Efforts to Revitalize Shareholders' Meetings and Facilitate the Exercise of Voting Rights

Early dispatch of notice of convocation for shareholders

As a general rule, we try to ship 3 weeks before the date of the meeting.

Establishing a general meeting of shareholders that avoids concentration days

After confirming the concentration date of the General Meeting of Shareholders with the trust bank, we set the date to avoid the concentration date.

Exercise of voting rights by electromagnetic means

From the 21st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on September 26, 2017, we accommodated exercise voting rights by electromagnetic means.With respect to the platform for electronic exercise of voting rights, the Company will participate in the platform from the 25th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on September 28, 2021.

Convocation notice in English

Provided from the 25rd Ammual General Meeting of Shareholders.

Other

The Company had made improvements to procedures of General Meeting of Shareholders such as presentation using slideshows and video archives. The Company continues to improve the meeting further to facilitate the active participation by the shareholders and exercise of voting rights. In addition, the Company posts a notice of convocation on the Company's website to facilitate attendance at shareholders' meetings and the exercise of voting rights.

The 27th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Convocation Notice

Date

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

10 a.m. (venue opens at 9:30 a.m.)

Venue

1-3-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Keidanren Hall 2F, Keidanren Kaikan

Objective

Matters to be reported

1. The Business Report, the Consolidated Financial Statements and the report of the audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements by the Independent Auditor and Audit Committee for the 27th Fiscal Term (from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023) will be reported at the meeting.

2. The Non-Consolidated Financial Statements for the 27th Fiscal Term (from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023) will be reported at the meeting.

Matters to be settled

Proposal1 Appropriation of surplus

Proposal2 Election of four directors (except directors who are audit committee members)

Proposal3 Revision of performance-based share compensation plan for directors (except for directors who are audit committee members as well as for outside directors)

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