A01-00-00 SHARE HANDLING REGULATIONS(TRANSLATION)SHARE HANDLING REGULATIONSEnacted: June 10, 2016
Amended: March 26, 2024

CHAPTER I:

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. (Purpose)
The procedures for exercising shareholders’ rights and any other handling of shares in the Company andthe fees therefor shall be subject to the provisions of the Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.
(“JASDEC”) or the account management institutions with which shareholders have opened transfer
accounts, such as securities companies, banks or trust banks (collectively, “Securities Companies”), as
well as these Regulations stipulated in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation.
Article 2. (Shareholder Register Administrator)
1. The Shareholder Register Administrator of the Company and the place for handling the administration
thereof shall be as follows:
Shareholder Register Administrator:
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
1-3-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Place for handling administration:
Stock Transfer Agency Department of the Head
Office of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
1-3-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

CHAPTER II:

RECORDS IN THE SHAREHOLDER REGISTER

Article 3. (Records in the Shareholder Register)
1. Any changes to the matters stated in the Shareholder Register shall be made in accordance with notices
from JASDEC, such as notices of information on all shareholders, excluding any notice (each, an“Individual Shareholder Notice”) set forth in Article 154, Paragraph 3 of the Act on Book-Entry Transferof Corporate Bonds and Shares (the “Book-Entry Transfer Act”).
2. In addition to the case set forth in the preceding paragraph, in the event of any issuance of new shares orother events provided by the laws and regulations, changes to the matters stated in the Shareholder
Register may be made without any notices from JASDEC.
3. The Shareholder Register shall be recorded using the letters and symbols designated by JASDEC.
Article 4. (Notifications of Matters Stated in the Shareholder Register)
1. Persons and entities recorded in the Shareholder Register (“Shareholders”) shall notify the Company of
their names and addresses, etc. through Securities Companies or JASDEC, pursuant to the provisions ofJASDEC. The same shall apply in the case of any changes to such information.
2. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, any matters not subject to such notifications made throughSecurities Companies or JASDEC shall be notified to the Shareholder Register Administrator in a written1

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form designated by the Company.
Article 5. (Representatives of Corporate Shareholders)
Each Corporate Shareholder shall notify the Company of their single representative through a Securities
Company or JASDEC, pursuant to the provisions of JASDEC. The same shall apply in the case of any
change in the representative.
Article 6. (Representatives of Joint Shareholders)
Joint Shareholders shall designate one (1) representative and notify the Company of the name and addressof such joint representative through a Securities Company or JASDEC, pursuant to the provisions ofJASDEC. The same shall apply in the case of any change in the representative.
Article 7. (Statutory Agents)
Statutory Agents of Shareholders, such as guardians and persons with parental authority over such
Shareholders, shall notify the Company of their names and addresses through Securities Companies andJASDEC, pursuant to the provisions of JASDEC. The same shall apply in the case of any change to suchinformation or if such guardian or person with parental authority is dismissed.
Article 8. (Notification of Mailing Address of Non-Resident Shareholders)Shareholders who reside outside Japan shall either appoint a standing proxy in Japan or designate amailing address in Japan, and notify the Company of the name and address of such standing proxy or suchmailing address through a Securities Company and JASDEC, pursuant to the provisions of JASDEC. The
same shall apply in the case of any changes to such information, the dismissal of such standing proxy or
the deregistration of such address.
Article 9. (Method of Identification through JASDEC)
Notifications from Shareholders to the Company submitted through Securities Companies or JASDEC
shall be deemed to be notifications from the Shareholders themselves.

CHAPTER III:IDENTIFICATION OF SHAREHOLDERS

Article 10. (Identification of Shareholders)
1. In the event that a Shareholder (including any Shareholder who has provided an Individual ShareholderNotice) submits any claim or otherwise makes a request to exercise such Shareholder’s rights (each a“Claim”), such Shareholder shall attach thereto or otherwise provide a document certifying that such
Claim is submitted by the Shareholder him/her/itself (an “Identification Document”); provided, however,that this shall not apply in cases where the Company can identify such Claim as being submitted by theShareholder him/her/itself.
2. Any Claim submitted by a Shareholder (including any proxy set forth in the following paragraph) to theCompany through a Securities Company or JASDEC shall be deemed a Claim from the Shareholder
him/her/itself, and shall not require any Identification Document or any other document certifying that theproxy letter set forth in the following paragraph is prepared by the Shareholder him/her/itself; provided,however, that the Company may request any explanatory materials if the Company considers it necessary.
3. When submitting any Claim through a proxy, the Shareholder shall attach a proxy letter thereto affixedwith the signature or name and seal of the Shareholder and a document certifying that such proxy letter isprepared by the Shareholder him/her/itself. Such proxy letter shall be required to include the proxy’s nameand address.
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The proxy set forth in the preceding paragraph shall attach to the relevant Claim a document certifyingthat such proxy is the proxy him/her/itself; provided, however, that if such Claim is submitted through aSecurities Company or JASDEC, the proxy shall not be required to attach thereto any document certifyingthat such proxy is the proxy him/her/itself, unless the Company considers it necessary.

CHAPTER IV:

PROCEDURES FOR EXERCISE OF SHAREHOLDERS’ RIGHTS

Article 11. (Document Delivery Request and Making Objections)
Any request for the delivery of a document describing the matters concerning measures for electronicallyproviding reference documents for a general meeting of Shareholders as provided in Article 325-5,
Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act (a “Document Delivery Request”) and any objection provided in
Paragraph 5 of the same Article shall be made in writing; provided, however, that any Document Delivery
Request made through a Securities Company and JASDEC shall be subject to the provisions of such
Securities Company and JASDEC.
Article 12. (Minority Shareholders’ Rights)
Any direct exercise of a minority Shareholder’s rights against the Company as provided for in Article 147,
Paragraph 4 of the Book-Entry Transfer Act shall be made in a written instrument affixed with thesignature or name and seal of such minority Shareholder after having submitted an Individual Shareholder
Notice.
Article 13. (Description of Shareholder’s Proposed Agenda in Reference Documents for General Meeting ofShareholders)
If the agenda of a general meeting of Shareholders is proposed by Shareholders, the length of thefollowing matters to be included in such agenda, as designated by the Company under Article 93,
Paragraph 1 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Companies Act, shall be as follows:(1) Reason for proposal:
400 Japanese characters for each agenda(2) Matters to be included in the reference documents for a general meeting of Shareholders regarding
any proposal for the election of officers:
400 Japanese characters for each candidate
Article 14. (Method for Exercising Appraisal Rights on Shares Less than One (1) Unit)
Any exercise of appraisal rights on shares of less than one (1) unit shall be made through a Securities
Company or JASDEC, pursuant to the provisions of JASDEC.
Article 15. (Determination of Purchase Price)
1. The purchase price per share, for which the appraisal rights are exercised in accordance with the preceding
Article, shall be equivalent to the closing price on the market run by the Tokyo Stock Exchange of the dayon which the request for such exercise of appraisal rights reaches the Shareholder Register Administrator’splace for handling administration; provided, however, that if there is no sales transaction on that day orsuch day falls on a holiday of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the purchase price per share shall be equivalent
to that at which the first sales transaction is closed subsequent to that day.
2. The total purchase price shall be calculated by multiplying the purchase price per share set forth in thepreceding paragraph by the number of shares for which such appraisal rights are exercised.
Article 16. (Payment for Purchase)
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Article 23 on the fourth (4th) business day following the date on which the purchase price per share isdetermined pursuant to the provisions of JASDEC, unless otherwise stipulated by the Company; provided,
however, that if such purchase price reflects the right to dividends from surplus or splitting of shares, suchpayment shall be made on or prior to the record date.
The requester of such exercise of appraisal rights may request that the Company make such payment by
wire transfer into a bank savings account designated by such requester or in cash via Japan Post Bank.

Article 17. (Transfer of Purchased Shares)
Shares of less than one (1) unit for which appraisal rights are exercised shall be transferred into theCompany’s transfer account on the day on which the payment or payment procedures therefor under thepreceding Article is/are completed.
Article 18. (Method for Demanding Purchase of Shares Less than One (1) Unit)
In the event that a Shareholder holding shares of less than one (1) unit demands to sell the number ofshares that, together with the number of shares less than one (1) unit held by the Shareholder, will
constitute one (1) unit of shares (“Demand for Additional Purchase”), the demand shall be made throughSecurities Companies and JASDEC.
Article 19. (Demand for Additional Purchase Exceeding the Balance of Treasury Stock)
In the event that the total number of shares demanded for additional purchase on the same date exceeds thenumber of treasury stock held by the Company to be sold on that date, then all the Demands for Additional
Purchase on that date shall be deemed ineffective.
Article 20. (Effective Date of Demand for Additional Purchase)
A Demand for Additional Purchase shall become effective on the date the Demand for Additional Purchasereaches the handling office of the Shareholder Register Administrator.
Article 21. (Determination of Additional Purchase Price)
1. The unit price of the additional purchase shall be the closing price on the market opened by the Tokyo
Stock Exchange on the effective date of the Demand for Additional Purchase; provided, however, that if
there is no trading on the day, or if the Tokyo Stock Exchange is closed on the date the demand is made,then the unit price shall be the price of the first trading thereafter.
2. The additional purchase price shall be the amount obtained by multiplying the unit price determined inaccordance with the preceding paragraph by the number of shares requested to be additionally purchased.
Article 22. (Transfer of Additional Purchased Shares)
The Company shall apply for the transfer of the treasury shares equivalent to the number of sharesdemanded to be purchased to the book-entry transfer account of the Shareholder who made the Demandfor Additional Purchase on the date on which the Company confirms that the Shareholder transferredthrough the Securities Companies the additional purchase price plus the fee stipulated in Article 25 to theCompany's designated bank account as the additional purchase payment, in accordance with the provisionsof JASDEC.
Article 23. (Period during Which Demand for Additional Purchase Will Not Be Accepted))
1. The Company will not accept Demands for Additional Purchase for a period of ten (10) business days prior
to the following date each year.
(1) June 30
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2. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the Company may establish a separate period during which
Demands for Additional Purchase will not be accepted if the Company deems it necessary.

CHAPTER V:

EXCEPTIONS FOR SPECIAL ACCOUNTS

Article 24. (Exceptions for Special Accounts)
Identification of the Shareholders for whom special accounts have been opened and other handling related
to such special accounts shall be subject to the provisions of JASDEC and any other account management
institutions pertaining to such special accounts.

CHAPTER VI:FEESArticle 25. (Fees)
1. The fees for the handling of each procedure set forth in these Regulations shall be as follows:(1) No fees shall be charged for any exercise of appraisal rights on shares of less than one (1) unit madein accordance with Article 14 (Method for Exercising Appraisal Rights on Shares Less than One (1)Unit) and any Demand for Additional Purchase on shares of less than one (1) unit in accordance withArticle 18 (Method for Demanding Purchase of Shares Less than One (1) Unit).
(2) Fees for the exercise of minority shareholders’ rights in accordance with Article 12 (MinorityShareholders’ Rights):
To be separately determined
2. The fees to be paid by the Shareholders to the Securities Companies or JASDEC shall be borne by theShareholders themselves.

CHAPTER VII: OTHERS
Article 26. (Chief Administrator)
1. The head of legal affairs shall be the chief administrator of these Regulations.
Article 27. (Constructive Doubts)
If any doubts arise as to the construction of these Regulations, the administrative provisions forregulations shall apply.
Article 28. (Revision and Abolition)
Any revision or abolition of these Regulations shall be subject to the administrative provisions forregulations.

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