OREANDA-NEWS. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto Co.) announced the resolution made at a board of directors meeting held today to retire repurchased shares pursuant to Article 178 of the Corporation Law, as outlined below.

1. Class of shares to be retired - Common stock
2. Number of shares to be retired - 20,895,000 shares.
3. Planned retirement date - September 9, 2013.

For reference:
Following this retirement of shares, total shares issued will be 614,115,654.