Acquisition of Own Shares

RNS Number : 9177M

Toyota Motor Corporation

06 February 2009

 



(Translation)

February 6, 2009

To Whom It May Concern:

                      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 from Subsidiaries 

pursuant to Article 163 of the Corporation Act)

At a meeting held on February 6, 2009, the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor Corporation ('TMC') resolved, pursuant to the provisions of Article 163 of the Corporation Act as applicable through the incorporation of certain provisions of Article 156 of the Corporation Act, on matters relating to acquisition of its own shares held by its subsidiaries. We hereby inform you of the following.

1.    Name of the subsidiaries

        Kanto Auto Works, Ltd. and Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.

2.    Reasons for acquisition

TMC will repurchase shares of its common stock that have been held by the subsidiaries specified above, pursuant to the provisions of Article 135, Paragraph 3 of the Corporation Act.

3.    Details relating to the acquisition

        (1)    Type of shares to be acquired                           Shares of common stock of TMC

        (2)    Aggregate number of shares to be acquired     930, 580 shares
                                                                                            (The ratio to the aggregate number of 
                                                                                            issued  shares (excluding treasury 
                                                                                            shares): 0.03%)  (Out of the above, 
                                                                                            repurchase from Kanto  Auto Works, Ltd.: 

                                                                                            634, 570 shares; repurchase from Toyota

                                                                                            Auto Body Co., Ltd.: 296, 010 shares)  

        (3)    Aggregate purchase price of shares                 Up to JPY 4,000,000,000

                                                                                            (The amount obtained by multiplying the

                                                                                            average closing price (rounded to the nearest

                                                                                            one (1) yen) of common stock of TMC on the

                                                                                            Tokyo Stock Exchange from February 2,      
                                                                                            2009  to February 13, 2009 by the aggregate 

                                                                                            number of shares to be acquired)

        (4)    Date of acquisition of own shares                     February 6, 2009 (Date of the sale and

                                                                                            purchase agreement)

        (5)    Method of acquisition                                         Purchase through bilateral transaction

[Reference]

Treasury shares held by TMC as of January 31, 2009

      •    Aggregate number of issued shares

           (excluding treasury shares)                                     3,136,829,960 shares

      •    Number of treasury shares                                         311,167,532 shares

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