Press Releases

November 29, 2006

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Osaka, Japan, November 29, 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 November 6, 2006.

1. Type of shares acquired	:	Shares of common stock
2. Period of acquisition	:	From November 7, 2006 to November 28, 2006
3. Total number of shared acquired	:	5,631,100 shares
4. Total value of acquisition	:	Yen 41,691,720,000
5. Method of acquisition	:	Purchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

(Reference)

Resolution of the Board of Directors on November 6, 2006

1. Type of shares to be acquired	:	Shares of common stock
2. Number of shares to be acquired	:	Up to 8,300 thousand shares
		(equivalent to 0.93% of a total of issued shares)
3. Total value of shares to be acquired	:	Up to 60 billion Yen
4. Schedule of acquisition	:	From November 7, 2006 to November 28, 2006

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