Toyota Motor Corpn - Acquisition of Own Shares

RNS Number:1325R
Toyota Motor Corporation
31 March 2008

(Translation)

March 31, 2008
To Whom It May Concern:

Company Name:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Name and Title of Representative:
Katsuaki Watanabe, President

(Code Number: 7203
Securities exchanges throughout Japan)

Name and Title of Contact Person:

Takuo Sasaki
General Manager, Accounting Division
(Telephone Number: 0565-28-2121)

Notice Concerning

Decision on Matters Relating to Acquisition of Own Shares and

Results of Acquisition of Own Shares

(Acquisition of Own Shares from Subsidiaries

pursuant to Article 163 of the Corporation Act)

At a meeting held on March 31, 2008, the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor
Corporation ("TMC") resolved, pursuant to the provisions of Article 163 of the
Corporation Act as applicable by incorporating certain provisions of Article 156
of the Corporation Act, on matters relating to acquisition of its own shares
held by its subsidiaries, and proceeded with the repurchase of such shares of
TMC on the same day. We hereby inform you of the following.

1. Names of the subsidiaries

Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd. and GIFU AUTO BODY Co., Ltd.

2. Reasons for acquisition

TMC repurchased shares of its common stock that had been held by the
subsidiaries specified above, pursuant to the provisions of Article 135,
Paragraph 3 of the Corporation Act.

3. Details of matters relating to the acquisition

(1) Type of shares that were acquired Shares of common stock of TMC

(2) Aggregate number of shares acquired 1,217,600 shares
(The ratio to the aggregate number of
issued shares (excluding treasury shares):
0.04%)

(Repurchase from Toyoda Iron Works
Co., Ltd.: 648,700 shares; Repurchase
from GIFU AUTO BODY Co., Ltd.: 568,900
shares)

(3) Aggregate purchase price of shares JPY 6,051,472,000

(4) Date of acquisition of own shares March 31, 2008

(5) Method of acquisition Purchase through bilateral transaction

(Reference)

Treasury shares held by TMC as of February 29, 2008

• Aggregate number of issued shares
(excluding treasury shares) 3,150,450,813 shares

• Number of treasury shares 459,546,679 shares

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