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Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposed A Penalty On OKACHI SECURITIES CO., LTD.

Date 30/06/2004

TSE imposed a penalty on OKACHI SECURITIES CO., LTD. (Okachi Securities) of a fine of JPY 1 million and requested a business improvement report for the act of conclusion of a contract to manage a discretionary account.

A staff member of Okachi Securities concluded a contract with a client to manage a discretionary account, which enabled the staff member to decide whether to purchase or sell, and the issues, volume, and price of transactions without obtaining individual consent from the client. Additionally, the staff member executed many stock transactions based on these contracts from August 20, 2003 to January 30, 2004.

The conduct above was found to be a violation of Article 42 (1) (v) of the Securities Exchange Law.