While the Fuji Plant (Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture) and Nishine Plant (Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture) of Astellas Pharma Tech Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Astellas Group, have received official approval as “legally relaxed regulation status” (Allowing them to avoid any mandatory reductions in electric power, “0” Reduction Rate), the Astellas Group, including the above mentioned facilities, as a whole will implement voluntary measures to reduce its electricity consumption by over 15% during peak consumption periods.