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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 Article 165-2 of the Companies Act, and the Cancellation of Treasury Stockin accordance with Article178 of Companies Act)Tokyo (December 8, 2017) – The Company today announced the acquisition of Treasury Stockconducted pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act as applied pursuant to Article 165-3 asfollows.
The Company also announced the acquisition of Treasury Stock pursuant to the resolution at
the Board of Directors meeting held on February 17, 2017, has been completed.
In addition, the Company today announced, with respect to the cancellation of Treasury Stockin accordance with the Article 178 of Companies Act, which was resolved at the above meeting,the number of shares to be canceled has been determined.
1. Status of acquisition of Treasury Stock(1) Kind of shares acquired(2) Total number of shares acquired(3) Total acquisition cost(4) Procedure

Common shares of the Company
654,700 shares
JPY 3,301,449,000
Market purchases based on the discretionary
dealing contract regarding repurchase of shares(5) Timing

December 1, 2017 to December 7, 2017

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
51,565,900 shares of Treasury Stock of the(3) The number of issued shares after
the Cancellation(4) Effective date of the Cancellation

Company(% of issued shares prior to the cancellation (not includedTreasury Stock); 6.9%)
761,536,421 shares
January 19, 2018
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(Reference)
1. Details of the resolution for the acquisition of Treasury Stock at the Board of Directors
meeting held on February 17, 2017
(1) Kind of shares to acquire
Common shares of the Company(2) Total number of shares to
50,000,000 shares (up to)acquire(% of issued shares (not included Treasury Stock); 6.4%)(3) Total acquisition cost
JPY 150 billion (up to)(4) Procedure(5) Timing

Market purchases based on the discretionary
dealing contract regarding repurchase of shares
February 20, 2017 to December 22, 2017

2. Details of the resolution for the cancellation of Treasury Stock at the Board of Directors
meeting held on February 17, 2017
(1) Kind of shares to cancel
Common shares of the Company(2) Total number of shares to
20,000,000 shares of treasury stock ofcancel
the Company and all the common sharesacquired in accordance with section 1 above(3) Effective date of theCancellation

January 19, 2018

3. The total number of shares acquired and total acquisition cost accumulated after the dateof resolution at the Board of Directors held on February 17, 2017 (as of December 7,2017)(1) Total number of shares acquired
31,565,900 shares(2) Total acquisition cost
JPY 149,999,831,200

About Bridgestone Corporation:
Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. In addition totires 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 andterritories around the world.

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