For Immediate Release

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

Daiichi Sankyo Operations Following the Tohoku Pacific Offshore Earthquake

Tokyo, March 14, 2011 – Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited offers its sincere condolences to all those affected by the devastating Tohoku Pacific Offshore Earthquake of March 11. The Daiichi Sankyo Group was affected by the earthquake as follows.

 

1. Employees

There were several employees with minor injuries but all are safe and have been accounted for.

 

2. Production Facilities

The following plants have been partly damaged by the earthquake:

(1) DAIICHI SANKYO PROPHARMA CO., LTD. Onahama Plant (Iwaki-shi, Fukushima Prefecture)

(2) DAIICHI SANKYO PROPHARMA CO., LTD. Hiratsuka Plant (Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture)

Daiichi Sankyo will carefully assess the situation at production facilities after restoration of power supply and confirmation of all employee safety.

 

3. Operation of Sales & Marketing Activities

Work has already begun to restore operations at branches that were hit relatively hard, including the Tohoku Branch (Sendai-shi, Miyagi Prefecture), the Fukushima Sales Office (Koriyama-shi, Fukushima Prefecture), the Mito Sales Office (Mito-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture) and the Gunma Sales Office (Takasaki-shi, Gunma Prefecture). With the safety of employees as its first priority, Daiichi Sankyo will work to restore operations at these branch offices.

 

4. Effect on Corporate Earnings

Daiichi Sankyo will announce any repercussions on Group sales effected by the disaster and the blackouts with due diligence as necessary.