June 8, 2016
To Shareholders:
Eikoh Harada
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO

Benesse Holdings, Inc.
3-7-17 Minamigata, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi, Okayama,Japan(Ticker Code: 9783)

Partial Revisions of the Notice of Convocation of theOrdinary General Shareholders’ Meeting for the 62nd Period
The following changes have arisen in relation to items in the “Reference Materials for the General
Shareholders’ Meeting” segment of the Company’s Notice of Convocation of the Ordinary General
Shareholders’ Meeting for the 62nd Period sent out on June 3, 2016. We hereby announce below therevisions to the Notice of Convocation. Please note that the revisions will not be announced by postal mail.
1. Revisions (underlined sections)(1) Page 5 “Reference Materials for the General Shareholders’ Meeting”
In “Proposal 1: Election of Nine Directors,” under the proposal for Kenichi Fukuhara as a candidatefor director, the following changes have been made to “Brief career summary (Position andresponsibilities at the Company and other current key positions).”(Position and responsibilities at the Company)
Before change
Apr. 2015
Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and CAO of the Company(current)
After change
Apr. 2015
June 2016

Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and CAO of the Company
Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and CAO of the Company,and Chairman of the Board & CEO of Berlitz Corporation (current)(Other current key positions)
Before change
Vice Chairman of the Board, Fukutake Foundation
After change
Vice Chairman of the Board, Fukutake Foundation
Chairman of the Board & CEO of Berlitz Corporation-1-

(2) Page 6 “Reference Materials for the General Shareholders’ Meeting”
In “Proposal 1: Election of Nine Directors,” under the proposal for Hitoshi Kobayashi as a candidatefor director, the following changes have been made to “Brief career summary (Position andresponsibilities at the Company and other current key positions),” and “Current responsibilities” hasbeen added as a new item.
(Position and responsibilities at the Company)
Before change
May 2016
Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and Head of Overseas
Business Company of the Company, and Representative Director andExecutive Vice President of Benesse Corporation (current)

After change
May 2016

June 2016

Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and Head of Overseas
Business Company of the Company, and Representative Director andExecutive Vice President of Benesse Corporation
Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and Head of Zemi BusinessCompany and Overseas Business Company of the Company, andRepresentative Director and Executive Vice President of Benesse Corporation(current)(Addition of “Current responsibilities” as the next item after “Other current key positions”)
After change(Current responsibilities)
School and Teacher Support Business Company, Zemi Business Company, Classroom Education
Business Company, Overseas Business Company, Kids & Family Division, Preschool Education –Global Division
2. Reason for Revisions
The Benesse Group’s management structure was changed at the Company’s Board of Directors Meeting
held on May 27, 2016.

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