September 27, 2019
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ES-CON Japan Ltd.
Takatoshi Ito, President &Representative Director(TSE 1st Section, code: 8892)
Minoru Nakanishi, Senior
Managing Director+81-6-6223-8055

Notice on Conclusion of a Support Agreement among Three Companies Namely
Chuden Real Estate Co., Inc., ESCON JAPAN REIT Investment Corporation andES-CON ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd.
ES-CON Japan Ltd. (ES-CON Japan) announces that three companies, namely Chuden Real Estate Co.,
Inc. (Chuden Real Estate), ESCON JAPAN REIT Investment Corporation (ESCON REIT), and ES-CONASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd. (the Asset Manager), to which ESCON REIT entrusts asset management
and is a wholly owned subsidiary of ES-CON Japan, have today concluded a support agreement asfollows.
1. Purpose for concluding the support agreement
ESCON REIT anticipates that conclusion of this support agreement between Chuden Real Estate,
ESCON REIT and the Asset Manager will contribute to the further growth of ESCON REIT as it will add
support from Chuden Real Estate in addition to sponsor support from ES-CON Japan based on thealready concluded sponsor support agreement, and support from CHUBU Electric Power Co., Inc.
(CHUBU Electric; *1), the support company.
Furthermore, the concerned support agreement has a wide array of content for support including
provision of warehousing functions. By utilizing the credit strength of Chuden Real Estate and its
expertise in the real estate business, ES-CON Japan believes that in addition to the growth of ESCON
REIT, which is a matter of course, it can enjoy synergy with CHUBU Electric Group in the real estatebusiness as the sponsor of ESCON REIT.
*1. ES-CON Japan concluded a business partnership agreement with Chubu Electric Power in August
2018 and became an equity-method affiliate of Chubu Electric Power in September 2018.
2. Overview of the support agreement
Overview of support
Chuden Real Estate
Information provision●
Granting of right of first refusal and–right of preferential negotiation
Warehousing●
Redevelopment support–
Eco-friendly technologies●
PMBM services●
Leasing support●
Human support●
Same-boat investment●
Licensing of logo●-1-CHUBU Electric●

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The main contents of support from Chuden Real Estate based on the support agreement is as follows:(1) Provision of expertise on eco-friendly technologies and the reduction of energy costs.
(2) Provision of property management function and building management function.
(3) Provision of information on income-generating real estate of which development or operation isentrusted to the supporter (overview of relevant real estate, content of lease contracts, attributes oftenants).
(4) Provision of warehousing function for which the supporter is requested by the Asset Manager.
(5) Provision of information on the latest trends in demand for leases ascertained by the supporter andthe provision of support for the leasing of assets such as real estate owned by ESCON REIT or ofwhich acquisition is being considered by ESCON REIT
(6) Cooperation to a reasonable extent in securing human resources (including the dispatch (transfer,secondment) of personnel with expertise in property acquisition, property management, financeand IR, etc. necessary to operate ESCON REIT by the Asset Manager) to the extent to which itdoes not violate laws and regulations such as the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and theAct on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations, the provision of training to officers andemployees of the Asset Manager, and other necessary support(7) Sincere consideration of the partial acquisition of new investment units if ESCON REIT issues thenew investment units, and the continuous holding of the investment units unless there are special
circumstances(8) Use of the logo of the supporter for productions including the website related to IR, PR anddisclosure*2.

For details, please refer to a press release separately announced by ESCON REIT today. https://www.esconreit.jp/en/[Overview of Chuden Real Estate](1)
Trade name
Chuden Real Estate Co., Inc.
(2)
Address
2-5 Sakae 2-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi(3)
Representative
President and Representative Director Minoru Watanabe(4)Lines ofReal estate business, construction business, operation of facilities,business
environmental greening(5)
Capital
100 million yen(6)
Investors
A wholly owned subsidiary of Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
[Overview of ESCON REIT](1)
Trade name
ESCON JAPAN REIT Investment Corporation(2)
Address
2-5 Kanda-Surugadai 4-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo(3)
Officers
Satoshi Omori, Executive Officer
Masato Yamanaka, Supervisory Officer
Satoshi Ugajin, Supervisory Officer-2-

[Overview of the Asset Manager](1)
Trade name
ES-CON Asset Management Ltd.
(2)
Address
2-5 Kanda-Surugadai 4-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo(3)
Representative
Satoshi Omori, President & Representative Director(4)Lines ofInvestment management, Type II financial instrument transactions,business
investment advising and agent operations, real estate brokerage(5)
Capital
100 million yen(6)
Investors
A wholly owned subsidiary of ES-CON Japan Ltd.
3. Impact on financial results
The conclusion of the support agreement will have no impact on the financial results for this fiscal year.

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