June 22, 2017

Canon Inc.

Chairman & CEO: Fujio Mitarai Securities code: 7751

Tokyo (First section) and other Stock Exchanges

Inquiries: Eiji Shimizu

General Manager

Consolidated Accounting Division Group Management Center

Finance & Accounting Headquarters

+81-3-3758-2111

Notice Regarding Market Purchase of Own Shares and Completion of Acquisition

(Under the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation pursuant to paragraph 2, Article 165 of the Corporation Law of Japan)

Canon Inc. announced that it has acquired its own shares as follows, under Article 156, as applied pursuant to paragraph 3, Article 165, of the Corporation Law, and that it has completed the acquisition resolved at its Board of Directors meeting held on May 31, 2017.

Details of acquisition

  1. Type of shares acquired: Shares of common stock

  2. Total number of shares acquired: 12,776,100 shares

  3. Total cost of acquisition: 49,999,720,400 yen

  4. Period of acquisition: From June 1, 2017 to June 21, 2017

  5. Method of acquisition: Purchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

(Reference) Details of acquisition as resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held on May 31, 2017

  1. Type of shares to be acquired: Shares of common stock

  2. Total number of shares to be acquired: Up to 14.0 million shares

    (Equivalent to 1.3% of shares issued (Excluding treasury stock))

  3. Total cost of acquisition: Up to 50 billion yen

  4. Period of acquisition: From June 1, 2017 to July 14, 2017

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