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Stock Information

Number of Shares Issued

As of March 31,2020
Total number of shares authorized to be issued Total number of shares issued Number of shareholders
Common Stock 3,600,000,000 1,261,058,781 423,556

Ownership and Distribution of Shares

  2018
(As of March 31, 2019)		 2019
(As of March 31, 2020)
  Number of ShareholdersNumber of Shares Held (in thousands)Percentage to Total Shares in Issue Number of ShareholdersNumber of Shares Held (in thousands)Percentage to Total Shares in Issue
Foreign Institutions and Individuals 1,806713,14056.1% 1,878715,48156.7%
Japanese Financial Institutions 159303,07723.8% 163307,29824.4%
Japanese Individuals and Others 472,776189,34414.9% 418,817161,08212.8%
Other Japanese Corporations 2,78317,7441.4% 2,61015,8231.3%
Japanese Securities Firms 9927,4322.2% 8720,4761.6%
Treasury Stock 120,4841.6% 140,8993.2%
Total 477,6241,271,230100% 423,5561,261,059100%

Historical Data

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Major Shareholders

As of March 31, 2020
Name Number of
Shares Held
(in thousands)		 Percentage of
Shares Held
1 Citibank as Depositary Bank for Depositary Receipt Holders (Note 1) 114,472 9.4%
2 The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note 2) 100,101 8.2%
3 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note 2) 74,820 6.1%
4 JPMorgan Chase Bank 385632 (Note 3) 38,750 3.2%
5 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 7) (Note 2) 29,074 2.4%
6 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 5) (Note 2) 25,749 2.1%
7 JPMorgan Chase Bank 385151 (Note 3) 23,502 1.9%
8 Ssbtc Client Omnibus Account (Note 3) 23,086 1.9%
9 State Street Bank West Client - Treaty 505234 (Note 2) 21,566 1.8%
10 GIC Private Limited - C 17,995 1.5%
  • (Note 1) Citibank as Depositary Bank for Depositary Receipt Holders is the nominee of Citibank, N.A.
  • (Note 2) The shares held by each shareholder are held in trust for investors, including shares in securities investment trusts.
  • (Note 3) Each shareholder provides depositary services for shares owned by institutional investors, mainly in Europe and North America. They are also the nominees for these investors.
  • (Note 4) In the calculation of the percentage, 40,898,841 shares recorded on the register of shareholders as treasury stock held by the Corporation are excluded.

Stock Exchange Listings

(Japanese)
Name Date of Listing
Tokyo Stock Exchange December 1, 1958
(Overseas)
Name Date of Listing
New York Stock Exchange September 17, 1970

Stock Acquisition Rights (SARs)

As of March 31, 2020
Name
(Date of issuance)		 Exercise period Total number
of SARs
issued		 Number of shares to be issued or transferred Exercise price Percentage of SARs exercised
The twentieth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2010)		 11/18/2011
~11/17/2020		 646 64,600 ¥ 2,945 87.1%
The twenty-first series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 18, 2010)		 11/18/2011
~11/17/2020		 886 88,600 U.S.$ 35.48 91.4%
The twenty-second series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 22, 2011)		 11/22/2012
~11/21/2021		 661 66,100 ¥ 1,523 90.8%
The twenty-third series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 22, 2011)		 11/22/2012
~11/21/2021		 1,361 136,100 U.S.$ 19.44 90.4%
The twenty-fourth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(December 4, 2012)		 12/4/2013
~12/3/2022		 472 47,200 ¥ 932 92.7%
The twenty-fifth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(December 4, 2012)		 12/4/2013
~12/3/2022		 1,554 155,400 U.S.$ 11.23 83.3%
The twenty-sixth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 20, 2013)		 11/20/2014
~11/19/2023		 2,118 211,800 ¥ 2,007 73.5%
The twenty-seventh series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 20, 2013)		 11/20/2014
~11/19/2023		 1,959 195,900 U.S.$ 20.01 77.9%
The twenty-eighth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 20, 2014)		 11/20/2015
~11/19/2024		 3,503 350,300 ¥ 2,410.5 57.7%
The twenty-ninth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 20, 2014)		 11/20/2015
~11/19/2024		 2,370 237,000 U.S.$ 20.67 70.0%
The thirtieth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 19, 2015)		 11/19/2016
~11/18/2025		 4,866 486,600 ¥ 3,404 57.2%
The thirty-first series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 19, 2015)		 11/19/2016
~11/18/2025 		5,195 519,500 U.S.$ 27.51 46.0%
The thirty-second series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 22, 2016)		 11/22/2017
~11/21/2026		 9,808 980,800 ¥ 3,364 33.9%
The thirty-third series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 22, 2016)		 11/22/2017
~11/21/2026		 9,712 971,200 U.S.$ 31.06 32.0%
The thirty-fourth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 21, 2017)		 11/21/2018 ~11/20/2027 12,177 1,217,700 ¥ 5,231 10.3%
The thirty-fifth sheries of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 21, 2017)		 11/21/2018
~11/20/2027		 12,036 1,203,600 U.S.$ 45.73 13.3%
The thirty-sixth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(Febrary 28, 2018)		 2/28/2019
~2/27/2028		 69 6,900 ¥ 5,442 59.2%
The thirty-seventh series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(Febrary 28, 2018)		 2/28/2019
~2/27/2028		 150 15,000 U.S.$ 50.39 -
The thirty-eighth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 20, 2018)		 11/20/2019
~11/19/2028		 14,897 1,489,700 ¥6,440 -
The thirty-ninth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 20, 2018)		 11/20/2020
~11/19/2028		 12,203 1,220,300 U.S.$
56.22		 4.7%
The fortieth series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 20, 2019) 		11/20/2020
~11/19/2029		 16,596 1,659,600 ¥6,705 -
The forty-first series of Common Stock Acquisition Rights
(November 20, 2019)		 11/20/2020
~11/19/2029		 15,528 1,552,800 US$60.99 -
  • (Note)All series of Stock Acquisition Rights were issued for the purpose of granting stock options. No cash payment was required for the allocation.