[English Translation for Reference Purposes Only][Important]January 20, 2023
To Whom It May Concern:
Rehabilitation Debtor: MtGox Co., Ltd.
Rehabilitation Trustee: Nobuaki Kobayashi
Attorney-at-law
Notice regarding Withdrawal of Payward Asia, Inc. which Had Provided Kraken’sServices for Japan Residents from Entities Performing Agency Receipt
This notice is only for rehabilitation creditors residing in Japan. Rehabilitationcreditors residing outside Japan need not read this notice.
1. Withdrawal of Payward Asia, Inc. from Entities Performing Agency Receipt
The Rehabilitation Trustee has designated the entity commonly referred to as Kraken,
which is a cryptocurrency platform, as one of the designated cryptocurrency exchanges,
etc. performing agency receipt in respect of repayment in cryptocurrencies (the “AgencyReceipt”). However, on December 28, 2022, Payward Asia, Inc., which had provided
Kraken’s services for Japan residents, announced that it would cease the operation of its
cryptocurrency platform services in Japan. Accordingly, Payward Asia, Inc. will no longer
perform the Agency Receipt on behalf of rehabilitation creditors who hold a user accountat Payward Asia, Inc.
2. Request to Rehabilitation Creditors Residing in Japan
Therefore, the Rehabilitation Trustee requests rehabilitation creditors who reside in Japanand who planned for Payward Asia, Inc. to perform the Agency Receipt, to carry out theactions described in (1) or (2) below, depending on your situation, through the MTGOX
Online Rehabilitation Claim Filing System (i.e., the system accessible via
https://claims.mtgox.com/; the “System”).
Please note that Kraken will continue to perform the Agency Receipt on behalf of
rehabilitation creditors residing outside Japan. Accordingly, rehabilitation creditors
who reside outside Japan and have registered Kraken user account information need notregister user account information on an alternative designated cryptocurrency exchange,etc.

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[English Translation for Reference Purposes Only][Important](1) Rehabilitation Creditors Who Have Registered User Account Information on Payward
Asia, Inc.
Please register user account information on an alternative designatedcryptocurrency exchange, etc. via the System by March 10, 2023 (Japan time), whichis the deadline for selection of repayment methods and registration of payee information.
If the registration of user account information on the alternative designatedcryptocurrency exchange, etc. is not completed by the above deadline, repayments incryptocurrencies cannot be received.
(2) Rehabilitation Creditors Who Planned to Register User Account Information on
Payward Asia, Inc. in Future
Even if you newly register user account information on Payward Asia, Inc. in the Systemin future, you will not be able to receive repayments in cryptocurrencies. Therefore,
please register user account information on a designated cryptocurrency exchange,etc. other than Payward Asia, Inc. via the System by March 10, 2023 (Japan time),
which is the deadline for selection of repayment methods and registration of payee
information.
3. Inquiries
For any inquiries, please log into the System and use the inquiry form accessible from the“FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)” button in the upper right corner of thescreen.
You can also make inquiries using the inquiry form accessible from the URL below
without logging into the System. However, if any inquiries are made in such manner, wemay not be able to verify the identities of the inquirers and creditors, which may make itdifficult to respond to such inquiries smoothly. Accordingly, if it is possible for you tolog into the System, please make inquiries after logging into the System.
https://claims.mtgox.com/faq
Please note that, due to the large number of inquiries, we may not be able to respond in atimely manner. We would greatly appreciate your understanding.

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