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Osaka Securities Exchange: Trading Volume & Value Of Gold-Price-Linked Exchange Traded Fund

Date 10/08/2007

Gold-Price-Linked Exchange Traded Fund (Gold Link ETF - code: 1328) was listed on Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) today, August 10. Trading volume is 213,680 shares (Trading unit of Gold Link ETF is 10 shares; value per ETF share is linked to gold price per gram (g) in JPY), and trading value is approx. 550 million yen. 44 securities companies, which are more than the half of the OSE’s Cash Trading Participants, placed orders for Gold Link ETF and the trading was very actively conducted.

Gold Link ETF is the Japan’s first ETF linked to an indicator other than a stock index, and is expected to serve as a bridge between the securities market and the commodity market.

OSE will improve the convenience of investors and contribute to the development of the Japan’s securities market by providing various financial instruments including ETFs.