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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. ____)*
PIONEER CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
723646105
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(CUSIP Number)
OCTOBER 1, 2005
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[_] Rule 13d-1(b)
[X] Rule 13d-1(c)
[_] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 723646105
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 11,268,180
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 11,268,180
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11,268,180
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 723646105
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 4,154,688
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 4,154,688
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,154,688
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
2.4%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 723646105
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 3,104,860
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 3,104,860
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,104,860
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 723646105
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 460,227
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 460,227
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
460,227
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 723646105
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
London, United Kingdom
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 40,000
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 40,000
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
40,000
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.0%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 723646105
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Tokyo, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 1,212,300
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 1,212,300
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,212,300
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.7%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 723646105
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (Entitles only)
UFJ Bank Limited
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions) (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 2,336,105
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BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 2,336,105
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PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH -0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,336,105
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(See Instructions)
[_]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
1.3%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 723646105
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ITEM 1
(a) NAME OF ISSUER
Pioneer Corporation
(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
4-1 Meguro 1-chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan
ITEM 2
(a) NAMES OF PERSONS FILING
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. ("MUFG")
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. ("BTM")
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation ("MUTB")
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd. ("MUS")
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc ("MUSI")
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. ("MUAM")
UFJ Bank Limited ("UFJ")
(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
MUFG:
7-1 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8388, Japan
BTM:
7-1 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8388, Japan
MUTB:
4-5 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8212, Japan
MUS:
4-1 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-6317, Japan
MUSI:
6 Broadgate, London EC2M 2AA,
United Kingdom
MUAM:
4-5 Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8212, Japan
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UFJ:
21-24 Nishiki 3-chome, Naka-ku
Nagoya City, Aichi 460-8660, Japan
(c) CITIZENSHIP
Not applicable.
(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP NUMBER
723646105
ITEM 3 IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 240.13d-1(b)
OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [_] Broker dealer registered under section 15 of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 780).
(b) [_] Bank as defined in section 3 (a)(6) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) [_] Insurance company as fined in section 3(a)(19)
of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) [_] Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
(e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with
240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (E);
(f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with 240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (F);
(g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in
accordance with 240.13d-1(b) (1) (ii) (G);
(h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b)
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813);
(i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition
of an investment company under section 3(c) (14)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-3);
(j) [_] Group, in accordance with 240.13d.
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ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate
number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer
identified in Item 1.
For MUFG
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 11,268,180
(b) Percent of Class: 6.46%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 11,268,180
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 11,268,180
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
For BTM
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 4,154,688
(b) Percent of Class: 2.38%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 4,154,688
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 4,154,688
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
For MUTB
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 3,104,860
(b) Percent of Class: 1.78%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,104,860
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 3,104,860
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
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For MUS
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 460,227
(b) Percent of Class: 0.26%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 460,227
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 460,227
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
For MUSI
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 40,000
(b) Percent of Class: 0.02%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 40,000
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 40,000
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
For MUAM
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,212,300
(b) Percent of Class: 0.70%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,212,300
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,212,300
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
For UFJ
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,336,105
(b) Percent of Class: 1.34%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,336,105
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 2,336,105
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-
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ITEM 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
Not applicable.
ITEM 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
PERSON
Not applicable.
ITEM 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY
As of the filing date, MUFG beneficially owns 11,268,180
shares indirectly through its subsidiaries as follows: BTM
holds 4,154,688 shares; MUTB holds 3,104,860 shares; MUS holds
460,227 shares (including 40,000 indirectly held through MUS's
subsidiary, MUSI); MUAM holds 1,212,300 shares; and UFJ holds
2,336,105 shares.
ITEM 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP
Not applicable.
ITEM 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not applicable.
ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION
By signing below the filers cetifiy that, to the best of their
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a particpant in any transaction having
that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Junichi Itoh
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Name: Junichi Itoh
Title: Executive Officer, General Manager
Credit & Investment Management
Division
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD.
By: /s/ Junichi Itoh
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Name: Junichi Itoh
Title: Managing Director and General Manager
Credit Policy Office
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MITSUBISHI UFJ TRUST AND BANKING CORPORATION
By: /s/ Koji Kawakami
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Name: Koji Kawakami
Title: Deputy General Manager of
Trust Assets Planning Division
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MITSUBISHI UFJ SECURITIES CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Shigeyasu Kasamatsu
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Name: Shigeyasu Kasamatsu
Title: Senior Executive Officer &
General Manager
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MITSUBISHI UFJ SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL PLC
By: /s/ Kenichi Yamana
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Name: Kenichi Yamana
Title: Managing Director
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
MITSUBISHI UFJ ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Takashi Ikeue
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Name: Takashi Ikeue
Title: General Manager of Risk
Management Department
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 7, 2005
UFJ BANK LIMITED
By: /s/ Kyoji Hironaka
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Name: Kyoji Hironaka
Title: General Manager of
Treasury Department
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