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Dividend Payment

1. Shareholder register closing date for dividends

1) Year-end dividend
Every March 31
Year-end dividend paid based on resolution of general meeting of shareholders
2) Interim dividend
Every September 30
Interim dividend paid based on resolution of general meeting of shareholders

2. Payment date

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2010
  Dividend per share (Yen) Payment date
Interim dividend 8.00 December 3, 2009
Year-end dividend 8.00 June 25, 2010

If a dividend has not been paid a full 3 years (statute of limitation) from the dividend payment date, such dividend cannot be paid according to Kuraray's Articles of Incorporation; therefore, please obtain your dividend as early as possible. To receive your dividend, Kuraray recommends payment by transfer to a shareholder-designated bank account.

3. About dividend of March, 2011 period

Please refer to following page
http://www.kuraray.co.jp/en/ir/strategy/dividend.html