Announcement of Subsidiary’s Release

TOKYO, October 7, 2022 – Monex, Inc. and Monex SP Trust, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries ofMonex Group, Inc., issued the following press release today.
This is the third time for Monex Group, Inc. winning the Good Design Award, following the "MONEXVISION β", an asset design advisory tool, in 2011 and the "ART IN THE OFFICE", a contemporary art
public solicitation program, in 2012.

Attachment: Monex, Inc. and Monex SP Trust, Inc.
Takusu Kabu, a stock management service to prepare for dementia and inheritance, wins
the Good Design Award 2022Contact: Akiko Kato
Corporate Communications OfficeMonex Group, Inc.
+81-3-4323-8698
Yuki Nakano, Minaka Aihara
Investor Relations, Financial Control Dept.
Monex Group, Inc.
+81-3-4323-8698
This material was made as a matter of record only and does not constitute an offer to sell or to solicit an offer to buy
securities in the U.S.

Press Release
October 7, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMonex, Inc.
Monex SP Trust, Inc.

Takusu Kabu, a stock management service to prepare for dementia
and inheritance, wins the Good Design Award 2022
Monex, Inc. (headquarters: Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yuko Seimei; hereinafter,Monex) is pleased to announce that Takusu Kabu, a stock management service that it offers throughMonex SP Trust, Inc. (headquarters: Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yuki Yada;
hereinafter, Monex SP Trust) as a trust service provider (agent), has been awarded the Good DesignAward 2022 by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion. Takusu Kabu allows users to prepare fordementia and inheritance and is a solution to the challenges of a super-aged society.
■Comment from the Good Design Award jury
“In Japan, 70 percent of individual financial assets are owned by senior citizens. In addition, survey
results indicate that several hundred trillion yen of these assets are held by those suffering dementia.
Against this backdrop, it is very important that securities and trust companies actively develop asset
management products for asset succession and inheritance with the risk of dementia in mind. The
Good Design Award recognizes Takusu Kabu as a pioneering product with hopes for its future
growth.”<The Good Design Award>
Organized by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion, the Good Design Award is the onlycomprehensive design award program in Japan. With the aim to drive industrial growth and enrich
lives through design, the Good Design Award is supported by numerous companies and designers
both in Japan and abroad. The award’s G mark logo has become a widely recognized symbol ofgood design.
■Takusu Kabu
The arrival of the 100-year life span era is not only increasing the average life expectancy, but also
the possibility of declining cognitive and judgement capabilities. A growth in the number ofindividuals who can no longer make financial decisions because of aging-related mental constraints
may become a societal problem that hinders a stress-free life and the formation of a healthy financial
market in a super aging society.
Launched in September 2021, Takusu Kabu is a stock management service that utilizes the system oftrusts to keep in custody a customer’s Japan-listed shares (including ETFs and others) in a Takusu
Kabu account. In the event the customer suffers dementia, the service is designed to allow family
members to sell or withdraw from the account in accordance with the trust agreement.

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■FeaturesTakusu Kabu has the following features:（1）The ability to assign a representative to manage assets
When applying for a Takusu Kabu account, the customer may assign a family member or otherperson*1 as a representative. In the event the customer suffers dementia, the representative cansell shares or withdraw funds from the sale of shares in the Takusu Kabu account.
（2）Easy inheritance procedures
In the event of the customer’s death, family members or others*2 designated as beneficiaries of
the customer’s property need only to submit family registry and other documents to inherit theproperty.
（3）Notification functions
After the customer has been diagnosed with dementia, pre-designated family members will
receive notifications when the representative makes a withdrawal from the account. In
addition, upon request, the service also provides a monitoring function that notifies designatedparties when there has been no log-in activity by the customer for a specified period.
（4）The ability to continue to invest in stocks
Until diagnosed with dementia, the customer may continue to invest in stocks through theTakusu Kabu account and receive shareholder benefits and dividends.
As core members of the Monex Group, Monex and Monex SP Trust are working to enhance theirservices to play a central role in the group’s transition to an asset management business model.
*1 A representative can be the applicant’s spouse or family member within the fourth degree (by blood or marriage),or an individual who has obtained consent from the presumptive heir(s).

*2 A beneficiary can be the applicant’s spouse or family member within the fourth degree (by blood or marriage), or

an individual/organization who has obtained consent from the presumptive heir(s).

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