Notice of Share-buyback Program(Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and the provisions of Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Law) [KEPCO]

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2008

April 30,2008
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Code: 9503)
6-16 Nakanoshima 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka
(URL https://www.kepco.co.jp)

Company Representative:: Shosuke Mori, President and Director
Contact:: Momosuke Ozuku, General Manager, Office of Financing and Accounting

Notice of Share-buyback Program
(Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation and the provisions of Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Law)

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (the Company) announces that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, the Company resolved the purchase of its own shares pursuant to Article 156 of the Company Law of Japan as applied pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3.

1. Purpose of share-buyback

For profit distribution to shareholders

2. Outline of share-buyback

(1)	Class of shares to be repurchased:	Kansai Electric ordinary shares
(2)	Maximum number of shares:	8,000,000 shares (Representing 0.8% of total outstanding shares)
(3)	Maximum amount of repurchase:	20,000 million yen
(4)	Repurchase schedule:	From May 7, 2008 to March 31, 2009

3. Other

The Company intends to retire its own shares which will be repurchased according to this Board resolution.

(Reference)Number of treasury stock held as of March 31, 2008

Total outstanding shares (excluding treasury stock):	918,798,759 shares
Number of treasury stock:	43,899,969 shares