INVESTOR RELATIONS

Common stock (authorized)	113,812,700
Common stock (issued)	42,279,982
Number of shareholders at end of this term	7,681

Name of shareholder	Number of shares （thousands）	Shareholding percentage （％）
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION	25,629	65.85
INTERTRUST TRUSTEES（CAYMAN）LIMITED SOLELY IN ITS　CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF JAPAN-UP	2,498	6.42
Tachibana Securities Co., LTD.	1,653	4.25
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.	1,006	2.59
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL	875	2.25
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.	667	1.72
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES PLC FOR AND ON BEHALF OF ITS CLIENTS JPMSP RE CLIENT ASSETS-SETT ACCT	281	0.72
UBS AG LONDON A/C IPB SEGREGATED CLIENT ACCOUNT	208	0.53
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK EUROPE SE	200	0.51
Employee Stock Ownership Association	182	0.47

１．Number of shares under 1,000 is rounded down to the nearest thousand.
２．The company’s 3,360 thousand treasury shares are not included in the major shareholding figure stated above.
３．The proportion of shareholding is calculated after deducting treasury shares.
４．Shares held by The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd., Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. are related to trust services.

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