CCC Group, Shinseido reach agreement on
business and equity alliances: DVD & CD sell-thru chain
with 1,100 stores and 150 billion yen in sales

March 22, 2006 (Tokyo, Japan) Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (“CCC”,President: Muneaki Masuda), in the TSUTAYA franchising business and Shinseido Co., Ltd. (“Shinseido”, President: Masanori Miyazaki), have reached an agreement on business and equity alliances intended to reinforce DVD and CD distribution.