Bridgestone Corporation
Headquarters Treasury Department
1-1, Kyobashi 3-chome
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8340, Japan
Phone: +81 3-6836-3100
Fax: +81 3-6836-3168
https://www.bridgestone.com/For Immediate Release

Notice regarding Status and Completion of Acquisition ofTreasury Stock, and Cancellation of Treasury Stock(Acquisition of Treasury Stock in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation
under Article165-2 of the Companies Act, and the Cancellation of Treasury Stockin accordance with Article 178 of Companies Act)Tokyo (September 9, 2019) — The Company today announced the status of acquisition of TreasuryStock as follows, implemented pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Directors meeting held onFebruary 15, 2019 for the purpose of enhancing enterprise value by improving capital efficiency.
The Company also announced the acquisition of Treasury Stock, pursuant to the resolution at theBoard of Directors meeting, has been completed as a result of the following acquisition.
In addition, the Company today announced all of the acquired shares will be cancelled in accordancewith the Article 178 of the Companies Act.
1. Status of acquisition of Treasury Stock(1) Kind of shares acquired

Common shares of the Company(2) Total number of shares acquired

1,845,100 shares(3) Total acquisition cost

JPY 7,451,754,200(4) Procedure

Market purchases based on the discretionary
dealing contract regarding repurchase of shares(5) Timing

September 1, 2019 to September 6, 2019

2. Contents of Cancellation of Treasury Stock(1) Kind of shares to cancel

Common shares of the Company(2) Total number of shares to cancel

47,838,200 shares(% of issued shares prior to the cancellation (not includedTreasury Stock); 6.8%)(3) The number of issued shares after

713,698,221 shares

the Cancellation(4) Effective date of the cancellation

January 21, 2020

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1. Details of the resolution for the acquisition of Treasury Stock at the Board of Directors meeting
held on February 15, 2019(1) Kind of shares to acquire

Common shares of the Company(2) Total number of shares to acquire

57 million shares (up to)(% of issued shares (not included Treasury Stock); 7.6%)(3) Total acquisition cost

JPY 200 billion (up to)(4) Procedure(a) Purchases through the off-auction own shares
repurchase trading system of the Tokyo StockExchange (ToSTNeT-3)(b) Market purchases based on the discretionary dealing
contract regarding repurchase of shares(5) Timing

February 18, 2019 to December 23, 2019

2. Details of the resolution for the Cancellation of Treasury Stock at the Board of Directors meeting
held on February 15, 2019(1) Kind of shares to cancel

Common shares of the Company(2) Total number of shares to cancel

All the common shares acquired in accordance with section
1 above(3) Effective date of the Cancellation

January 21, 2020

3. The total number of shares acquired and total acquisition cost accumulated after the dateof resolution at the Board of Directors held on February 15, 2019 (as of September 6, 2019)(1) Total number of shares acquired

47,838,200 shares(2) Total acquisition cost

JPY 199,999,952,600

About Bridgestone Corporation:
Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. In
addition to tires for use in a wide variety of applications, it also manufactures a broad range of diversified
products, which include industrial rubber and chemical products and sporting goods. Its products are
sold in over 150 nations and territories around the world.

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