Tokyo Stock Exchange: Temporary Suspension Of All Transactions

The number of orders and executions at Tokyo Stock Exchange has seen a sharp increase today, and the number of executions may possibly exceed the ability of the system to process them all. We deeply apologize for the great inconvenience that this has caused for all investors and concerned parties.

The number of orders and executions as of 14:25 Japan Standard Time is as below:

Orders: 7,000,000
Executions: 4,000,000

Therefore, as previously stated, Tokyo Stock Exchange will suspend trading of all equity, convertible bond, and exchange bond issues at 14:40 until the end of the day, based on Article 29.4 of the Business Regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Furthermore, futures and options, as well as ToSTNeT transactions will be conducted as normal.

Once again, we would like to express our deepest regret for the inconvenience caused