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General Information (As of September 30, 2012)

Number of issued Stocks	551,268,104 shares
Number of Shareholders	25,722
Listings	Tokyo, Osaka
Security Code	6471
Fiscal Year End	March 31
Annual Meeting of Shareholders	June
Record Dates	Year-end dividends: March 31
	Interim dividends: September 30
Number of Shares in 1 Unit	1,000 shares
Breakdown of Shareholders (Number of Shares)	Government and Municipalities	0.00%
	Financial Institutions	51.37%
	Securities Companies	2.06%
	Other Japanese Corporations	9.79%
	Foreign Investors	21.09%
	Individuals / Others	13.71%

Information for Shareholders

Transfer Agent	Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. 2-1 Yaesu 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103-8670
Agent to Manage Shareholders Registry Branch	Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. 2-1 Yaesu 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103-8670
Registrar's Mailing Address	Stock Transfer Agency Department Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. 8-4 Izumi 2-chome, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan 168-8507
For Inquiries	0120-288-324 (Toll Free)
Intermediary Office	Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (Branch Offices throughout Japan) Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Head Office and Branch Offices throughout Japan) *Ony for payments of unpaid dividends Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (Head Office and Branch Offices throughout Japan)

Top Ten Shareholders (As of September 30, 2012)

Shareholders	Number of shares owned in thousands	Holding ratio
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)	44,192	8.17%
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company	30,700	5.68%
Nippon Life Insurance Company	30,575	5.65%
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company	26,726	4.94%
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account)	22,616	4.18%
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.	19,011	3.51%
National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultual Cooperatives	13,702	2.53%
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Retrust Account / Toyota Motor Corporation Employee Pension Trust Account)	10,709	1.98%
Toyota Motor Corporation	10,000	1.85%
SSBT OD05 Omnibus Account - Treaty Clients	9,744	1.80%

* Other than those listed above, the Company has 10,280 thousand shares.

Dividend & Dividend Policy

Dividend (for the past 5 years)			(yen)
	Interim	Year-end	Full year
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013	6.0	—	—
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012	6.0	6.0	12.0
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2011	5.0	6.0	11.0
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2010	4.0	4.0	8.0
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009	10.0	4.0	14.0

Dividend Policy

NSK places great importance on shareholder returns.
We will maintain our basic policy of issuing a consistent dividend, and ensure that our dividends better reflect our consolidated payout ratio and business.

Bond Information, Credit Rating

Credit Rating

Rating Agency	Long-term	Short-term
Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I)	A-	a-1
Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR)	A+	-

Bond Information

Issue date	Outstanding at the end of the previous fiscal year (Millions of yen)	Coupon rate	Maturity date
March 20, 2006	10,000	1.71%	March 19, 2013
February 23, 2007	20,000	2.13%	February 23, 2017
March 5, 2008	20,000	1.42%	March 5, 2013
March 5, 2008	15,000	1.69%	March 5, 2015