehandling office of the administrator of the shareholders' register as provided in Article 2.
Provided, however, that if there is no trading on that day, or if that day falls on aholiday of TSE, the price shall be the price at which the first trading transaction isexecuted thereafter.

2The purchase price shall be the amount obtained by multiplying the unit price forpurchase under the preceding paragraph by the number of shares requested for purchase.

(Payment of purchase price)
Article 17.

The Company shall pay the purchase price calculated in accordance with the preceding
Article as the Purchase Price (hereinafter referred to as the Purchase Price”) on thefourth business day following the day on which the purchase unit price is determined inaccordance with the provisions of JASDEC, unless otherwise determined by theCompany. Provided, however, that if the purchase price is a dividend of surplus or a
price with rights to a stock split, etc., the Purchase Price shall be paid by the record date.

2The Purchasing Shareholders may request payment of the Purchase Price by transfer tothe designated bank account or by payment in cash at Japan Post Bank.

(Transfer of purchased shares)
Article 18.

Shares of less than one unit for which a request for purchase is made shall be4

transferred to the book-entry transfer account of the Company on the date of paymentof the purchase price pursuant to the preceding Article or completion of the payment
procedures.

CHAPTER VI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SPECIAL ACCOUNTS(Special provisions for special accounts)
Article 19.

Identification of shareholders to whom a special account is opened and other handlingof the special account shall be as prescribed by the account management institution forthe special account as well as by JASDEC.

CHAPTER VII. FEES(Fees)
Article 20.

Fees for the request for purchase of shares of less than one unit referred to in Article 15
shall be free of charge.

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Fees paid by shareholders to the Securities Companies, etc., or JASDEC shall be borneby the shareholder.

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