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Number of Shares Issued

As of March 31, 2026
Total number of shares authorized to be issued Total number of shares issued Number of shareholders
18,000,000,000 6,149,810,645 579,051

Ownership and Distribution of Shares

  As of March 31, 2026
  Number of ShareholdersNumber of Shares Held (in thousands)Percentage to Total Shares in Issue
Foreign Institutions and Individuals 5,2363,581,87358.2%
Japanese Financial Institutions 1601,587,92125.8%
Japanese Individuals and Others 569,980594,4699.7%
Other Japanese Corporations 3,58851,9740.9%
Japanese Securities Firms 8691,4291.5%
Treasury Stock 1242,1453.9%
Total 579,0516,149,811100.0%

Major Shareholders

As of March 31, 2026
  Name Number of
Shares Held
(in thousands)
Percentage of
Shares Held
1 The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note1) 1,066,708 18.1%
2 Moxley and Co LLC (Note2) 522,619 8.8%
3 Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) (Note1) 401,416 6.8%
4 State Street Bank and Trust Company 505001 (Note3) 170,704 2.9%
5 Government of Norway 113,569 1.9%
6 The Chase Manhattan Bank,N.A. LondonSecs Lending Omnibus Account (Note3) 100,646 1.7%
7 JP Morgan Chase Bank 385781 (Note3) 89,050 1.5%
8 JP Morgan Chase Bank 385642 (Note3) 82,033 1.4%
9 State Street Bank and Trust Company 505103 (Note3) 66,103 1.1%
10 HSBC Hong Kong-Treasury Services A/C Asian Equities Derivatives (Note3) 61,246 1.0%
  • (Note 1) The shares held by each shareholder are held in trust for investors, including shares in securities investment trusts.
  • (Note 2) Moxley and Co LLC is the nominee of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  • (Note 3) Each shareholder provides depositary services for shares owned by institutional investors, mainly in Europe and North America. They are also the nominees for these investors.
  • (Note 4) In the calculation of the percentage, 242,144,891 shares recorded on the register of shareholders as treasury stock held by the Corporation are excluded.

Stock Exchange Listings

(Japanese)
Name Date of Listing
Tokyo Stock Exchange December 1, 1958
(Overseas)
Name Date of Listing
New York Stock Exchange September 17, 1970