For Immediate Release

Company name: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
Representative: Joji Nakayama, President and CEO
(Code no.: 4568, First Section of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya Stock Exchanges)
Please address inquiries to Noriaki Ishida, Corporate Officer,
Vice President, Corporate Communications Department
Telephone: +81-3-6225-1126
http://www.daiichisankyo.com

Daiichi Sankyo Submits Application to Delist Stock from Nagoya Stock Exchange

Tokyo, Japan (April 26, 2013) – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) today announced that it resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors held today to submit an application to delist its common stock from the Nagoya Stock Exchange.

 

1. Reason for submitting application for delisting:

• * Because the trading volume of Daiichi Sankyo stock on the Nagoya Stock Exchange has been low and the impact on shareholders and investors caused by delisting would be minimal, Daiichi Sankyo has decided to apply to delist its stock from the Nagoya Stock Exchange in order to reduce the administrative work and costs associated with being cross-listed.

 

2. Remaining listed exchange:

• * Tokyo Stock Exchange - Trading of Daiichi Sankyo shares will be consolidated when the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Stock Exchange are integrated on July 16, 2013.

 

3. Date of application for delisting (planned):

• * May 8, 2013 (Wednesday)

 

4. Next steps

• * Delisting is expected to take effect in principle one month from the date on which Daiichi Sankyo’s stock is designated as “securities to be delisted” in accordance with the prescribed procedures following submission of the delisting application and its subsequent acceptance by the Nagoya Stock Exchange.