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DAIICHI SANKYO Stock information as of September 30, 2009

Ticker code Stock exchange listings Number of shares authorized Number of shares issued
4568 Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya
(First sections)
2,800,000,000 709,011,343

Dividend History

(JPY)
  Interim Year-End Total Cash Dividend per share
FY2005 (Stock transfer payments)25 25 50
FY2006 30 30 60
FY2007 35 35 70
FY2008 40 40 80
FY2009 30 (Estimate)30 (Estimate)60

Number of shareholders

103,586

Distribution of Shares

Owners Number of shares held
(Shares Thousand)
Ratio of share Contribution
(%)
Government and Public 4 0.00
Financial institutions 326,411 46.04
Financial Instraments Firms 19,132 2.70
Domestic corporations 46,045 6.49
Foreign individuals and foreign corporations 199,994 28.21
Individuals and others 112,340 15.84
Treasury stock 5,081 0.72
Total 709,011 100.00

Principal Shareholders

Ranking Name of Shareholders Number of Shares Held
(Shares Thousand)
Ratio of Share Contribution
(%)
1 The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account) 50,589 7.14
2 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (trust account) 44,940 6.34
3 Nippon Life Insurance Company 37,659 5.31
4 The Chase Manhattan Bank NA, London SL, Omnibus Account 20,447 2.88
5 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 13,413 1.89
6 Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd.(stock investment trust account) 9,388 1.32
7 Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire 9,289 1.31
8 Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. 8,591 1.21
9 Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.(Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd retirement benefit trust account) 8,497 1.20
10 Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (trust account 9) 8,262 1.17
Total 211,079 29.77

Stock information

Business year From April 1 to March 31 of the following year
Settlement day for shareholder dividends March 31 (year end) and September 30 (interim)
(Shareholders can choose to receive dividend payments through postal money transfer, or deposit into bank account or postal savings account.)
Annual general meeting of shareholders June each year
Stock trading unit 100 shares
Share registrar Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Mailing address and telephone number Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Corporate Agency Division 7-10-11, Higashisuna, Koto-ku,
Tokyo 137-8081
Tel: 0120-232-711 (toll free),03-5683-5111
Web site for public notifications http://www.daiichisankyo.co.jp/ir/notification/index.html
(in Japanese only)
Notifications of Daiichi Sankyo are to be published on the above website. In the event that this cannot be achieved due to unavoidable reasons such as a system failure, however, notifications will be published in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

Procedures for Selling and Purchasing Fractional Unit Shares

<<Selling your stock>>
If you wish to sell your fractional unit shares (less than 100 shares), please contact our share registrar. If you utilize a stock storage transfer system, please contact the securities company where you hold your account.
<<Purchasing additional stock>>
If you possess a fractional unit of shares (less than 100 shares) and you wish to purchase additional shares to make up a whole unit, please contact our share registrar. If you utilize a stock storage transfer system, please contact the securities company where you hold your account.