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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)*
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
438128308
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(CUSIP Number)
OCTOBER 1, 2005
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[_] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[_] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 438128308
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 71,356,021
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 71,356,021
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
71,356,021
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
7.7%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 438128308
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi, Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 30,565,000
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 30,565,000
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
30,565,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
3.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 438128308
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 34,649,000
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 34,649,000
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
34,649,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
3.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 438128308
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 659,221
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 659,221
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
659,221
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 438128308
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,783,400
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 2,783,400
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,783,400
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 438128308
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
MU Investments Co., Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,699,400
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 2,699,400
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,699,400
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 438128308
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ITEM 1
(a) NAME OF ISSUER
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
1-1 Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 107-8556, Japan
ITEM 2
(a) NAMES OF PERSONS FILING
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ("MUFG")
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. ("BTM")
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation ("MUTB")
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd. ("MUS")
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. ("MUAM")
MU Investments Co., Ltd. ("MUI")
(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
MUFG:
7-1 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8388, Japan
BTM:
7-1 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8388, Japan
MUTB:
4-5 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8212, Japan
MUS:
4-1 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-6317, Japan
MUAM:
4-5 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8212, Japan
MUI:
2-15 Nihonbashi Muromachi 3-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0022, Japan
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(c) CITIZENSHIP
Not applicable.
(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP NUMBER
438128308
ITEM 3 IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 240.13d-1(b) OR
13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [_] Broker dealer registered under section 15 of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 780).
(b) [_] Bank as defined in section 3 (a) (6) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) [_] Insurance company as fined in section 3(a) (19)
of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [_] Investment company registered under section 8 of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)
(1) (ii) (E);
(f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with 240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (F);
(g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in
accordance with 240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (G);
(h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition
of an investment company under section 3(c) (14) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) [_] Group, in accordance with 240.13d
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ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in
Item 1.
For MUFG
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 71,356,021
(b) Percent of Class: 7.72%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 71,356,021
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 71,356,021
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
For BTM
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 30,565,000
(b) Percent of Class: 3.30%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 30,565,000
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 30,565,000
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
For MUTB
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 34,649,000
(b) Percent of Class: 3.75%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 34,649,000
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 34,649,000
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
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For MUS
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 659,221
(b) Percent of Class: 0.07%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 659,221
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 659,221
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
For MUAM
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,783,400
(b) Percent of Class: 0.30%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,783,400
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,783,400
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
For MUI
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,699,400
(b) Percent of Class: 0.29%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,699,400
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,699,400
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
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ITEM 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
Not applicable.
ITEM 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
Not applicable.
ITEM 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED
THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY
As of the filing date, MUFG beneficially owns 71,356,021 shares
indirectly through its subsidiaries as follows: BTM holds 30,565,000
shares; MUTB holds 34,649,000 shares; MUS holds 659,221 shares; MUAM
holds 2,783,400 shares; and MUI holds 2,699,400 shares.
This Amendment to the previously filed Schedule 13G is being filed to
report, among other changes, the shares considered to be newly acquired
by MUFG as a result of MUFG's merger with UFJ Holdings, Inc. on October
1, 2005.
ITEM 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not applicable.
ITEM 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not applicable.
ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION
By signing below the filers cetifiy that, to the best of their
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and
were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
particpant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Junichi Itoh
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Name: Junichi Itoh
Title: Executive Officer, General Manager
Credit & Investment Management Division
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD.
By: /s/ Junichi Itoh
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Name: Junichi Itoh
Title: Managing Director and General
Manager Credit Policy Office
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MITSUBISHI UFJ TRUST AND BANKING CORPORATION
By: /s/ Koji Kawakami
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Name: Koji Kawakami
Title: Deputy General Manager of
Trust Assets Planning Division
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MITSUBISHI UFJ SECURITIES CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Shigeyasu Kasamatsu
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Name: Shigeyasu Kasamatsu
Title: Senior Executive Officer
and General Manager
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MITSUBISHI UFJ ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Takashi Ikeue
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Name: Takashi Ikeue
Title: General Manager of Risk
Management Department
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MU INVESTMENTS CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Kenji Fujii
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Name: Kenji Fujii
Title: General Manager of Risk
Management Dept.
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