HK HANWA Co IR News HK HANWA Co., Ltd.

13-1 1-chome, Tsukiji Chuo-ku, Tokyo

JAPAN

Date: May 13, 2016

Contact: Yoichi Nakagawa

Director, Managing Executive Officer

Tel: +81-3-3544-2000

Notice regarding Acquisition of the Company's own shares

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

Hanwa Co., Ltd. ("Hanwa") announced that the Board of Directors held on May 13, 2016 resolved the acquisition of its own shares under Article 156 of the Corporation Law of Japan, as applied pursuant to Article 165 (3) of the Corporation Law, as detailed below:

  1. Reason for acquisition of its own shares

    To promote return to shareholders and ensure a flexible capital strategy.

  2. Details of acquisition
    1. Class of shares to be acquired: Common stock

    2. Number of shares to be acquired: Up to 4 million shares

      (equivalent to 1.93 % of the total issued shares)

    3. Total amount of shares to be acquired: Up to 2.5 billion yen

    4. Schedule of acquisition: From May 16, 2016 to June 24, 2016

    5. (Reference) Treasury shares held by Hanwa as of April 30, 2016

      Aggregate number of issued shares 207,207,303 shares

      excluding treasury stocks

      Number of treasury stocks 4,455,897 shares

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