Acquisition of Own Shares

RNS Number : 8558A

Toyota Motor Corporation

07 August 2008

 



(Translation)

To Whom It May Concern:

August 7, 2008

                     Company Name: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Name and Title of Representative:

                   Katsuaki Watanabe, President

(Code Number: 7203

                   Securities exchanges throughout Japan)

Name and Title of Contact Person:

                    Takuo Sasaki

                    General Manager, Accounting Division

                          (Telephone Number: 0565-28-2121)

Notice Concerning Decision on Matters Relating to Acquisition of Own Shares

(Acquisition of Own Shares under Article 156 of the Corporation Act)

At a meeting held on August 7, 2008, the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor Corporation ('TMC') resolved on matters relating to the setting of an upper limit to acquisition of its own shares, pursuant to a resolution adopted at the 104th Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting. We hereby inform you of the following.

1.   Reasons for acquisition of TMC's own shares

      To improve capital efficiency and implement flexible capital policies in accordance with the

      business environment.

2.   Details of matters relating to the acquisition

(1)    Type of shares to be acquired	Shares of common stock of TMC
(2)    Aggregate number of  shares          permitted to be acquired	Up to 15,000,000 shares (Ratio to the aggregate number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares): 0.48%)
(3)    Aggregate purchase price of shares	Up to JPY 70,000,000,000
(4)    Method of acquisition	Purchase in the market through a trust bank
(5)    Acquisition period	From August 11, 2008 to August 21, 2008

[Reference]

Matters resolved at the 104th Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held on June 24, 2008

•    Type of shares to be acquired	Shares of common stock of TMC
•    Aggregate number of shares permitted to      be acquired	Up to 30,000,000 shares
•    Aggregate purchase price of shares	Up to JPY 200,000,000,000
•    Acquisition period	One year from the day immediately following the close of the 104th Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting

Shares acquired as of August 7, 2008

•    Aggregate number of shares acquired	0 shares
•    Aggregate purchase price of shares	JPY 0

Treasury shares held by TMC as of June 30, 2008

•    Aggregate number of issued shares      (excluding treasury shares)	3,149,304,712 shares
•    Number of treasury shares	298,692,780 shares

 

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