Stock Information

Stock Information and other procedures related to Stock Information.

Business Year

January 1- December 31

Record Dates

Ordinary general meeting of shareholders and year-end dividend: December 31
Interim dividend: June 30

Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

March
Trading Unit: 100 shares
Securities Code: 2501

Reference Date

December 31, and other times when necessary, public notice shall be given in advance.

Stock Exchange Listings

Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market
Sapporo Securities Exchange

administrator of shareholders' register

Shareholder Register Manager

3-3, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

Mailing address/phone number

	If you have an account with a brokerage firm	For special accounts
Mailing Address	Your brokerage firm.	2-8-4, Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan 168-8507
Phone Inquiries		0120-288-324 (Toll free)
Dealers		Head office and nationwide branches of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. Head office, branches and sales offices nationwide of Mizuho Securities Co. Planet Booth (in Mizuho Bank)
caution	For payment of unpaid dividends and issuance of payment details, please use the postal address, telephone contact address, and handling agent indicated in the "For special accounts" section on the right.	No share trading is allowed except for the purchase and sale of odd-lot shares.

You can print out some of the forms on the "Procedures" page of the dedicated website.

Mizuho Trust & Banking Procedures for Shares

Method of Public Notice

Electronic Public Notice will be posted on the Company's website.
(However, if Electronic Public Notice cannot be made due to an accident or other unavoidable reason, the notice will be published in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.)

caution

1. where to apply for procedures after implementation of electronic share certificate system

The electronic share certificate system for listed companies was implemented on January 5, 2009.

After the dematerialization of share certificates, please contact the following address for change of address, purchase of shares less than one unit, purchase of additional shares, designation of dividend receipt method, etc.

1. shareholders who deal with securities firms: securities firms with which you have transactions, etc.
2. shareholders recorded in special accounts: Mizuho Trust & Banking, where the Company has opened a special account

2. registration of shareholder's address and name

In the event that a shareholder's address or name contains Chinese characters or other characters not specified by Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. Please be advised that the address of the notice to be sent to shareholders after January 5, 2009 will be the letter designated by Hofuri.

(Note) "Special account" means an account opened by the issuing company (the Company) in the name of a shareholder on the shareholder register by concluding an agreement with an account management institution in order to secure the rights of shareholders with respect to share certificates not deposited with Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.

3. changes and points to note after the dematerialization of share certificates

Changes, notes（496KB）

Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation（258KB）

Stock Handling Regulations

Stock Handling Regulations（188KB）