December 22, 2015
To whom it may concern:
Company:

Tokyo TY Financial Group, Inc.

Representative:

Akihiro Kakizaki, President

Code Number:

7173, First Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange

Company:

ShinGinko Tokyo, Limited

Representative:

Hidenori Tsunehisa, President and CEO

Plans for Intra-Group Reorganization Following Business Integration (Share Exchange)

Tokyo TY Financial Group, Inc. (President: Akihiro Kakizaki; hereafter, “Tokyo TYFG”) and ShinGinko
Tokyo, Limited (President: Hidenori Tsunehisa; hereafter, “ShinGinko Tokyo”) are moving forward withpreparations for carrying out business integration (hereafter, “Business Integration”) through a share exchange(hereafter, “Share Exchange”) with an effective date of April 1, 2016, in which Tokyo TYFG is to become thewholly owning parent company and ShinGinko Tokyo is to become the wholly owned subsidiary, as previously
announced in the press release dated September 25, 2015, titled “Final Agreement Regarding Business
Integration (Share Exchange) between Tokyo TY Financial Group, Inc. and ShinGinko Tokyo, Limited.”
Accordingly, notice is hereby given that at the meeting of the board of directors held on this date, Tokyo
TYFG, The Tokyo Tomin Bank, Limited (President: Akihiro Kakizaki; hereafter, “Tokyo Tomin Bank”), The
Yachiyo Bank, Limited (President: Hirokazu Tahara; hereafter, “Yachiyo Bank”), and respective companies ofShinGinko Tokyo have decided to move forward with initiatives for carrying out a concrete review andpreparations with the aim of merging the three banks comprising Tokyo Tomin Bank and Yachiyo Bank (bothwholly owned subsidiaries of Tokyo TYFG) and ShinGinko Tokyo by the end of fiscal 2017. We are engaging
in these efforts to maximize positive effects of integration, which is premised on the Share Exchange becoming
effective and approvals being granted by the relevant authorities.
Since its establishment in October 2014, Tokyo TYFG has been aiming to become the urban regional bankgroup most favored by customers in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and has accordingly been deploying various
measures focused on services of the “Club TY” financial platform. Recently, Tokyo TYFG and ShinGinko
Tokyo have been proceeding with preparations for carrying out the Business Integration with the aims offacilitating local financing, contributing to the development of regional economies, and achieving their shared
management goal of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, while leveraging their respective strengths
as regional financial institutions in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.
Going forward, we will further leverage our true value as a regional financial institution in the Tokyo
metropolitan area, and will take steps to optimize and streamline operations of the entire Group to achieve theobjectives of the Business Integration. To that end, Tokyo Tomin Bank, Yachiyo Bank, and ShinGinko Tokyo
will develop Tokyo TYFG’s organizational framework with the aim of creating a single bank structure throughthe merger, while also initiating a concrete review of details that include specific types of mergers and the merger
timeline, and in making preparations in that regard.
Specific details will be announced when determined.
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Tokyo TY Financial Group, Inc.
Corporate Planning Division
The Tokyo Tomin Bank, Limited

TEL +81-3-3505-2155

Corporate Planning Division, Public and Investor Relations Office
The Yachiyo Bank, Limited
Corporate Planning Division, Investor Relations Section

TEL +81- 3-3352-2295

ShinGinko Tokyo, Limited
Corporate Planning Division
TEL +81- 3-6302-3598-2-