Treasury Stock

Konami Corporation
18 June 2002


                                                                  June 18, 2002


NEWS RELEASE


KONAMI CORPORATION




Announcement on Completion of Acquisition of Treasury Stocks

KONAMI CORPORATION (the Company) hereby notifies that the acquisition of
treasury stocks, as resolved in the meeting of Board of Directors (held on April
24, 2002) pursuant to changes of Commercial Code of Japan, was completed.  The
details of the acquisition are as follows:




1.        Type of shares acquired:         Common stock of the Company

2.        Number of shares acquired:       2,000,000 shares

3.        Total acquisition cost:          5,509,289,000 yen

4.        Acquisition Period:              May 10, 2002  to June 18, 2002

5.        Acquisition method: Acquire on the Tokyo Stock Exchange




Reference:

Acquisition of stocks resolved in the meeting of Board of Directors on April 24, 
2002


1.        Type of shares to be acquired: Common stock of the Company

2.        Number of shares to be acquired: 2,000,000 shares (maximum)

3.        Total acquisition cost:  6 billion yen (maximum)




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KONAMI  CORPORATION Public Relation Department
4-3-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Tel:  [phone]
Fax:  [phone]
http://www.konami.com/



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