The movements in treasury shares for the year ended December 31, 2017 are as follows:
| Number of shares (Common share with no-par value) |
Amount (In millions of yen) |
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January 1, 2017 |
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Increase during the year(1) |
1,007,810 | 4,000 | ||||||
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Decrease during the year(2) |
(100 | ) | (0 | ) | ||||
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December 31, 2017 |
1,007,710 | 4,000 | ||||||
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| (1) |
Resulted from the introduction of the Employee Stock Ownership Plans Trust (J-ESOP) on July 18, 2017, including issuance of 1,007,810 common shares to Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust E account), whose total amount was 4,000 million yen. |
| (2) |
Resulted from the sales of shares by Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust E account). |