Stock Procedure

Those holding an account with a securities company

For the below-mentioned administrative procedures regarding the shares of the company, please inquire with your securities company.

• Procedure for updating notified matters, such as address and name
• Method for changing the method of receiving dividend payments
• Inheritance-related procedures
• Procedure for requesting a buyback or additional purchase of shares constituting less than one unit

Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. will handle procedures for the payment of unpaid dividends * and for the issuance of payment details. Please contact the following for special accounts.

Those not holding an account with a securities company (special account)

Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., a special account management institution, handles various requests and procedures.

Mailing address Contact	2-8-4 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, 168-8507 Stock Transfer Agency Department, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Toll-free: 0120-288-324(Only in Japan) (Reception hours: From 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays)
Service branches	The head office and all nationwide branches of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.* Payment of unpaid dividends is also handled by the head office and branches of Mizuho Bank.
Reference	“Stock Procedure” on the Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. official website

1. Remittance designation for dividends

For any shareholder who has yet to complete the procedure for designating remittance of dividend payment, we recommend designating direct deposit as it enables dividends to be received safely and securely on the first day of payment. The following three methods are available for designating remittance of dividend.

1. 1.Individual stock designation method

   A method in which a bank account is designated for each stock you hold and dividends are received in the designated account

2. 2.Registered dividend receiving account method

   A method in which dividends on all stocks you hold are received in a single bank deposit account designated via a securities company, etc.

3. 3.Pro-rata share allocation method

   A method in which dividends are received via an account held with a securities company in an amount corresponding to the stocks held in the account and the number of shares

For changing the method of receiving dividends, if you have deposited shares in an account held with your securities company, please inquire with your securities company. If you have not deposited shares in an account held with a securities company, please inquire with the Stock Transfer Agency Department of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (toll-free: 0120-288-324).

2. Request for buyback or additional purchase of common stock shares constituting less than one unit (less than 100 shares)

As the trading unit for the company’s common stock on the stock market is 100 shares, shares constituting less than one unit (1 to 99 shares) cannot be traded on the market. The company operates a buyback program and an additional purchase program for common stock shares constituting less than one unit.

Buyback program:

A program that allows you to sell your common stock shares constituting less than one unit to the company at market price

Additional purchase program:

A program that allows you to purchase shares from the company at market price in the number that would increase your total shareholding to 100 shares when combined with your common stock shares constituting less than one unit

For inquiries and requests regarding buybacks or additional purchases of shares of common stock constituting less than one unit, if you have deposited shares in an account with a securities company, please contact your securities company. If you have not deposited shares in an account with a securities company, please contact Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., Stock Transfer Agency Department (toll-free: 0120-288-324).

3. Special account

A “Special Account ” is an account opened in the name of a shareholder listed on the shareholder register at a special account management institution (Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.) in order to secure shareholder rights during the transition to the electronic share certificate system in January 2009 with regard to shares that had not been deposited with the Japan Securities Depository Center (JSDEC) through a securities company prior to the implementation of the electronic share certificate system.
If shares managed in a special account are intended to be traded by means other than a buyback or additional purchase of shares constituting less than one unit, you must first open an account with a securities company and take the method to transfer shares.
For details on the procedure, please inquire with the Stock Transfer Agency Department of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (toll-free: 0120-288-324).

4. Payment request for unpaid dividends

Pursuant to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the company, you are allowed to receive dividends within five years from the date of commencement of payment.
Shareholders who receive dividends at the counter of Japan Post Bank or a post office and keep a dividend receipt are asked to: i) affix seal to the “Seal of Receipt” box on the front of the receipt; ii) enter method of remittance on the reverse side of the receipt; and iii) send it to the Stock Transfer Agency Department of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
If you do not have a dividend receipt, please inquire with the Stock Transfer Agency Department of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (toll-free: 0120-288-324).

5. Registration of the address and name of shareholder

If the characters in a shareholder’s address and name include any Chinese characters not designated by the book-entry transfer institution, all or part of the characters will be converted into characters designated by the institution before being registered in the shareholder registry.
Please note that the addressee name of a notice to be sent to the shareholder will then be in such characters designated by the book-entry transfer institution.