SHARE HANDLING REGULATIONS
  CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Article 1. Purpose
  Article 2. Transfer Agent
   
  
 CHAPTER II. ENTRIES OR RECORDS, ETC. IN SHAREHOLDERS REGISTER
 Article 3. Entries or Records in Shareholders Register
 1.
    
    Modification of entries in the shareholders register shall be made through notifications
from JASDEC, including notifications and the like for all shareholder information (excluding
such notices as set forth in Article 154 Paragraph 3 of the Law Concerning the Book-Entry
Transfer of Corporate Bonds and Shares, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the Book-Entry
Transfer Law) (hereinafter referred to as the Notice of Individual Shareholder (kobetsu
kabunushi tsuchi))).2.
    
    In addition to the preceding paragraph, where stipulated in other laws or regulations for
the issuance of new shares, modifications to the shareholders register may be made without
receiving notice from JASDEC.3.
    
    The shareholders register shall be recorded with letters and symbols designated by
JASDEC.
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Article 4. Notifications Related to Shareholders Register Entries
  Article 5. Corporate Shareholder Representative
  Article 6. Joint-Ownership Shareholder Representative
  Article 7. Statutory Agent
 (shinken sha) (kouken nin)
 Article 8. Notifications of Place of Contact for Shareholders Residing Overseas, etc.
  Article 9. Other Notifications
 1.
    
    In addition to the notifications stipulated in Articles 4 to 8, notifications submitted to
the Company shall be submitted through both Securities Companies and JASDEC, or through
Securities Companies only, unless the Company has designated a particular method, provided,
however, that this shall not apply to cases stipulated in Article 3 Paragraph 2.2.
    
    Notifications that cannot be accepted or conveyed by Securities Companies shall be made to
the transfer agent.
 Article 10. Verification of Notifications through JASDEC
  Article 11. Registered Pledgee of Shares
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CHAPTER III. SHAREHOLDER VERIFICATION
 Article 12. Shareholder Verification
 1.
    
    When a shareholder (including a shareholder who has applied for an Individual Shareholder
Notice) makes any request or exercises any other shareholders right (hereinafter referred
to as the Request), he/she shall attach or provide items attesting that he/she made the
Request (hereinafter referred to as Certification Materials) by himself/herself. Provided,
however, that this shall not apply when it can be verified by the Company that the Request
was made by the shareholder himself/herself.2.
    
    When a Request from a shareholder to the Company is made through Securities Companies and
JASDEC, it shall be deemed to have been made by the shareholder himself/herself and no
Certification Materials are required.3.
    
    When making a Request by proxy, in addition to the procedures noted in the preceding two
paragraphs, the shareholder shall attach a letter of proxy that has been signed or sealed by
the shareholder. The letter of proxy shall require a notation of the proxys name or title
and address.4.
    
    Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a proxy as well.5.
    
    This Article 12 shall apply mutatis mutandis to registered pledgees of shares.
 CHAPTER IV. PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISING OF SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS
 Article 13. Minority Shareholders Rights
  Article 14. Shareholders Meeting Reference Materials for Shareholder Proposal
  (1)
    
    Reason for proposal
400 characters for each proposal(2)
    
    Matters regarding the appointment of directors, statutory auditors, and accounting
auditors.
400 characters for each candidate
 CHAPTER V. PURCHASE OF SHARES LESS THAN ONE UNIT
 Article 15. Method of Requesting Purchase of Shares less than One (1) Unit (tangen miman
kabushiki)
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Article 16. Determination of Purchase Price
 1.
    
    The purchase price per share for the purchase request in the preceding Article shall be
the closing price of the stock quoted on the market operated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, on
the day the purchase request arrives at the handling office of the transfer agent, as
specified in Article 2. Provided, however, that if there are no sales transactions of shares
on that day, or if the market is closed, then the price established with the first
subsequent trade shall be used.2.
    
    The purchase price shall be the amount calculated by multiplying the purchase price per
share provided in the preceding paragraph by the number of shares applied for purchase.
 Article 17. Payment of Purchase Price
  Article 18. Transfer of Shares Purchased
  CHAPTER VI. ADDITIONAL PURCHASES OF SHARES LESS THAN ONE UNIT
 Article 19. Method of Requesting an Additional Purchase
  Article 20. Additional Purchase Request that Exceeds the Balance of Treasury Stock
  Article 21. Effective Date of Additional Purchase Request
  Article 22. Determination of Price for Additional Purchase
 1.
    
    The additional purchase unit price shall be the closing price quoted on the market
operated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the day the purchase request takes effect. Provided,
however, that if there are no sales transactions of shares on that day, or if the market is
closed, the price established with the first subsequent trade shall be used.
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2.
    
    The purchase price shall be the amount calculated by multiplying the purchase price per
share provided in the preceding paragraph by the number of additional shares purchased.
 Article 23. Transfer of Additionally Purchased Shares
  Article 24. Suspension of Additional Purchase Request Acceptance
 1.
    
    The Company will suspend the acceptance of Additional Purchase Requests every year
during the period ten (10) business days prior to the dates shown below:
 (1)
    
    March 31;(2)
    
    September 30; and(3)
    
    Any other dates, such as a date for determination of shareholders specified by
JASDEC.
 2.
    
    Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Company may, if it deems necessary,
establish other periods during which additional purchase requests will be suspended.
 CHAPTER VII. SPECIAL ACCOUNT EXCEPTIONS
 Article 25. Exceptions for Special Accounts
  CHAPTER VIII. COMMISSIONS
 Article 26. Commissions
 1.
    
    No commissions shall be charged in connection with the handling of the shares in the
Company.2.
    
    The commission that a shareholder or a registered pledgee of shares pays to Securities
Companies or JASDEC shall be borne by the shareholder or the registered pledgee of shares.
 SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
 Article 1. Amendment Procedure
  Article 2. Application for Cancellation of Registration of Share Certificates as a
result of the Lost Share Certificates by the Share Certificate Registrar
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Article 3. Application for Cancellation of Lost Share Certificates Registration by Share
Certificate Holder
  Article 4. Corresponding Application of the Various Notices
  Article 5. Transitional Measures
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