Eisai Co., Ltd. (the 'Company') today filed a shelf registration statement with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau for issuance of stock options in accordance with the Company's 'Policy for Protection of the Company's Corporate Value and Common Interests of Shareholders' (the 'Policy').

This submission corresponds to the expiration of the previous shelf registration (period from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021) filed on June 23, 2020.

At meeting of the Company's Board of Directors held on June 18, 2021, the Board of Directors resolved to continue the Policy as proposed by the Company's Independent Committee of Outside Directors.

This newly filed shelf registration will provide the Company with the flexibility to issue stock options by offering rights to existing shareholders in accordance with the Policy.

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