Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Corporate
August 8, 2011

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Establishes Special Subsidiary Company, Heartful Kawauchi Co., Ltd., in Tokushima City to Promote Employment of Persons with Disabilities

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President: Taro Iwamoto) today announced that it will establish Heartful Kawauchi Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., serving as a work place for persons with disabilities in Tokushima, Japan in October 2011. Heartful Kawauchi is scheduled to be on service on April 1, 2012 and is aimed to obtain authorization from the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare as Special Subsidiary Company:follows with the law of "Act on Employment Promotion etc. of Persons with Disabilities".