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For Reference OnlyMarch 4, 2021

Tokyo Century Acquired Certification under the “DX Recognition Program”
based on the Guidelines of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Tokyo Century Corporation (“Tokyo Century”) is pleased to announce that it has been certified as a DX
business operator in accordance with the DX Recognition Program defined by the Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry (“METI”). The details are provided as below. Tokyo Century has acquired the certification as acompany which provides financial services while maintaining leasing as its core business for the first time.
1. Outline of the DX Recognition Program
The DX Recognition Program is an initiative implemented under the Act on Partial Revision of the Act on
Facilitation of Information Processing which came into force on May 15, 2020. In line with the guidelines
set by the Japanese government that present to companies ideal approaches to making use of strategic
systems in their business management and to create a system, an authority certifies companies engaging
in outstanding efforts, if such companies file a request accordingly.
Under the DX Recognition Program, it is important that companies have taken measures for eachfundamental item of management goals, strategy, performance, key performance indicators, andgovernance system that are defined in the “digital governance codes” complied by METI in November 2020,
and also their environment are aligned with promoting DX.
2. Initiatives of Tokyo Century
Tokyo Century has been selected for the “Competitive IT Strategy Company Stock Selection” program
jointly organized by METI and the Tokyo Stock Exchange for consecutive five years since fiscal 2015.
Including the “Digital Transformation Stock Selection (DX Stock) Selection” program that was renamed
from the aforementioned program in fiscal 2020, the company has been selected for six consecutive years
since the program was established in fiscal 2015. The company has been developing businesses bypromoting DX as a growth driver to improve its corporate value.
With a key theme, “driving business transformation with digital technology” laid out in the New Fourth
Medium-Term Management Plan that started in fiscal 2020, Tokyo Century has established the DX Strategy
Division to align its DX strategy and strengthen initiatives by planning DX-related strategy and businessobjectives.
The company was certified under the DX Recognition Program as these continued efforts meet the criteria
for this program.
Tokyo Century has expanded its business fields by focusing on providing a wide range of financial
services, including business collaboration with partner companies as a company with financial capabilities
that can meet the needs in times of change. The company will continue to advance in accordance with thechange in business landscape and technological development, and to promote the creation of innovative
business models by utilizing digital technology.

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<Key Themes in the New Fourth Medium-Term Management Plan (Management Vision andDirection of Initiatives for DX)><DX Strategy and Management Goals>###Contact Information:
Tokyo Century Corporation
Investor Relations Division
Keisuke Yamashita
Inquiry: https://www.tokyocentury.co.jp/en/contact/form.php
Phone: +81-3-5209-6710(Note) This translation is prepared and provided for reference only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated
document and the original Japanese document, the original document shall prevail.

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