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

2008/01/29

LAWSON, INC. has announced the completion of the repurchase of company shares approved at the Board of Directors meeting held on October 10, 2007. The stock buyback was conducted 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. Details of the Shares Repurchased
(1) Type of shares: LAWSON common stock
(2) Number of shares: 5,297,600 shares (5.06% of the total number of shares issued)
(3) Total cost: 20,999,769,000 yen
(4) Repurchase period: October 11, 2007 through January 22, 2008

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1. Details of the October 10, 2007 Board of Directors' resolution to repurchase company shares
(1) Type of shares: LAWSON common stock
(2) Number of shares: Up to 5,300,000 shares
(3) Total cost: Up to 21.0 billion yen
(4) Repurchase period: October 11, 2007 through February 18, 2008

2. Number of treasury stock as of January 29, 2008
Total number of shares issued (excluding treasury stock): 99,136,404 shares
Total number of treasury stock: 5,463,596 shares

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

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