Pursuant to Commercial Code Article 210 relating to Acquisition of Treasury Stocks

Tokyo, Japan – April 28, 2003 - Trend Micro (TSE: 4704; Nasdaq: TMIC), a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services , today resolved at a meeting of its Board of Directors to repurchase its shares from the market. 

1. Repurchase period: April 30, 2003 to May 16, 2003
2. Number of shares to be repurchased: Maximum of 500,000 shares
3. Aggregate cost: Maximum of 750,000,000 yen
4. Repurchase method: Transactions through the Tokyo Stock Exchange
    

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At the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 26, 2003, the following was resolved:

1. Class of shares to be repurchased: Common Stock of the Company
2. Total number of shares to be repurchased: Maximum of 2,500,000 shares
3. Total repurchase cost:: Maximum of 5,000,000,000 yen 

About Trend Micro:

Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global cloud security leader, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers. A pioneer in server security with over 20 years' experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers' and partners' needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments. Powered by the Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ cloud security infrastructure, our industry-leading cloud-computing security technology, products and services stop threats where they emerge, on the Internet, and are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe.

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