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Calculation of TOPIX in relation to shares of Nippon Paper Industries Co.,Ltd.

Update : Mar. 05, 2013

[Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.]

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) made an announcement today regarding calculation of TOPIX and its sub-indices concerning the following shares to be de-listed on March 27, 2013　and shares to be listed on April 1, 2013 due to Stock transfer and Merger.

1. Exclusion

The following shares to be de-listed due to stock transfer will be excluded from TOPIX and its sub-indices after the close of trading on March 29, 2013. For index calculation purposes, the market capitalization of the following issues will remain unchanged from the close of March 26, 2013 (the last trading date) to March 29, in TOPIX and its sub-indices.

Company Name	Local Code	TOPIX and TOPIX sub-indices
			Sector-based	TOPIX-17	Size-based	New Index Series	TOPIX　Composite　1500
Nippon Paper Group, Inc.	3893	TOPIX	Pulp and Paper	RAW MATERIALS & CHEMICALS	Middle	TOPIX Mid400	TOPIX Composit 1500
Hoosiers Corporation	8907	TOPIX	Real Estate	REAL ESTATE	Small	TOPIX Small1	TOPIX Composit 1500

2. Inclusion

The following shares will be included in TOPIX and TOPIX sub-indices after the close of trading on March 29, 2013.

Company Name	Local Code	TOPIX and TOPIX sub-indices
			Sector-based	TOPIX-17	Size-based	New Index Series	TOPIX　Composite　1500
Nippon Paper Industries Co.,Ltd.	3863	TOPIX	Pulp and Paper	RAW MATERIALS & CHEMICALS	Middle	TOPIX Mid400	TOPIX Composit 1500
Hoosiers Holdings	3284	TOPIX	Real Estate	REAL ESTATE	Small	TOPIX Small1	TOPIX Composit 1500

The number of shares of the newly listed company used for calculating indices upon inclusion on March 29, 2013 (after the close of trading) will correspond to the number of shares to be allocated to shareholders of the de-listed companies due to due to Stock transfer and Merger.The remaining shares if any will be added after the close of trading on April 26, 2013.