September 25, 2006

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Notice of Execution of Acquisition of the Company's Own Shares

Osaka, Japan, September 25, 2006 --- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") announced today that it completed acquisition of its own shares in the market, which was resolved by its Board of Directors on September 7, 2006.

1. Type of shares acquired	:	Shares of common stock
2. Period of acquisition	:	From September 8, 2006 to September 22, 2006
3. Total number of shared acquired	:	4,482,700 shares
4. Total value of acquisition	:	Yen 33,581,053,000
5. Method of acquisition	:	Purchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

(Reference)

Resolution of the Board of Directors on Septmeber 7, 2006

1. Type of shares to be acquired	:	Shares of common stock
2. Number of shares to be acquired	:	Up to 8,400 thousand shares
		(equivalent to 0.94% of a total of issued shares)
3. Total value of shares to be acquired	:	Up to 57 billion Yen
4. Schedule of acquisition	:	From September 8, 2006 to September 22, 2006

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