Tokyo Commodity Exchange Price Limits On Gold Futures

Pursuant to the Regulations Governing Management of Precious Metals Market, at the Precious Metals Market Management Committee held on December 16, 2005, the decisions were made on the price limits on gold futures as following:

ON AND AFTER DECEMBER 19, 2005, the price limits imposed on gold futures will be set as JPY 75 for the time being, for all contract months (including December 2006 contract which will be generated on December 20, 2005) except the spot contract month, notwithstanding the provision of Item (2) “Expansion of Daily Price Fluctuation Limits” of Article 2 of the Regulations Governing Management of Precious Metals Market.

Lifting of this measure will be determined taking into consideration of the price movements, etc., and will be notified as soon as the decision is made.