Toppan Inc. authorizes a Buyback Plan.

Toppan Inc. (formerly Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.) specializes in printing services. Net sales break down by activity as follows: - information and communication media printing (57.6%): smart cards, identity authentication systems, commercial forms, labels, booklets, manuals, lottery tickets, brochures, calendars, books, dictionaries, magazines, catalogs, etc.; - packaging and industrial materials printing (28.2%): food packaging, card boxes, papers, interior decoration materials, etc.; - manufacturing of electronic materials (14.2%): semiconductors, filters and antireflection for screens films, etc. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (72.1%), Asia (15.9%) and other (12%).