OMRON's general shareholders meeting held on June 22, 2006 drew an attendance of 492 shareholders-the highest in OMRON's history.

In an effort to make its shareholders meeting more open and easier for shareholders to attend, OMRON has scheduled the meetings to avoid days on which the shareholders meetings of other large companies are concentrated. In fiscal 2006, OMRON took this approach a step further by aiming to create a two-way interactive shareholders meeting. To foster two-way communications, the meeting venue included display booths featuring OMRON products and panel presentations, and shareholders were encouraged to directly communicate with OMRON executives regarding its business operations.

Efforts were also concentrated on providing an easier and more convenient exercise of voting rights. In fiscal 2006, OMRON also offered access to the Electronic Voting Platform for Institutional Investors,* resulting in a significant increase in the number of voting rights exercised via the Internet.

* Electronic Voting Platform for Institutional Investors is an electronic voting system operated by ICJ, Inc. Using this system, trust banks that deal with institutional investors and non-resident investors can exercise their voting rights.