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• May 29, 2008

1. 5^th Series of °®¶¹´«Ã½. Unsecured Straight Bonds;

1. Issue amount: 40 billion yen in total
2. Denomination: 100 million yen
3. Application of the Law Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds, etc.:
   The provisions of the Law Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds, etc. shall apply to each Bond.
4. Interest rate: 1.34% per annum
5. Issue price: 99.99 percent
6. Redemption price: 100.00 percent
7. Maturity: 3 years
   • ⅰ.

     Maturity date: The principal of the Bonds shall be redeemed in a lump sum on June 6, 2011.

   • ⅱ.

     Purchase or cancel: The issuer may at any time purchase or cancel the Bonds from but excluding the payment date.

8. Interest payment dates: June 6 and December 6 of each year

   (Initial interest payment date: December 6, 2008).

9. Offering period: Thursday, May 29, 2008
10. Payment date: Friday, June 6, 2008
11. Method of offering: Public offering
12. Status of the Bonds: The Bonds constitute senior unsecured obligation of °®¶¹´«Ã½.
13. Negative pledge: Applicable
14. Underwriters: Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Nikko Citigroup Limited and Shinko Securities Co., Ltd.
15. Fiscal agent and Issuing and Paying agent: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
16. Book-entry transfer institution: Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.

17. Rating: “AA -” from Rating and Investment Information, Inc.; and

    “A2” from Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

2. 6^th Series of °®¶¹´«Ã½. Unsecured Straight Bonds;

1. Issue amount: 50 billion yen in total
2. Denomination: 100 million yen
3. Application of the Law Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds, etc.: The provisions of the Law Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds, etc. shall apply to each Bond.
4. Interest rate: 1.63% per annum
5. Issue price: 99.98 percent
6. Redemption price: 100.00 percent
7. Maturity: 5 years
   • ⅰ.

     Maturity date: The principal of the Bonds shall be redeemed in a lump sum on June 6, 2013.

   • ⅱ.

     Purchase or cancel: The issuer may at any time purchase or cancel the Bonds from but excluding the payment date.

8. Interest payment dates: June 6 and December 6 of each year

   (Initial interest payment date: December 6, 2008).

9. Offering period: Thursday, May 29, 2008
10. Payment date: Friday, June 6, 2008
11. Method of offering: Public offering
12. Status of the Bonds: The Bonds constitute senior unsecured obligation of °®¶¹´«Ã½.
13. Negative pledge: Applicable
14. Underwriters: Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd., and Shinko Securities Co., Ltd. shall serve as the co-lead managing underwriters for this syndication.
15. Fiscal agent and Issuing and Paying agent: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
16. Book-entry transfer institution: Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.

17. Rating: “AA -” from Rating and Investment Information, Inc.; and

    “A2” from Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

3. 7^th Series of °®¶¹´«Ã½. Unsecured Straight Bonds;

1. Issue amount: 30 billion yen in total
2. Denomination: 100 million yen
3. Application of the Law Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds, etc.: The provisions of the Law Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds, etc. shall apply to each Bond.
4. Interest rate: 1.83% per annum
5. Issue price: 99.98 percent
6. Redemption price: 100.00 percent
7. Maturity: 7 years
   • ⅰ.

     Maturity date: The principal of the Bonds shall be redeemed in a lump sum on June 5, 2015.

   • ⅱ.

     Purchase or cancel: The issuer may at any time purchase or cancel the Bonds from but excluding the payment date.

8. Interest payment dates: June 6 and December 6 of each year

   (Initial interest payment date: December 6, 2008).

9. Offering period: Thursday, May 29, 2008
10. Payment date: Friday, June 6, 2008
11. Method of offering: Public offering
12. Status of the Bonds: The Bonds constitute senior unsecured obligation of °®¶¹´«Ã½.
13. Negative pledge: Applicable
14. Underwriters: Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. and Nikko Citigroup Limited
15. Fiscal agent and Issuing and Paying agent: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
16. Book-entry transfer institution: Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.

17. Rating: “AA -” from Rating and Investment Information, Inc.; and

    “A2” from Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

• Note :
  This document is a press release intended for publicizing the issuance of the 5^th, 6^th and 7^th Series of °®¶¹´«Ã½. Unsecured Straight Bonds (with limited inter-bond pari passu clause) and is not intended as a solicitation for investment or similar activity.

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