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**Article 4. Notifications Related to Shareholders’ Register Entries**A shareholder shall place his/her name and address on file through Securities Companies andJASDEC, as prescribed by JASDEC. If changed, the same shall apply.**Article 5. Corporate Shareholder Representative**A corporate shareholder shall place the name of its single representative on file throughSecurities Companies and JASDEC, as prescribed by JASDEC. If changed, the same shall apply.**Article 6. Joint-Ownership Shareholder Representative**Shareholders who jointly own shares shall designate their single representative and place thename, title and address of their joint-ownership representative on file through SecuritiesCompanies and JASDEC, as prescribed by JASDEC. If changed, the same shall apply.**Article 7. Statutory Agent**The full name or title and address of the shareholder’s statutory agent, such as a person whohas parental authority *(shinken sha)*or a guardian *(kouken nin)*, shall be provided throughSecurities Companies and JASDEC, as prescribed by JASDEC. If changed and cancelled, the same shallapply.**Article 8. Notifications of Place of Contact for Shareholders Residing Overseas, etc.**A shareholder who resides in a foreign country or his/her statutory agent shall appoint astanding proxy in Japan or specify a place in Japan to receive notices, and shall place the nameor title and address of the standing proxy and the place to receive notice on file throughSecurities Companies and JASDEC, as prescribed by JASDEC. If changed and cancelled, the same shallapply.**Article 9. Other Notifications**1. In addition to the notifications stipulated in Articles 4 to 8, notifications submitted tothe Company shall be submitted through both Securities Companies and JASDEC, or throughSecurities 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 tothe transfer agent.**Article 10. Verification of Notifications through JASDEC**When a notification from a shareholder to the Company is submitted through SecuritiesCompanies and JASDEC, it shall be deemed to be a notification from the shareholderhimself/herself.**Article 11. Registered Pledgee of Shares**The provisions of this chapter shall apply mutatis mutandis to registered pledgees 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 ShareholderNotice) makes any request or exercises any other shareholders’ right (hereinafter referredto as the “Request”), he/she shall attach or provide items attesting that he/she made theRequest (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 Requestwas made by the shareholder himself/herself. 2. When a Request from a shareholder to the Company is made through Securities Companies andJASDEC, it shall be deemed to have been made by the shareholder himself/herself and noCertification Materials are required. 3. When making a Request by proxy, in addition to the procedures noted in the preceding twoparagraphs, the shareholder shall attach a letter of proxy that has been signed or sealed bythe shareholder. The letter of proxy shall require a notation of the proxy’s name or titleand 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**When directly exercising the Minority Shareholders’ Rights provided for in Article 147,Paragraph 4 of the Book-Entry Transfer Law against the Company, the shareholder shall do so inwriting, with signatures or seals affixed and by attaching the receipt for the Notice ofIndividual Shareholder.**Article 14. Shareholders’ Meeting Reference Materials for Shareholder Proposal**In the event that the shareholder right to propose is exercised according to the precedingArticle, and when the proposal exceeds the character count listed below, a summary giving thefollowing information, rather than the entire text, may be described in the shareholders’ meetingreference materials: (1) Reason for proposal.   400 characters for each proposal  (2) Matters regarding the appointment of directors, statutory auditors, and accountingauditors.   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 Unit (*****tangen mimankabushiki*****)**When requesting a purchase of shares less than one (1) unit, such requests shall be madethrough Securities Companies and JASDEC, as prescribed by JASDEC.
 
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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 bethe closing price of the stock quoted on the market operated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, onthe day the purchase request arrives at the handling office of the transfer agent, asspecified in Article 2. Provided, however, that if there are no sales transactions of shareson that day, or if the market is closed, then the price established with the firstsubsequent trade shall be used. 2. The purchase price shall be the amount calculated by multiplying the purchase price pershare provided in the preceding paragraph by the number of shares applied for purchase.**Article 17. Payment of Purchase Price**The purchase price calculated according to the preceding Article shall serve as the purchaseamount and, unless the Company stipulates otherwise, the Company shall make payment on the fourthbusiness day from the day following the day on which the purchase price per share is determined,as prescribed by JASDEC. Provided, however, that if the purchase price includes a premium due toa distribution of a surplus or stock split, then payment shall be made by the record date.**Article 18. Transfer of Shares Purchased**The shares less than one unit for which a purchase request is received shall be transferredinto the Company’s transfer account on the day the payment of the purchase amount is made,or upon completion of payment procedures, in accordance with the preceding Article.**CHAPTER VI. ADDITIONAL PURCHASES OF SHARES LESS THAN ONE UNIT****Article 19. Method of Requesting an Additional Purchase**When a shareholder who holds shares less than one (1) unit requests the sale of the number of shares which, in conjunction with the number of shares less than one unit, constitutes aunit share (hereinafter referred to as “Additional Purchase Request”), the transaction shallbe carried out through Securities Companies and JASDEC, as prescribed by JASDEC.**Article 20. Additional Purchase Request that Exceeds the Balance of Treasury Stock**When the total number of shares for which an Additional Purchase Request is made on the sameday exceeds the number of the Company’s transferable shares of treasury stock, none of theAdditional Purchase Requests made on that day shall take effect.**Article 21. Effective Date of Additional Purchase Request**The effective date of an Additional Purchase Request shall be the date on which the purchaserequest arrives at the handling office of the transfer agent, as stipulated in Article 2.
 
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**Article 22. Determination of Price for Additional Purchase**1. The additional purchase unit price shall be the closing price quoted on the marketoperated 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 isclosed, 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 pershare provided in the preceding paragraph by the number of additional shares purchased.**Article 23. Transfer of Additionally Purchased Shares**When an Additional Purchase Request is received for shares less than one (1) unit, a requestshall be made for transfer into the transfer account of the shareholder who made the AdditionalPurchase Request on the day the Company confirms that the value of the additional purchase isverified as having been deposited in the bank account designated by the Company.**Article 24. Suspension of Additional Purchase Request Acceptance**1. The Company will suspend the acceptance of Additional Purchase Requests every year duringthe period ten (10) business days prior to the dates shownbelow: (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, establishother periods during which additional purchase requests will be suspended.**CHAPTER VII. SPECIAL ACCOUNT EXCEPTIONS****Article 25. Exceptions for Special Accounts**The verification of the identity of a shareholder with respect to whom a special account hasbeen opened and the handling of any other matters concerning a special account shall be based onthe special account stipulations of the account management institutions, as well as thestipulations of JASDEC.**CHAPTER VIII. COMMISSIONS****Article 26. Commissions**1. No commissions shall be charged in connection with the handling of the shares in theCompany. 2. The commission that a shareholder or a registered pledgee of shares pays to SecuritiesCompanies or JASDECshall be borne by the shareholder or the registered pledgee of shares.
 
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**SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS****Article 1. Amendment Procedure**Any amendments of these regulations shall require a resolution of the board of directors.**Article 2. Application for Cancellation of Registration of Share Certificates as aresult of the Lost Share Certificates by the Share Certificate Registrar**When a person who registered the lost share certificate cancels the registration of a lostshare certificate, he/she shall submit the designated application form.**Article 3. Application for Cancellation of Lost Share Certificates Registration by ShareCertificate Holder**When a person who holds the lost share certificates (hereinafter referred to as the “ShareCertificates”) applies for the cancellation of the registration of the lost Share Certificates,he/she shall submit the Share Certificates and the personal identification documents along withthe designated application form.**Article 4. Corresponding Application of the Various Notices**The provisions of Articles 4 to 10 shall be applied mutatis mutandis to when a person whoregistered the lost share certificate changes a record or description for the lost sharecertificate, and a report is made to the handling office of the transfer agent.**Article 5. Transitional Measures**The provisions of Article 2 to this Article 5 of these Supplementary Provisions shall bedeleted as of January 6, 2010.
 
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