http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/ir/rss.php AUTOBACS SEVEN　news release en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:05:15 JST Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:05:15 JST http://www.autobacs.co.jp pr@autobacs.com pr@autobacs.com http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1564January 31, 2012 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (“AUTOBACS SEVEN” or “the Company,” Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), announced today that its board of directors resolved the following changes in its organization and personnel. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1563(Translation of major points of Japanese release) January 31, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (“the Company,” Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), decided today, to transfer all shares of its subsidiary, AUTOBACS San-in Ltd.(“San-in”) to a member corporation of AUTOBACS franchise chain. Details are as follows: 1. Reason for the transfer of shares As described in the AUTOBACS 2010 Medium-term Business Plan, AUTOBACS Group is aiming to increase market share and improve store profitability by strengthening its franchise chain business in Japan. As part of the effort, the Company decided to transfer its subsidiary’s shares to simplify the operational structure in the San-in area and increase area competitiveness and management efficiency. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1560(Translation of major points of Japanese release) January 18, 2012 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, AUTOBACS AICHI Ltd. (Representative Di-rector: Hiroaki Ito) announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS NAGAKUTE Store on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOABCS NAGAKUTE Store 2. Opening date: Thursday, January 19, 2012. 3. Store address: 1-2, Uzuka, Nagakute city, Aichi 4. Site Area: 3,684 square meters 5. Sales floor space: 669 square meters 6. Parking spaces: 49 cars 7. Service bays: 7 bays 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior & exterior goods, car inspection & maintenance services, sheet metal & paintings, car-washing 9. Opening hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm 10. Store holiday: No regular holidays 11. Operated by: AUTOBACS AICHI Ltd. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1557AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. December 1, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (“the Company,” Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer: Setsuo Wakuda), announces the result of acquisition of its own shares in November, under Article 156 of the Japan’s Corporation Law, as applied pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 3 of the same law. The Company finished the share buyback scheme based on the resolution at the meeting of its Board of Directors on May 11, 2011. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1555 (Translation of major points of Japanese release) November 30, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS VENTURE SINGAPORE Pte. Ltd. (President: Lee Han Siang), a subsidiary of AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), announced the opening of the AUTOBACS LOYANG Store on Friday, December 2, 2011. The brings the number of stores in Singapore to three. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOBACS LOYANG Store 2.Store address: 40 Loyang Drive Singapore 508961, Singapore 3. Site Area: 258? 4. Sales floor space: 131? 5. Parking spaces: 24 cars 6. Service bays: 3 bays 7. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronic devices, chemical goods, car interior and exterior goods, and various installation and replacement services 8. Opening hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm 9. Store holiday: Open all year around 10. Operated by: AUTOBACS VENTURE SINGAPORE Pte. Ltd. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1553November 24, 2011 (TOKYO JAPAN) - AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda) announced today that its Board of Directors has resolved the following personnel changes of executive officers, effective Immediately. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1551(Translation of major points of Japanese release) November 21, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, I.A CORPORATION (Representative Director: Noriyuki Furukawa) announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS KAWASAKI SAIWAI Store on Wednesday, November 23, 2011. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOABCS KAWASAKI SAIWAI Store 2. Opening date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 3. Store address: 18-16, Ogura 5-chome, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki city, Kanagawa 4. Site Area: 4,249 square meters 5. Sales floor space: 705 square meters 6. Parking spaces: 69 cars 7. Service bays: 16 bays 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior & exterior goods, car inspection & maintenance services, sheet metal & paintings, car-washing 9. Opening hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm 10. Store holiday: No regular holidays 11. Operated by: I.A CORPORATION Total number of stores of the AUTOBACS Group (as of November 23, 2011) AUTOBACS: 421 Super AUTOBACS: 76 AUTO HELLOES: 1 AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba: 20 AUTOBACS EXPRESS: 5 http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1549(Translation of major points of Japanese release) November 15, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, HOKUSETSU AUTOBACS Ltd. (Representa-tive Director: Hirofumi Horiguchi) announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS IBARAKI NISHI Store on Friday, November 18, 2011. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOABCS IBARAKI NISHI Store 2. Opening date: Friday, November 18, 2011 3. Store address: 4-8 Nishitoyokawa cho, Ibaraki city, Osaka 4. Site Area: 1,345 square meters 5. Sales floor space: 350 square meters 6. Parking spaces: 16 cars 7. Service bays: 3 bays 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior & exterior goods, car inspection & maintenance services, sheet metal & paintings 9. Opening hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm 10. Store holiday: Tuesday 11. Operated by: HOKUSETSU AUTOBACS Ltd. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1548(Translation of major points of Japanese release) November 15, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, AUTO STARS Ltd. (Representative Director: Toshiaki Teshima) announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS KUMAMOTO UEKI Store on Thursday, November 17, 2011. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1545(Translation of major points of Japanese release) November 2, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, CLIMB Inc. (Representative Director: Takashi Suyama) announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS TOYOKAWA Store on Thursday, November 3, 2011. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOABCS TOYOKAWA Store 2. Opening date: Thursday, November 3, 2011 3. Store address: 15 Shinyutakamachi 1-chome, Toyokawa city, Aichi 4. Site Area: 2,165 square meters 5. Sales floor space: 484 square meters 6. Parking spaces: 29 cars 7. Service bays: 5 bays 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior & exterior goods, car inspection & maintenance services, sheet metal & paintings 9. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday) 10:00am to 8:00pm Sunday & Holiday) 10:00am to 7:30pm 10. Store holiday: No regular holidays 11. Operated by: CLIMB Inc. Total number of stores of the AUTOBACS Group (as of November 3, 2011) AUTOBACS: 418 Super AUTOBACS: 76 AUTO HELLOES: 1 AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba: 20 AUTOBACS EXPRESS: 5 http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1544(Translation of major points of Japanese release) November 2, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, AUTO SEVEN Co., Ltd.(Representative Di-rector: Tatsumi Kaneda) announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS CHIBA NEW TOWN Store on Thursday, November 3, 2011. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOBACS CHIBA NEW TOWN Store 2. Opening date: Thursday, November 3, 2011 3. Store address: 6 Nishinohara 5-chome, Inzai city, Chiba 4. Site Area: 2,251 square meters 5. Sales floor space: 1,008 square meters 6. Parking spaces: 251 cars (shared with other tenants) 7. Service bays: 8 bays 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior & exterior goods, car inspection & maintenance services, sheet metal & paintings 9. Opening hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm 10. Store holiday: Open all year around 11. Operated by: AUTO SEVEN Co., Ltd. Total number of stores of the AUTOBACS Group (as of November 3, 2011) AUTOBACS: 418 Super AUTOBACS: 76 AUTO HELLOES: 1 AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba: 20 AUTOBACS EXPRESS: 5 http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1541October 31, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (“the Company,” Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer: Setsuo Wakuda), announces the interim results of acquisition of its own shares, under Article 156 of the Japan’s Corporation Law, as applied pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 3 of the same law. 1. Period of acquisition: From October 1, 2011 through October 31, 2011 2. Total number of shares acquired: 191,400 shares 3. Total cost of acquisition: 690,256,500 yen 4. Method of acquisition: Purchased on the Osaka Securities Exchange market through a trust bank (For reference) 1. Resolution at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on May 11, 2011 1) Type of shares to be acquired: shares of common stock of the Company 2) Aggregate number of shares to be acquired: up to 1,600,000 shares; 4.67% of total shares outstanding (excluding treasury stock) 3) Aggregate purchase price of shares: up to JPY 5,600,000,000 4) Acquisition period: from May 12, 2011 to December 21, 2011 5) Method of acquisition: purchase in the market through a trust bank 2. Total number of shares acquired and cost of acquisition on and after the Board of Directors' meeting held on May 11, 2011(following figures are as of October 31, 2011) 1) Total number of shares acquired:1,452,400 shares 2) Total cost of acquisition:4,929,315,500 yen 3. Number of treasury stock held as of October 31, 2011 1) Number of treasury stock shares: 1,453,220 shares (excluding odd-lot shares purchased directly from shareholders in October 2011) 2) Total number of outstanding shares: 34,251,605 shares http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1539October 27, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (“the Company,” Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer: Setsuo Wakuda) announced today a revision of its performance forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, which was announced on May 11, 2011. Details are as follows: http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1536(Translation of major points of Japanese release) October 25, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda) announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS SENRIOKA Store on Friday, October 28, 2011. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOBACS SENRIOKA Store 2. Opening date: Friday, October 28, 2011 3. Store address: 14-7 Senrioka 2-chome, Settsu city, Osaka 4. Site Area: 5,695 square meters 5. Sales floor space: 880 square meters 6. Parking spaces: 69 cars 7. Service bays: 15 bays 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior & exterior goods, car inspection & maintenance services, sheet metal & paintings 9. Opening hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm 10. Store holiday: Open all year around 11. Operated by: AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. Total number of stores of the AUTOBACS Group (as of October 28, 2011) AUTOBACS: 417 Super AUTOBACS: 76 AUTO HELLOES: 1 AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba: 20 AUTOBACS EXPRESS: 5 http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1534(Translation of major points of Japanese release) October 19, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, C.S.C. Ltd. .(Representative Director: Yuichi Funahashi) announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS HITA Store on Friday, October 21, 2011. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOBACS HITA Store 2. Opening date: Friday, October 21, 2011 3. Store address: 312-1 Nibarumachi, Hita city, Oita 4. Site Area: 2,896 square meters 5. Sales floor space: 498 square meters 6. Parking spaces: 36 cars 7. Service bays: 6 bays 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior & exterior goods, car inspection & maintenance services, sheet metal & paintings 9. Opening hours: 10:00am to 7:30pm 10. Store holiday: No regular holidays 11. Operated by: C.S.C. Ltd. Total number of stores of the AUTOBACS Group (as of October 21, 2011) AUTOBACS: 416 Super AUTOBACS: 76 AUTO HELLOES: 1 AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba: 20 AUTOBACS EXPRESS: 5 http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1532(Translation of major points of Japanese release) October 13, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its subsidiary, A.M.C. Co Ltd.(Representative Director: Susumu Sato) have completed the remodel of the former AUTO HELLOES HIGASHIMURORAN Store into AUTOBACS HIGASHIMURORAN Store. The re-opening date is on Friday, October 14, 2011. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOBACS HIGASHIMURORAN Store 2. Opening date: Friday, October 14, 2011 3. Store address: 8-5, Higashimachi 3-chome, Muroran city, Hokkaido 4. Site Area: 2,042 square meters (formerly 2,042 square meters) 5. Sales floor space: 464 square meters (formerly 560 square meters) 6. Parking spaces: 30 cars (formerly 30 cars) 7. Service bays: 4 bays (formerly 3 bays) 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior and exterior goods, car inspection and maintenance services 9. Opening hours: Monday to Saturday) 10:00am to 7:30pm Sunday & Holiday) 10:00am to 7:00pm 10. Store holiday: No regular holidays 11. Operated by: A.M.C. Co., Ltd. Total number of stores of the AUTOBACS Group (as of October 14, 2011) AUTOBACS: 415 Super AUTOBACS: 76 AUTO HELLOES: 1 AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba: 20 AUTOBACS EXPRESS: 5 http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1529(Translation of major points of Japanese release) October 5, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its subsidiary, A.M.C. Co Ltd. announced the relocation and re-opening of AUTOBACS TAKIKAWA Store on Friday, October 7, 2011. The store was initially opened in July 1982 as AUTO HELLOES TAKIKAWA Store. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1528(Translation of major points of Japanese release) October 5, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, A.M.C. Co., Ltd. announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS MIYANOMORI Store on Friday, October 7, 2011. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1530October 5, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, Puma Group Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Takumi Masukawa) announced to relocate and re-open AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba TOYAMA Store on Friday, October 7, 2011. The store was initially opened in April 2002 as AUTOBACS Hashiriya Tengoku Secohan Ichiba TOYAMA Store. The AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba store is a renewal of the former AUTOBACS Hashiriya Tengoku Secohan Ichiba store (a second-hand auto parts store), aiming to meet with the demands of any customers including females and families. The store has an enhanced line up of automotive goods with items such as tires, wheels and car-electronics devices, compared to former stores that mainly stocked high-performance motorsports items. Store layouts, in-store signs and displays, and store signboards are also renewed to obtain more simple and easy understandings. Through these experimental reforms, we seek to make shopping more easier for many types of customers. Results of these experiments will be reflected in future reforms of the Group’s existing and newly opening stores as we strive to further raise the level of convenience and customers’ satisfaction on shopping. We aim to create stores where local customers feel free to drop in and consult with our staff about anything related to cars, to realize our corporate slogan “Anything about cars, you find at AUTOBACS.” Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba TOYAMA Store 2. Opening date: Friday, October 7, 2011 3. Store address: 1219 Tsukahara, Fuchu-machi, Toyama city, Toyama 4. Site Area: 3,142 square meters (formerly 1,467square meters) 5. Sales floor space: 384 square meters (formerly 419 square meters) 6. Parking spaces: 12 cars (formerly 17 cars) 7. Service bays: 2 bays (formerly 3 bays) 8. Merchandise line-up: New, factory outlet and secondhand tires, aluminum wheels, car electronics devices, and motorsports goods 9. Opening hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm 10. Store holiday: Open all year round 11. Operated by: Puma Group Co., Ltd Total number of stores of the AUTOBACS Group (as of October 7, 2011) AUTOBACS: 414 Super AUTOBACS: 76 AUTO HELLOES: 1 AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba: 20 AUTOBACS EXPRESS: 5 http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1523(Translation of major points of Japanese release) October 4, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, AUTOBACS MIYAGI Ltd. announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS TOMIYA Store on Thursday, October 6, 2011. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1521October 3, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (“the Company,” Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer: Setsuo Wakuda), announces the interim results of acquisition of its own shares, under Article 156 of the Japan’s Corporation Law, as applied pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 3 of the same law. 1. Period of acquisition: From September 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011 2. Total number of shares acquired: 251,700 shares 3. Total cost of acquisition: 869,803,000 yen 4. Method of acquisition: Purchased on the Osaka Securities Exchange market through a trust bank (For reference) 1. Resolution at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on May 11, 2011 1) Type of shares to be acquired: shares of common stock of the Company 2) Aggregate number of shares to be acquired: up to 1,600,000 shares; 4.67% of total shares outstanding (excluding treasury stock) 3) Aggregate purchase price of shares: up to JPY 5,600,000,000 4) Acquisition period: from May 12, 2011 to December 21, 2011 5) Method of acquisition: purchase in the market through a trust bank 2. Total number of shares acquired and cost of acquisition on and after the Board of Directors' meeting held on May 11, 2011(following figures are as of September 30, 2011) 1) Total number of shares acquired:1,261,000 shares 2) Total cost of acquisition:4,239,059,000 yen 3. Number of treasury stock held as of September 30, 2011 1) Number of treasury stock shares: 1,261,778 shares (excluding odd-lot shares purchased directly from shareholders in September 2011) 2) Total number of outstanding shares: 34,251,605 shares http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1519(Translation of major points of Japanese release) September 29, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, Northmighty Ltd., an-nounced the new store opening of AUTOBACS ABASHIRI Store on Friday, Septem-ber 30, 2011. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOBACS ABASHIRI Store 2. Opening date: Friday, September 30, 2011 3. Store address: 7-2, Tukushigaoka 2-chome, Abashiri city, Hokkaido 4. Site Area: 2,252 square meters 5. Sales floor space: 457 square meters 6. Parking spaces: 32 cars 7. Service bays: 4 bays 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels,engineoil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior & exterior goods, car inspection & maintenance services, sheet metal & paintings 9. Opening hours: 10:00am to 7:00pm 10. Store holiday: No regular holidays 11. Operated by: Northmighty Ltd., Total number of stores of the AUTOBACS Group (as of September 30, 2011) AUTOBACS: 410 Super AUTOBACS: 76 AUTO HELLOES: 1 AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba: 21 AUTOBACS EXPRESS: 5 http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1515(Translation of major points of Japanese release) September 21, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, KITA NIHON AUTO PARTS Co., Ltd. an-nounced the new store opening of AUTOBACS IWAMIZAWA Store on Friday, September 23, 2011. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1510(Translation of major points of Japanese release) September 8, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, TONAN Ltd. announced the relocation and re-opening of AUTOBACS TOGANE Store on Friday, September 16, 2011. The store was in-itially opened in November 1997 as AUTOBACS NARUTO Store. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1508September 1, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (“the Company,” Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer: Setsuo Wakuda), announces the interim results of acquisition of its own shares, under Article 156 of the Japan’s Corporation Law, as applied pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 3 of the same law. 1. Period of acquisition: From August 1, 2011 through August 31, 2011 2. Total number of shares acquired: 323,700 shares 3. Total cost of acquisition: 1,120,277,000 yen 4. Method of acquisition: Purchased on the Osaka Securities Exchange market through a trust bank (For reference) 1. Resolution at the meeting of its Board of Directors held on May 11, 2011 1) Type of shares to be acquired: shares of common stock of the Company 2) Aggregate number of shares to be acquired: up to 1,600,000 shares; 4.67% of total shares outstanding (excluding treasury stock) 3) Aggregate purchase price of shares: up to JPY 5,600,000,000 4) Acquisition period: from May 12, 2011 to December 21, 2011 5) Method of acquisition: purchase in the market through a trust bank 2. Total number of shares acquired and cost of acquisition on and after the Board of Directors' meeting held on May 11, 2011(following figures are as of August 31, 2011) 1) Total number of shares acquired:1,009,300 shares 2) Total cost of acquisition: 3,369,256,000 yen 3. Number of treasury stock held as of August 31, 2011 1) Number of treasury stock shares: 1,009,979 shares (excluding odd-lot shares purchased directly from shareholders in August 2011) 2) Total number of outstanding shares: 34,251,605 shares http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1506August 15, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd.(Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda) offers its sincere condolences to all those affected by the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11. In regard to the situation of the AUTOBACS SEVEN Group, the following information has been confirmed since the previous release announced on April 25, 2011. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1504(Translation of major points of Japanese release) August 8, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, Inoue Cargoods Ltd. announced the opening of the AUTOBACS KUMATA Store on August 12, 2011. The number of stores reaches 31 in Osaka prefecture after this opening. Overview of the new store: 1. Store name: AUTOBACS KUMATA Store 2. Opening date: Friday, August 12, 2011 3. Store address: 2-30, Kumata 8-chome,Higashi-sumiyoshi-ku ,Osaka city, Osaka 4. Site Area: 1,293? 5. Sales floor space: 327? 6. Parking spaces: 20 cars 7. Service bays: 3 bays 8. Merchandise line-up: Tires, aluminum wheels, engine oil, batteries, car electronics devices, chemical goods, car interior and exterior goods, car inspection and maintenance services 9. Opening hours: 10:00am to 7:30pm 10. Store holiday: Tuesday 11. Sales target: 280 million yen/year 12. Operated by: Inoue Cargoods Ltd. Total number of stores of the AUTOBACS Group (as of August 12, 2011): AUTOBACS: 410 Super AUTOBACS: 76 AUTO HELLOES: 3 AUTOBACS Secohan Ichiba: 21 AUTOBACS EXPRESS: 6 http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1503(Translation of major points of Japanese release) August 8, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and CEO: Setsuo Wakuda), and its franchisee, AUTOBACS YAMAGATA Ltd. announced the new store opening of AUTOBACS TSURUOKA Store on Thursday, August 11, 2011. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1500August 1, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (“the Company,” Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer: Setsuo Wakuda), announces the interim results of acquisition of its own shares, under Article 156 of the Japan’s Corporation Law, as applied pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 3 of the same law. http://www.autobacs.co.jp/en/news/news_en.php?id=1494July 1, 2011 (Tokyo, Japan) — AUTOBACS SEVEN Co., Ltd. (“the Company,” Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer: Setsuo Wakuda), announces the interim results of acquisition of its own shares, under Article 156 of the Japan’s Corporation Law, as applied pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 3 of the same law.