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October 22, 2007

3. Outline of Parties to the Share Exchange

(1) Trade Name Kyowa Hakko Kogyo, Co., Ltd. Kirin Pharma Company, Limited
(2) Business Description Production and sales of pharmaceutical products for medical professionals, raw materials for pharmaceutical/industrial use, healthcare products, products for the agriculture and livestock industry and the fishing industry, etc. Production and sales of pharmaceutical products
(3) Date of Incorporation July 1, 1949 April 25, 1958
(Commencement of operation on July 1, 2007)
(4) Address of Head Office 1-6-1 Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 6-26-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
(5) Name and Title of Representative Yuzuru Matsuda
President and CEO
Katsuhiko Asano
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors
(6) Paid-in Capital 26,745 million yen
(as of March 31, 2007)
3,000 million yen
(as of July 1, 2007)
(7) Number of Issued Shares 399,243,555 shares
(as of March 31, 2007)
30,000 shares
(as of July 1, 2007)
(8) Total Asset 378.8 billion yen
(consolidated)
(as of March 31, 2007)
76.6 billion yen
(nonconsolidated)
(as of July 1, 2007)
(9) Net Asset 244.0 billion yen
(consolidated)
(as of March 31, 2007)
63.0 billion yen
(nonconsolidated)
(as of July 1, 2007)
(10) Fiscal Year End March 31 December 31
(11) Number of Employees 5,756
(consolidated)
(as of March 31, 2007)
1,270
(nonconsolidated)
(as of July 1, 2007)
(12) Major business partners Mediceo Paltac Holdings Co., Ltd.
Suzuken Co., Ltd.
Alfresa Corporation
Alfresa Corporation
Toho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Suzuken Co., Ltd.
(13) Major Shareholders and Shareholding Ratio The Master Trust Bank of Japan Ltd. (Trust Account): 6.33%
The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Company: 6.17%
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account): 5.60%
The Norinchukin Bank: 4.52%
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Retirement Benefit Trust Account for Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Asset Management Re-entrust Services: 2.02%
(as of March 31, 2007)
Kirin Holdings: 100%
(Excluding treasury stock)
(as of July 1, 2007)
(14) Major Banks Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
The Norinchukin Bank
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
(15) Relationship with the New Company Capital relationship None
Personal relationship None
Transaction relationship None
Status of relationship with related parties None

(16) Business results for the Three Most Recent Fiscal Periods (Consolidated)
(hundred millions of yen)
  Kyowa Hakko
(absolute parent company)
Kirin Pharma
(wholly owned subsidiary)
Fiscal Year End Year endingMarch 2005 Year endingMarch 2006 Year endingMarch 2007 Year ending December 2004 Year ending December 2005 Year ending December 2006
Net sales 3,589 3,534 3,542 603 640 618
Operating Income 335 255 306 116 132 105
Ordinary Income 323 282 309 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed
Net income for the year 179 162 126 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed
Net income per share 41.67 38.35 31.32 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed
Dividend per share 10.00 10.00 10.00 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed
Net assets per share 556.29 604.91 607.49 Not disclosed Not disclosed Not disclosed
* For Kirin Pharma, the above figures are the business results of the business segment.
* Because Kirin Pharma is an unlisted company, items other than the net sales and operating income in the table above are not disclosed.