As of December 31, 2008
Shares and shareholder
| Authorized Shares: | 598,764,000 shares |
|---|---|
| Outstanding Shares: | 224,943,104 shares |
| Number of shareholders: | 19,019 |
Major shareholders
| Shareholders | Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) |
% |
|---|---|---|
| Trust account of Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. | 16,427 | 7.3 |
| Trust account of The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. | 12,692 | 5.6 |
| Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ | 8,842 | 3.9 |
| Trust account 4G of Japan Trustee Serivces Bank, Ltd. | 7,156 | 3.2 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. | 6,988 | 3.1 |
| The Chase Manhattan Bank 385036 | 6,000 | 2.7 |
| Trust account of the Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. Retirement Benefit Trust Account) |
5,900 | 2.6 |
| Mitsubishi Corp. | 5,844 | 2.6 |
| State Street Bank of Trust Company | 5,223 | 2.3 |
| Tokyo Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. | 5,055 | 2.2 |
Note for Shareholders
| Fiscal year end | December 31 |
|---|---|
| Annual shareholders meeting | March |
| Record date | Annual shareholders meeting Dividend on December 31 Interim dividend on June 30 To be announced in advance if additional dates are required |
| Transfer agent | Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. |
| Clerical agent | Stock Transfer Agent Department, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. 4-5 Marunouchi 1- Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo ,Japan |
| Notifying agent | Head office and all branches of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. |
| Official newspaper announcements | Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspapers |
| Securities traded | First Sections of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Securities code number | 5301 |