February 18, 2019

GMO Internet, Inc.

Company Name:(TSE First Section, Code: 9449)
Address:

26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho Shibuya-ku Tokyo JAPAN

Representative:

Masatoshi Kumagai, CEO and Representative Director
Masashi Yasuda, Executive Vice President and CFO, andContact:

Deputy to Group CEO

Telephone:+81 3 5456 2555

URL:

https://www.gmo.jp/en

Notice of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
At a meeting of the GMO Internet Board of Directors convened today, it was resolved to submit the following
proposal regarding amendments to part of the company’s Articles of Incorporation at the FY2018 Annual General
Shareholders meeting to be held on March 21, 2019.

1. Objective of Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
We have revised and organized an article defining Group CEO as a role to pass down the spirit in which
the GMO Internet Group was founded. The GMO Internet Group defines a Monday Meeting as a "place"for the discussions and the sharing of details to permanently develop its business. We will also makeother amendments related to the above.

2. Details of Amendments(Changes Underlined)
Current

RevisedArticle 2 (the spirit in which the company wasArticle 2 (the spirit in which the company wasfounded)founded)Under the Venture Spirit Declaration, which

1. Under the Venture Spirit Declaration, which

embodies the spirit in which the company wasembodies the spirit in which the company wasfounded, GMO Internet and GMO Internet Group

founded, GMO Internet and GMO Internet Groupfocus their business resources on the "place" forfocus their business resources on the "place" forthe Internet, and comprehensively develop Internet

the Internet, and comprehensively develop Internet

Infrastructure, Online Advertising & Media, Internet

businesses. Our business activity is about:

Finance, and Cryptocurrency businesses. Ourenriching the Internet and making it more fun;business activity is about: enriching the Internet

creating new Internet culture and industry, smiles,and making it more fun; creating new Internetand excitement; and striving towards contributing

culture and industry, smiles, and excitement; andto society and the people.

striving towards contributing to society and thepeople.
(New)

2. There shall be a Group CEO who passes down
the spirit in which the company was founded for
GMO Internet Group to always be the Company toinherit this spirit.

(New)

3. GMO Internet Group operates and Group CEO
hosts a Monday Meeting with members comprisedof the Board of the subsidiaries and the GroupCEO, with following objectives: maintaining andboosting the social credibility; maintaining andmanaging the Group's common assets andbrands; researching and studying political,
economic, and social problems; and friendshipamong subsidiaries.

Article 31 (Directors with special titles)

Article 31 (the appointment of a person who has
an official position)

The board of directors of GMO Internet, Inc. can

The board of directors of GMO Internet, Inc. canresolve at the meeting to appoint one person as

resolve at the meeting to appoint one person as

the President and a few people as the Groupthe Group CEO, Chairman, or CEO, and a few

CEO, Chairman, Executive Vice President,people as the Executive Vice President, Managing

Managing Director, or Executive Director if it

Director, or Executive Director if it becomes

becomes necessary.

necessary.

3. Schedule(1)

Date of Annual General Shareholders Meeting

March 21, 2019(2)

Effective Date of Amendments to Articles of Incorporation

March 21, 2019