NKK INFORMATION
(As of March 31, 2001)

Corporate Data

Head Office:
1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8202, Japan
Tel: +81 3 3212 7111
Fax: +81 3 3214 8400
Telex: 2222811 (NKK J)
URL: http://www.nkk.co.jp/en/

Date of Establishment:
June 8, 1912

Number of Employees(Consolidated):
39,875

Major Domestic Facilities (Consolidated):
Eight works:
Keihin
Fukuyama
Toyama
Tsurumi
Tsu
Shimizu
Sendai
Himeji

Investor Information

Shareholder		Number of shares held (thousands)		Percentage of total (%)
The Dai-Ichi Mutual Insurance Company		146,476		4.3	%
Nippon Trustee Service Bank, Ltd.		140,102		4.1
The Fuji Bank, Ltd.		117,228		3.4
Nippon Life Insurance Company		109,938		3.2
The Yasuda Mutual Life Insurance Company		100,000		2.9
The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.		69,238		2.0
The Yasuda Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.		61,301		1.8
Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.		60,863		1.8
Pension Trustee Mitsui Chuo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.		58,174		1.7
Employees' Shareholding Association		36,238		1.1

Common Stock:

Authorized:	5,883,584,000
Issued:	3,407,165,634

Paid-in Capital:
¥233,731 million

Number of Shareholders:
319,845

Securities Traded:
Tokyo Stock Exchange and other major Japanese stock exchanges

Transfer Agent:
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
6-2, Marunouchi 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan

Further information related to this annual report may be obtained by contacting:
Investor Relations Department, NKK Corporation
1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8202, Japan
Tel: +81 3 3217 2183/2225      Fax: +81 3 3214 8407
e-mail: ir@tokyo.nkk.co.jp

Additional copies of this annual report and other information may be obtained by contacting:
Public Relations, Corporate Secretariat Department, NKK Corporation
1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8202, Japan
Tel: +81 3 3217 2140      Fax: +81 3 3214 8436