On April 19, the boards of Pilkington plc and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd announced that Pilkington Shareholders had voted to approve the acquisition of Pilkington by NSG UK Enterprises Limited (“NSG UK”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSG.

On June 16 the boards of Pilkington plc and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. announced that the Scheme of Arrangement had been implemented and that, accordingly, Pilkington was now a member of the NSG Group. Pilkington was de-listed from the London Stock Exchange in June 2006 on becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NSG Group.