[Translation]
To Whom It May Concern:
May 8, 2009
Company Name: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Name and Title of Representative:
Katsuaki Watanabe, President
(Code Number: 7203
Securities exchanges throughout Japan)
Name and Title of Contact Person:
Takuo Sasaki
General Manager, Accounting Division
(Telephone Number: 0565-28-2121)
Notice Concerning the Partial Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation
We hereby give notification that, at the meeting of the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor Corporation ('TMC') held on May 8, 2009, TMC has decided to propose a partial amendment of its Articles of Incorporation at its 105th Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting scheduled to be held on June 23, 2009, as described below.
1. Reasons for Amendment
(1) In addition to changing the method of public notices of TMC to electronic public notices that
are to be posted to TMC's Internet website, TMC will provide that in the case that an
electronic public notice is impracticable due to unavoidable reasons, public notices shall be
given in the newspaper 'The Nihon Keizai Shimbun'.
(2) In accordance with the enforcement of the 'Act for Partial Amendments to
the Act Concerning Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds and other Securities for the
Purpose of Streamlining the Settlement for Trade of Stocks and Other Securities' (Act No.
88, 2004), TMC will delete the text regarding share certificates, beneficial shareholders and
the register of beneficial shareholders from the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation and
will make necessary amendments such as changes of and additions to other text.
2. Details of Amendments
The details of amendments are as shown in the attached document.
3. Schedule for Amendment
The amendments of the Articles of Incorporation will be proposed at the 105th Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of TMC scheduled to be held on June 23, 2009.
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