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Stock Information

Number of Shares Issued

As of September 30,2024
Total number of shares authorized to be issued Total number of shares issued Number of shareholders
3,600,000,000 1,248,619,589 361,125

Ownership and Distribution of Shares

  As of September 30,2024
  Number of ShareholdersNumber of Shares Held (in thousands)Percentage to Total Shares in Issue
Foreign Institutions and Individuals 2,401721,96157.8%
Japanese Financial Institutions 159339,63127.2%
Japanese Individuals and Others 356,140116,8459.4%
Other Japanese Corporations 2,37110,6180.9%
Japanese Securities Firms 5317,8791.4%
Treasury Stock 141,6883.3%
Total 361,1251,248,620100%

Historical Data

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Major Shareholders

As of September 30,2024
  Name Number of
Shares Held
(in thousands)
Percentage of
Shares Held
1 The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note1) 225,888 18.7%
2 Citibank as Depositary Bank for Depositary Receipt Holders (Note2) 107,126 8.9%
3 Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note1) 87,352 7.2%
4 State Street Bank and Trust Company 505001 (Note3) 32,473 2.7%
5 State Street Bank West Client - Treaty 505234 (Note3) 27,445 2.3%
6 Government Of Norway 23,142 1.9%
7 JP Morgan Chase Bank 385781 (Note3) 17,507 1.5%
8 JP Morgan Chase Bank 385632 (Note3) 17,156 1.4%
9 BNYM as AGT / CLTS Non Treaty JASDEC (Note3) 15,966 1.3%
10 The Bank Of New York Mellon 140042 (Note3) 14,920 1.2%
  • (Note 1) The shares held by each shareholder are held in trust for investors, including shares in securities investment trusts.
  • (Note 2) Citibank as Depositary Bank for Depositary Receipt Holders is the nominee of Citibank, N.A.
  • (Note 3) Each shareholder provides depositary services for shares owned by institutional investors, mainly in Europe and North America. They are also the nominees for these investors.
  • (Note 4) In the calculation of the percentage, 41,687,548 shares recorded on the register of shareholders as treasury stock held by the Corporation are excluded.

Stock Exchange Listings

(Japanese)
Name Date of Listing
Tokyo Stock Exchange December 1, 1958
(Overseas)
Name Date of Listing
New York Stock Exchange September 17, 1970