LAWSON Announces Stock Repurchases
(Based on Articles of Incorporation in Accordance With Provisions of Article 165-2 of Corporate Law)

2007/10/10

LAWSON, INC. has announced that a Board of Directors meeting held on October 10, 2007, resolved to repurchase company shares based on the provisions of Article 156 of the Corporate Law, as modified and applied pursuant to Article 165-3 of this law. Details are as follows:

1. Reason for Repurchasing Company Shares
In order to secure flexibility and agility in pursuing financial strategies and to increase capital efficiency.

2. Details of the Shares to Be Repurchased
(1) Type of shares: LAWSON common stock
(2) Number of shares: Up to 5,300,000 shares
(Approximately 5.07% of the total number of shares issued)
(3) Total cost: Up to 21.0 billion yen
(4) Repurchase period: October 11, 2007 through February 18, 2008

(Reference)
Number of treasury stock as of September 30, 2007
Total number of shares issued (excluding treasury stock): 104,434,069 shares
Total number of treasury stock: 165,931 shares

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LAWSON Announces Stock Repurchases(Based on Articles of Incorporation in Accordance With Provisions of Article 165-2 of Corporate Law)

LAWSON Announces Stock Repurchases
(Based on Articles of Incorporation in Accordance With Provisions of Article 165-2 of Corporate Law)