OREANDA-NEWS.  January 08, 2013. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation ("NTT") hereby announces as below, the status of repurchases of shares of its common stock conducted pursuant to Article 156 of the Corporation Law of Japan, as applied pursuant to Paragraph 3, Article 165 of the Corporation Law.

1. Class of shares repurchased: Common stock
2. Total number of shares repurchased: 4,566,700 shares
3. Aggregate repurchased amount: 16,657,723,000 yen
4. Period for repurchases: December 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012
5. Method of repurchase: Acquisitions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Details of the resolution at the board of directors’ meeting held on September 19, 2012:
(1) Class of shares to be repurchased: Common stock
(2) Total number of shares to be repurchased: Up to 42 million shares
(Ratio to the number of outstanding shares: 3.43%)
(3) Aggregate repurchase amount: Up to 150 billion yen
(4) Period for repurchases: September 20, 2012 to March 29, 2013

Total number and value of shares repurchased pursuant to the resolution at the board of directors’ meeting held on September 19, 2012 (as of December 31, 2012):
(1) Total number of shares repurchased: 26,608,800 shares
(2) Aggregate repurchased amount: 99,999,691,000 yen

For further inquiries, please contact:

Takuro Hanaki or Takayuki Kimura

Investor Relations Office

Finance and Accounting Department

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

TEL: +81-3-5205-5581