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Q1	When was Sharp established?
Q2	When was Sharp first listed on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges?
Q3	When does Sharp announce financial results?
Q4	Where can I view past financial results?
Q5	Where can I view the annual report?
Q6	On which stock exchanges are Sharp's shares listed?
Q7	What is Sharp's securities code?
Q8	I would like to know about ownership and share distribution of Sharp shares.
Q9	Where can I obtain information on shareholder's meeting?
Q10	Where can I get Sharp's shareholder services?
Q11	I would like to know about trends in cash dividends.
Q12	I would like to know about Sharp's takeover defense plan.
Q13	I would like to know about outline of convertible bond issue with attached warrants.

Q1 When was Sharp established?

Sharp was originally founded as a metalworking shop by Tokuji Hayakawa in 1912. In 1935, it was incorporated as Hayakawa Metal Works Institute Co. with capital assets 300,000 yen at that time. In 1970, the Company was renamed Sharp Corporation.

Q2 When was Sharp first listed on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges?

Sharp was first listed on the Osaka Stock Exchange in 1949 and on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1956.

Q3 When does Sharp announce financial results?

Please see IR Calendar.

Q4 Where can I view past financial results?

Please see Financial Material.

Q5 Where can I view the annual report?

Please see Annual Report.

Q6 On which stock exchanges are Sharp's shares listed?

Sharp's shares are listed on Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Sapporo in Japan.

Q7 What is Sharp's securities code?

Sharp's securities code is 6753 in Japan.

Q8 I would like to know about ownership and share distribution of Sharp shares.

Ownership of Sharp shares as of March 31, 2008 breaks down as follows.

Japanese financial institutions*	47.22%
Foreign shareholders	29.28%
Japanese individual shareholders	15.78%
Other Japanese corporations	5.18%
Japanese securities companies	1.62%
Treasury stock	0.92%

Pension trust funds and investment trusts (6.90%) are included in this category.

Q9 Where can I obtain information on shareholders' meeting?

Please see Shareholders' Meeting.

Q10 Where can I get Sharp's shareholder services?

Please refer to our transfer agent:

The Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
Osaka Stock Transfer Agency Department

Q11 I would like to know about trends in cash dividends.

Cash dividends per share of common stock are as follows.

(Yen)

Interim

Year-end

Annual

FY2008 (Year Ending March 31, 2009)

(plan)

FY2007 (Year Ended March 31, 2008)

FY2006 (Year Ended March 31, 2007)

FY2005 (Year Ended March 31, 2006)

FY2004 (Year Ended March 31, 2005)

FY2003 (Year Ended March 31, 2004)

FY2002 (Year Ended March 31, 2003)

FY2001 (Year Ended March 31, 2002)

Q12 I would like to know about Sharp's takeover defense plan.

By approval of the shareholders at the 113th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 22, 2007, Sharp introduced the "Plan Regarding Large-Scale Purchases of Sharp Corporation Shares (Takeover Defense Plan)" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), the effective term of which ends at the conclusion of the 114th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. Since its introduction, the continuation of the Plan after amendment thereto (hereinafter referred to as the "Revised Plan") was approved by shareholders at the 114th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 24, 2008.
For details of the Revised Plan, please refer to "Partial Amendment to and Continuation of Plan Regarding Large-Scale Purchases of Sharp Corporation Shares (Takeover Defense Plan)." (PDF: 242KB)
For details of the Special Committee members after June 24, 2008, please refer to "Approval of Continuation of Plan Regarding Large-Scale Purchases of Sharp Corporation Shares (Takeover Defense Plan) and Appointment of Members of the Special Committee." (PDF: 64KB)

Q13 I would like to know about outline of convertible bond issue with attached warrants (as issued October 17, 2006).

We issued the 20^th unsecured convertible bond with attached warrants and raised 200 billion yen on October 17, 2006. The proceeds will be allocated primarily to capital investments for LCD-related business.
Please see "Announcement of Convertible Bond Issue with Attached Warrants." (PDF:419KB)