RNS Number:6476J
Takefuji Corporation
04 April 2003

April 3, 2003
Takefuji Corporation News Release

For release                                Immediately
Representative                             Akira Kiyokawa, President
Contact                                    Investor Relations
                                           Tel: 81-3-3365-8011
                                           Fax: 81-3-3365-8072
Stock Code No. 8564 TYOSE


Notification of Purchase of Treasury Stock

We would like to announce that Takefuji Corporation ("the Company") acquired
treasury stock in conformity with Article 210 of the Japanese Commercial Code.
As a result, the Company purchased its treasury stock for seven consecutive
months.

   Details of Treasury Stock Buyback are as follows:

   1. Purchase Period:March 12, 2003 - March 20, 2003
   2. Number of shares purchased:262,000 shares
   3. Total purchased value:Yen 1,464,056,200
   4. Method of purchase:Purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
   5. Reason of purchase:The Company acquired its treasury stock in
consideration of its agile capital strategy from the viewpoint of its capital
efficiency.

   (Reference)
   1.A program of buying back shares was approved at the 35th Annual
     Stockholder's Meeting on June 27, 2002 as follows:
   (1)Type of shares to be acquired: Common stock of Takefuji Corporation
   (2)Maximum number of shares to be acquired: 13 million shares
   (3)Maximum amount of acquisition: 150 billion yen

   2.Aggregate total of treasury stock purchased after the resolution at the
35th Annual Stockholder's Meeting on June 27, 2002:
   (1)Aggregate total number of shares purchased: 3,814,000 shares
   (2)Aggregate total purchased value: Yen 23,202,913,600


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