mergermarket on July 19, 2011

Yo Ota's comments are quoted in an article that appeared in mergermarket issued by The Mergermarket Group, entitled "Change to Japan law on companies' own stakes could increase pace of consolidation - sources" on July 19, 2011. The article deals with the deregulation regarding the implementation of exchange tender offers by Japanese companies under the revised Law on Special Measures for Industrial Revitalization and Innovation.