Nippon Television Network Corporation
(Tokyo Stock Exchange 9404)
 

Nippon Television Network Corporation (the "Company") renewed the plan for countermeasures to large-scale acquisitions of the shares in the Company (takeover defense measures) at the 77th ordinary general meeting of shareholders held on June 29, 2010, and the effective period of the plan is until the conclusion of the 78th ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company scheduled to be held on June 29, 2011 (the "Shareholders Meeting"). The Company decided at its board of directors meeting held on May 12, 2011 to renew its plan for countermeasures to large-scale acquisitions of the shares in the Company (takeover defense measures) with necessary amendments (the "Renewal"; and the renewed plan is referred to in this press release as the "Plan") as a measure (Item 3(b)(ii) of Article 118, of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Companies Act) to prevent decisions on the Company's financial and business policies from being controlled by persons deemed inappropriate under the basic policy regarding the persons who control decisions on the Company's financial and business policies (defined in Item 3 of Article 118 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Companies Act; the "Basic Policy"). The Renewal will be subject to shareholder approval at the Shareholders Meeting.