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Overview

Takeda is a research-based global pharmaceutical company. As the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan and one of the global leaders of the industry. Setting our management philosophy, " Takeda-ism " as the basis of business, Takeda is committed to striving toward better health for individuals and progress in medicine by developing superior pharmaceutical products.
Takeda is enhancing its R&D pipeline by concentrating its management resources.
Takeda's in-house ethical drugs are marketed in around 90 countries worldwide and are recognized as the brand in major countries worldwide.

General Information

(As of March 31, 2009)
Company Name	Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Headquarters Head Office	1-1, Doshomachi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8645 TEL: +81 6 6204-2111 FAX: +81 6 6204-2880
Tokyo Head Office	12-10, Nihonbashi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8668 TEL: +81 3 3278-2111 FAX: +81 3 3278-2000
Founded	June 12, 1781
Incorporated	January 29, 1925
President	Yasuchika Hasegawa
Paid-In Capital	¥63.5 billion
Number of Employees	6,368 (parent), 19,362 (consolidated)
Number of Shareholders	196,437
Scope of Business	Manufacturing, marketing and import / export of pharmaceutical drugs, etc.
R&D Facilities	Osaka, Tsukuba (Japan), Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, Deerfield（U.S.）, London, Cambridge（U.K.）, Singapore
Production Facilities	Osaka, Hikari, Italy, Ireland, China, Indonesia
Overseas Subsidiaries and affiliates	U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain,Portugal, Ireland, Netherlands, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore

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Financial Highlights

	FY 2008 (April 2008 - March 2009)	FY 2007 (April 2007 - March 2008)
Net Sales	¥1,538.3 billion (US$15,697 million)	¥1,375 billion (US$13,748 million)
Net Income	¥234.4 billion (US$2,392 million)	¥355.5 billion (US$3,555 million)
R&D Investment	¥453.0billion (US$4,623 million)	¥275.8billion (US$2,758 million)
Earnings Per Share	¥289.82 (US2.96)	¥418.97 (US4.19)
Dividends Per Share	¥180.00 (US$1.84)	¥168.00 (US$1.68)
Consolidated Subsidiaries	49 companies	47 companies
Affiliated Companies Accounted for by the Equity Method	15 companies	17 companies

[*]Note: The U.S. dollar amounts represent translations of Japanese yen, for convenience only, at the rate of ¥98=US$1 for FY 2008 and ¥100=US$1 for FY 2007.