PROTO CORPORATION (“the Company”) hereby announces as below, the status of repurchases of shares of its common stock conducted pursuant to Article 156 of the Corporation Law of Japan, as applied pursuant to Paragraph 3, Article 165 of the Corporation Law. This concludes the Company’s repurchase of its common stock authorized by the Board of Directors meeting held on October 29, 2012.
1.Period for repurchases：March 1, 2013 to March 15, 2013
2.Class of shares repurchased：Common stock
3.Total number of shares repurchased：24,500 shares
4.Aggregate repurchased amount：36,249,100 yen
5.Method of repurchase：Acquisitions on the Osaka Securities Exchange
(Reference)
1. Details of the resolution at the Board of Directors meeting held on October 29, 2012:
(1)Class of shares to be repurchased：Common stock
(2)Total number of shares to be repurchased：Up to 400 thousand shares
(Ratio to the number of outstanding shares: 1.91%)
(3)Aggregate repurchase amount：Up to 500 million yen
(4)Period for repurchases：November 1, 2012 to March 22, 2013
2. Total number and value of shares repurchased through to March 15, 2013 pursuant to the resolution at the Board of Directors meeting held on October 29, 2012:
(1)Total number of shares repurchased：344,000 shares
(2)Aggregate repurchased amount：495,770,300 yen
