RNS Number:3731L
Autobacs Seven Co.Ld
21 May 2003

(Translation)



To Whom It May Concern:

May 21, 2003



Koichi Sumino
Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer
Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.
13-16, Mita 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
(Code No. 9832 of the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka
Securities Exchange, London Stock Exchange)
Person to Contact:
Masaaki Takizawa
Corporate Planning & Control Office
Telephone No: 03-3454-0433



 Notice of call for a shareholder resolution regarding Repurchase of own shares

        (Repurchase of shares under Article 210 of the Commercial Code)



            Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd. announced that the Board of Directors of
the Company resolved on May 21, 2003, to call for a resolution of its
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on June 26, 2003
regarding repurchase of its own shares.



1        Reasons for asking for authorization of repurchase of its shares

          In order to establish the system in which its shares can be
repurchased when necessary as a managerial option, from the viewpoint of
pursuing flexible management that responds to changing business conditions.



2       Matters concerning repurchase

(1)     Kind of shares to be repurchased                            Shares of common stock of the Company

(2)     Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased                Up to 1,000,000 shares

(3)     Aggregate purchase price of shares                          Up to JPY 4,000,000,000



(Note)

The above repurchase of own shares is subject to the approval of the
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on June 26,
2003.


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