Note: This document has been translated from a part of the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any
discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.

Securities Code: 9517
Date of sending by postal mail: June 4, 2024
Start date of measures for electronic provision: May 27, 2024
To our shareholders:Hitoshi Honna
President and Representative Director
erex Co., Ltd.
2-2-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Notice of the 26th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
We are pleased to announce that the 26th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of erex Co., Ltd. (the “Company”),
will be held as indicated below.
When convening this general meeting of shareholders, the Company takes measures for providing information that
constitutes the content of reference documents for the general meeting of shareholders, etc. (the Electronic Provision
Measures Matters) in electronic format and posts this information as “Notice of the 26th Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders” on the Company’s website below. Please review the information.
The Company’s website:
https://www.erex.co.jp/ir/stock/meeting/ (in Japanese)
In addition to the Company’s website mentioned above, the Electronic Provision Measures Matters are also postedon the website of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). Access the TSE website by using the Internet address shown
below, enter “erex” in “Issue name (company name)” or “9517” in “Code,” and click “Search.” Then, click “Basic
information” and select “Documents for public inspection/PR information.” Under “Filed information available forpublic inspection,” click “Click here for access” under “[Notice of General Shareholders Meeting /Informational
Materials for a General Shareholders Meeting].”
TSE website (Listed Company Search):https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/JJK010010Action.do?Show=Show (in Japanese)
If you will not attend the meeting on the day, you may exercise your voting rights in writing (by postal mail) or via
the Internet, etc. Please take the time to consider the attached Reference Documents for the General Meeting of
Shareholders, and exercise your voting rights by Monday, June 24, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. (JST).
1. Date and Time: Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (JST)
2. Venue:Hall 22C at TKP GARDENCITY PREMIUM KYOBASHI
22F Kyobashi Edogrand, 2-2-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
3. Purpose of the Meeting
Matters to be reported:
1. Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the 26th Term (April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024)
as well as the results of an audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements by the Accounting Auditor andthe Audit & Supervisory Board
2. Non-Consolidated Financial Statements for the 26th Term (April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024)
Matters to be resolved:
Proposal No. 1
Election of Eight Directors
Proposal No. 2
Election of One Audit & Supervisory Board Member-

When there is no indication of approval or disapproval for a proposal on the voting form when exercising voting rights in writing (bypostal mail), the Company shall treat it as a vote for approval.
- In the event that voting rights are exercised multiple times via the Internet, etc., the most recent vote shall prevail.

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If you exercise your voting rights in duplicate both by in writing (by postal mail) and via the Internet, etc., the Company shall treat
your vote via the Internet, etc. as valid.
Please submit your voting form at the reception when attending at the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Please note that there are no souvenirs available for shareholders attending the meeting. We would appreciate your kindunderstanding.
If revisions to the Electronic Provision Measures Matters arise, a notice of the revisions and the details of the matters before therevisions and after the revisions will be posted on each of the websites on the previous page.
Paper-based documents stating the Electronic Provision Measures Matters are sent to shareholders who have requested the deliveryof paper-based documents, however those documents do not include the following matters in accordance with the provisions of laws
and regulations and Article 14, paragraph 2 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation. The Audit & Supervisory Board Members
and the Accounting Auditor have audited the documents subject to audit, including the following matters.
(i) Business Report: “System to ensure that the Company operates in an appropriate manner and overview of its implementation”(ii) Consolidated Financial Statements: “Consolidated Financial Statements of Changes in Equity” and “Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements”(iii) Financial Statements: “Non-Consolidated Financial Statements of Changes in Equity” and “Notes to the Non-Consolidated
Financial Statements”
You will be able to watch the meeting on the date it is held on our IR website (https://www.erex.co.jp/ir/) at a later date (scheduled
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Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders
Proposal No. 1

Election of Eight Directors

At the conclusion of this General Meeting of Shareholders, the terms of office of all eight Directors will expire.
Therefore, the Company proposes the election of eight Directors.
The candidates for Directors are as follows:
Candidate
No.

Name(Date of Birth)

Career summary, position in the Company, and significant
concurrent positions outside the Company
Apr. 1973
Apr. 1997
Apr. 2000
Apr. 2012
July 2014
Aug. 2015

Hitoshi Honna(October 28, 1948)
Reelection

Sept. 2015
Sept. 2015

1
Apr. 2016
June 2016
June 2017
July 2017
Sept. 2021

Joined Toa Nenryo Kogyo K.K. (current
ENEOS Corporation)
General Manager, Business Planning
Department of Tonen Corporation
Executive Vice President and Representative
Director of the Company
Director of erex New Energy Co., Ltd. (current
position)
President and Representative Director of erex
New Energy Saiki Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director of Saiki
Biomass Center Co., Ltd.
Director of eREX Spark Marketing Co., Ltd.
(current Evergreen Retailing Co., Ltd.)
President and Representative Director of eREX
Sales 3 Co., Ltd. (current Evergreen Marketing
Co., Ltd.)
Director of Okinawa gas new power Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director of theCompany (current position)
Director of EREX SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
President and Representative Director of
Okinawa Uruma New Energy KK.
President and Representative Director of erex
Biomass Management Co., Ltd. (current
position)

Number of theCompany’s shares
owned

490 thousand
shares(Reason for nomination as candidate for Director)
Since he assumed the office of Representative Director of the Company during its start-up period in 2000, Mr. Hitoshi
Honna has supervised the group management for over 20 years and is well versed in its operations. As President andRepresentative Director since 2016, he has led the Company with his strong leadership and contributed to thesubstantial growth of the Company group. The Company proposes his election as Director as he is expected to continue
his contribution to the sustainable improvement of the group’s enterprise value.

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Candidate
No.

Name
(Date of Birth)

Career summary, position in the Company, and significant
concurrent positions outside the Company
Apr. 1994

June 2010

Nov. 2011

July 2014

Takanobu Yasunaga(December 16, 1971)
Reelection
2

July 2015

July 2016
June 2018
June 2018
June 2019
July 2020
Nov. 2020Feb. 2022
Aug. 2023
Dec. 2023

Joined Ministry of International Trade andIndustry (current Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry)
Director, Legislative Affairs Office, Energy
Conservation and Renewable Energy
Department of the Agency for Natural
Resources and Energy
Director for Electricity Industry Policy
Planning Division, Electricity and Gas Industry
Department, Agency for Natural Resources andEnergyDirector-General, Policy Planning Division,
Electricity and Gas Industry Department,
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Director, Electricity Infrastructure Division,
Electricity and Gas Industry Department,
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Director, Corporate System Division, Economic
and Industrial Policy Bureau
Outside Director of the Company
Outside Director of IR Japan Holdings, Ltd.
Managing Director of the Company
Managing Director and General Manager,
Overseas Business Division of the Company
Director [Chair of the Board of Directors] of
EREX (CAMBODIA) CO., LTD. (current
position)
Director of e-sell Co., Ltd. (current position)
Shokumu-Shikkosha of eREXHT G.K. (current
position)Managing Director and Head of SCR Office of
the Company (current position)

Number of theCompany’s shares
owned

25 thousand
shares(Reason for nomination as candidate for Director)
Since he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (current the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry),
Mr. Takanobu Yasunaga engaged in duties in the energy-related area for many years and has abundant operational
experience and deep insight into the extensive energy-related area, and since he assumed the office of Managing
Director of the Company, he has led the group’s Corporate Planning, Finance and Accounting, etc. Divisions. The
Company proposes his election as Director as he is expected to continue his contribution to the sustainableimprovement of the group’s enterprise value.

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No.

Name
(Date of Birth)

Career summary, position in the Company, and significant
concurrent positions outside the Company
Apr. 1989
Jan. 2005

Apr. 2011

Mar. 2013
Jan. 2016

Oct. 2018
Oct. 2018
June 2019

Tomoki Kakuta(July 14, 1964)
Reelection
3

June 2020
June 2020
Sept. 2021
Dec. 2021
May 2023

June 2023
Aug. 2023
Sept. 2023

Dec. 2023

Mar. 2024

Mar. 2024

Joined Toa Nenryo Kogyo K.K. (current
ENEOS Corporation)
General Manager of the Wakayama Refinery
Technical Department of TonenGeneral Sekiyu
K.K.
Executive Officer and General Manager, Public
Relations Department of TonenGeneral Sekiyu
K.K.
Executive Officer and Manager of Wakayama
Refinery of TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K.
Executive Officer and General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division of KH Neochem
Co., Ltd.
Joined the Company
General Manager, Corporate Planning Divisionof the Company
Director and General Manager, Human
Resources and General Affairs Division of theCompany
Director of the Company
President and Representative Director of Saiki
Biomass Center Co., Ltd. (current position)
Director of erex Biomass Management Co.,
Ltd. (current position)
Shokumu-Shikkosha of eREXHT G.K.
Representative Director of EREXINTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. (current
position)Managing Director of the Company
Representative Director of EREXSINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (current position)
Representative Director of HAU GIANG
BIOENERGY JOINT STOCK COMPANY(current position)
Managing Director and General Manager,
Overseas Business Management Division of theCompany (current position)
Representative Director of EREX SAKURA
BIOMASS YEN BAI CO., LTD. (current
position)
Representative Director of EREX SAKURA
BIOMASS TUYEN QUANG CO., LTD.
(current position)

Number of theCompany’s shares
owned

23 thousand
shares(Reason for nomination as candidate for Director)
Mr. Tomoki Kakuta has a high level of knowledge based on his long-term experience in the energy industry. Sincejoining the Company, he has been engaged in business activities such as corporate planning, human resources andgeneral affairs, fuel procurement, and overseas business, contributing to the development of the Company’s business.
The Company proposes his election as Director as he is expected to continue his contribution to the sustainableimprovement of the group’s enterprise value.

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Candidate
No.

Name
(Date of Birth)

Career summary, position in the Company, and significant
concurrent positions outside the Company
Apr. 1995
Oct. 2001
July 2016
Apr. 2018
June 2018
June 2018
June 2018
Mar. 2019

Yasushi Saito(November 23, 1971)
Reelection
4

June 2019

Oct. 2019
June 2020
July 2020
Mar. 2021
Jan. 2022

July 2022

Joined Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (current
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.)
Joined the Company
Executive Officer and General Manager,
Corporate Planning Division of the Company
Executive Officer and General Manager, Sales
Division of the Company
Director and General Manager, Sales Divisionof the Company
Director of eREX Spark Marketing Co., Ltd.
(current Evergreen Retailing Co., Ltd.)
Representative Director and Senior Managing
Director of Okinawa gas new power Co., Ltd.
Director and General Manager, Sales Division
and Energy Marketing Division of theCompany
President and Representative Director of eREX
Spark Marketing Co., Ltd. (current Evergreen
Retailing Co., Ltd.)
Director and General Manager, Sales Divisionof the Company
Shokumu-Shikkosha of XOOM Energy Japan,
G.K. (current T’dash G.K.)
Director and General Manager, Human
Resources Division of the Company
Director of Okinawa gas new power Co., Ltd.
(current position)
Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning
Division and General Manager, Human
Resources Division of the Company
Director and General Manager, Human
Resources Division of the Company (current
position)

Number of theCompany’s shares
owned

94 thousand
shares(Reason for nomination as candidate for Director)
Since he joined the Company, Mr. Yasushi Saito engaged in business development, corporate planning, sales, and otheroperations and has contributed to the development of the Company’s businesses and growth of its sales with hisabundant operational experience and deep insight into the energy industry. The Company proposes his election as
Director as he is expected to continue his contribution to the sustainable improvement of the group’s enterprise value.

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Candidate
No.

Name
(Date of Birth)

Career summary, position in the Company, and significant
concurrent positions outside the Company
Apr. 1994
Oct. 1999
Mar. 2000
Oct. 2008
June 2015
Sept. 2015
Oct. 2015
Apr. 2018

Toshimichi Tanaka(October 25, 1971)
Reelection
5

Mar. 2019

June 2019
July 2020
Mar. 2021
Feb. 2022
July 2022
July 2022
Mar. 2023

Dec. 2023

Joined Meitan Tradition Ltd. (current Tradition
Nihon Ltd.)
Joined Nittan Exco Ltd. (current Nittan CapitalGroup Limited)
Joined the Company
General Manager, Sales Division of theCompany
Executive Officer and General Manager, Sales
Division of the Company
Director of eREX Sales 3 Co., Ltd. (current
Evergreen Marketing Co., Ltd.)
Director of eREX Spark Marketing Co., Ltd.
(current Evergreen Retailing Co., Ltd.)
Senior Executive Officer and General Manager,
Energy Marketing Division of the Company
President and Representative Director ofEvergreen Marketing Co., Ltd. (current
position)
Director of the Company
President and Representative Director ofEvergreen Retailing Co., Ltd. (current position)
Director of Okinawa gas new power Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director of e-sellCo., Ltd. (current position)
Shokumu-Shikkosha of T’dash G.K. (current
position)
Director and General Manager, RetailManagement Division of the Company
Representative Director and Vice President of
Okinawa gas new power Co., Ltd. (current
position)
Director and Head of Supply & Demand
Strategy Office of the Company (current
position)

Number of theCompany’s shares
owned

65 thousand
shares(Reason for nomination as candidate for Director)
Since he joined the Company, Mr. Toshimichi Tanaka engaged in operations related to sales and the energy market
transactions and has contributed to the development of the Company’s businesses and growth of its sales with hisabundant operational experience and deep insight into the energy industry. The Company proposes his election as
Director as he is expected to continue his contribution to the sustainable improvement of the group’s enterprise value.

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Candidate
No.

6

7

Name
(Date of Birth)

Career summary, position in the Company, and significant
concurrent positions outside the Company

Number of theCompany’s shares
owned

Apr. 1990
Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Makoto Tamura(July 23, 1966)
Oct. 2009
President and Representative Director of Shijo
Tenure: Ten years and six
Co., Ltd. (current position)
3 thousand sharesmonthsJan. 2014
Outside Director of the Company (current
Reelection
position)
OutsideIndependent(Reason for nomination as candidate for outside Director and outline of expected roles)
Mr. Makoto Tamura has a high level of knowledge based on his long-term experience in the financial and securities
industry and extensive insight regarding overall business management. The Company believes that he is qualified as
outside Director as he is expected to play a role in ensuring the reasonableness and appropriateness of decision-making
by the Board of Directors and to continue providing useful advice on the group’s management strategy.
Apr. 1972
Joined the Bank of JapanMay 1999
Director-General, Operations Department of the
Bank of Japan
June 2003
General Manager, Financial Sales Division of
Accenture Japan Ltd.
Michiaki Morita
May 2006
President and Representative Director of Ueda
(March 7, 1949)
Yagi Tanshi Co., Ltd.
Tenure: Six years
1 thousand shares
Reelection
May 2014
Director and Executive Advisor of Ueda Yagi
OutsideTanshi Co., Ltd.
Independent
May 2016
Executive Advisor of Ueda Yagi Tanshi Co.,Ltd.
May 2018
Adviser of Ueda Yagi Tanshi Co., Ltd.
June 2018
Outside Director of the Company (current
position)(Reason for nomination as candidate for outside Director and outline of expected roles)
Mr. Michiaki Morita has a high level of knowledge based on his long-term experience in the financial and securities
industry and extensive insight regarding overall business management. The Company believes that he is qualified as
outside Director as he is expected to play a role in ensuring the reasonableness and appropriateness of decision-making
by the Board of Directors and to continue providing useful advice on the group’s management strategy.

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No.

Name
(Date of Birth)

Career summary, position in the Company, and significant
concurrent positions outside the Company
July 1971

8

Notes:

1.
2.

3.
4.

5.

6.
7.

Number of theCompany’s shares
ownedJoined Tokyo Electric Power Company,
Incorporated (current Tokyo Electric Power
Company Holdings, Incorporated)
June 2001
General Manager, Electric Power Contract
Department of Tokyo Electric Power Company,
Incorporated
June 2003
Director in charge of the Sales Department andGeneral Manager of the Electric Power
Contract Department of Tokyo Electric Power
Company, Incorporated
June 2004
Executive Officer and Deputy General
Manager, Sales Division of Tokyo Electric
Shigeru Kimura
Power Company, Incorporated(February 18, 1948)
June 2005
Managing Executive Director and Deputy
Tenure: Five years
3 thousand shares
General Manager, Marketing and Sales
Reelection
Division of Tokyo Electric Power Company,
OutsideIncorporated
Independent
June 2007
Vice President and Director, General Manager,
Marketing and Sales Division of Tokyo ElectricPower Company, Incorporated
June 2010
Director of Tokyo Electric Power Company,
Incorporated
June 2010
Vice Chairman of The Federation of ElectricPower Companies of Japan
Mar. 2016
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory
Committee Member) of TOA OIL Co., Ltd.
June 2019
Outside Director of the Company (current
position)(Reason for nomination as candidate for outside Director and outline of expected roles)
Mr. Shigeru Kimura has a high level of knowledge based on his long-term experience in the electric power industry andextensive insight regarding overall business management. The Company believes that he is qualified as outside Director
as he is expected to play a role in ensuring the reasonableness and appropriateness of decision-making by the Board of
Directors and to continue providing useful advice on the group’s management strategy.
The number of the Company’s shares owned by each candidate includes the number of shares owned by the person
concerned through the officer stock ownership association of the Company.
Mr. Hitoshi Honna is the President and Representative Director of erex Biomass Management Co., Ltd., which is a
subsidiary of the Company, and since the Company has transactions, including outsourcing with this subsidiary, there is a
special interest.
Mr. Takanobu Yasunaga is a Shokumu-Shikkosha of eREXHT G.K., which is a subsidiary of the Company, and since theCompany has transactions, including outsourcing with the subsidiary, there is a special interest.
Mr. Tomoki Kakuta is the Representative Director of Saiki Biomass Center Co., Ltd., EREX INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD., EREX SINGAPORE PTE. LTD., HAU GIANG BIOENERGY JOINT STOCK COMPANY, EREX SAKURA
BIOMASS YEN BAI CO., LTD., and EREX SAKURA BIOMASS TUYEN QUANG CO., LTD., which are subsidiariesof the Company, and since the Company has transactions, including outsourcing with the subsidiary, there is a special
interest.
Mr. Toshimichi Tanaka is the Representative Director of Evergreen Marketing Co., Ltd., Evergreen Retailing Co., Ltd.,
Okinawa gas new power Co., Ltd., and e-sell Co., Ltd., which are subsidiaries of the Company, and a Shokumu-Shikkoshaof T’dash G.K., which is a subsidiary of the Company, and since the Company has transactions including electricity
wholesale with each of these subsidiaries, there is a special interest.
There is no special interest between any candidates other than Mr. Hitoshi Honna, Mr. Takanobu Yasunaga, Mr. Tomoki
Kakuta, and Mr. Toshimichi Tanaka and the Company.
The Company has entered into an agreement of Directors and officers liability insurance with an insurance company inaccordance with paragraph 1 of Article 430-3 of the Companies Act and if claim for damages is made by shareholder (s)or any third party, the compensation for the damage, fees for legal actions, etc. shall be paid for by the said insurance
agreement. The candidates for Director are included in the insured of the said insurance agreement and if they are reelected,
they will be included in the insured of the said insurance agreement. The insurance premiums including special insurance-9-

premiums are fully paid by the Company, and the insured will not pay the premiums. In addition, when the said insurance
agreement is renewed, the Company plans to renew it with the same terms.
8. Mr. Makoto Tamura, Mr. Michiaki Morita and Mr. Shigeru Kimura are candidates for outside Directors.
9. The tenure of the candidates for outside Directors shall be the term as of the conclusion of this meeting.
10. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 427, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, the Company has entered into agreementswith Mr. Makoto Tamura, Mr. Michiaki Morita, and Mr. Shigeru Kimura to limit their liability for damages under Article
423, paragraph 1 thereof. Pursuant to the said agreement, the defined maximum amount of liability for damages is theminimum liability amount provided for under Article 425, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. If the reelection of Mr.
Makoto Tamura, Mr. Michiaki Morita, and Mr. Shigeru Kimura are approved, the Company plans to continue the said
agreement with them.
11. The Company has submitted notification to the Tokyo Stock Exchange that Mr. Makoto Tamura, Mr. Michiaki Morita,
and Mr. Shigeru Kimura have been appointed as independent officers as provided for by the said exchange. If the reelectionof Mr. Makoto Tamura, Mr. Michiaki Morita, and Mr. Shigeru Kimura are approved, the Company plans to submit
notification concerning their appointment as independent officers.

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Proposal No. 2

Election of One Audit & Supervisory Board Member

At the conclusion of this meeting, the terms of office of Audit & Supervisory Board Member Makoto Kojo will
expire. Therefore, the Company proposes the election of one Audit & Supervisory Board Member.
The consent of the Audit & Supervisory Board has been obtained for this proposal.
The candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board Member is as follows:
Name(Date of Birth)

Career summary, position in the Company, and significant concurrent
positions outside the Company
Apr. 1973

Number of theCompany’s shares
owned

Assistant, Institute of Social Science of the University ofTokyo
Apr. 1979
Associate Professor, School of Law of Hokkaido University
Apr. 1986
Professor, School of Law of Hokkaido University
Makoto Kojo
Apr. 1994
Professor, Faculty of Law of Sophia University(November 4, 1949)(Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law of Sophia University
Tenure: Four years
Nonefrom April 2005 to March 2007, and April 2011 to March
Reelection
2013)
OutsideApr. 2015
Special Contract Professor of Sophia University
IndependentMar. 2019
Retired from Special Contract Professor of Sophia
University
June 2020
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of theCompany (current position)(Reason for nomination as candidate for outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member)
Although Mr. Makoto Kojo has no direct experience in corporate management other than serving as an outside officer in the past, he
has a wealth of experience and extensive insight as a university professor specializing in law, and as a member of energy-related
committees such as the Advisory Committee for Energy. The Company has judged that he is suited to serve as an outside Audit &Supervisory Board Member because he can reflect these experiences in the Company’s audits as an outside Audit & Supervisory
Board Member.
Notes: 1. There is no special interest between Mr. Makoto Kojo and the Company.
2. Mr. Makoto Kojo is a candidate for outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.
3. The Company has entered into an agreement of Directors and officers liability insurance with an insurance company inaccordance with paragraph 1 of Article 430-3 of the Companies Act and if claim for damages is made by shareholder (s)or any third party, the compensation for the damage, fees for legal actions, etc. shall be paid for by the said insurance
agreement. Mr. Makoto Kojo is included in the insured of the said insurance agreement and if he is reelected, he will be
included in the insured of the said insurance agreement. The insurance premiums including special insurance premiums
are fully paid by the Company, and the insured will not pay the premiums. In addition, when the said insurance agreement
is renewed, the Company plans to renew it with the same terms.
4. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 427, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, the Company has entered into agreementswith Mr. Makoto Kojo to limit his liability for damages under Article 423, paragraph 1 thereof. Pursuant to the said
agreement, the defined maximum amount of liability for damages is the minimum liability amount provided for under
Article 425, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. If the reelection of Mr. Makoto Kojo is approved, the Company plans tocontinue the said agreement with him.
5. The Company has submitted notification to the Tokyo Stock Exchange that Mr. Makoto Kojo has been appointed as anindependent officer as provided for by the said exchange. If the reelection of Mr. Makoto Kojo is approved, the Company
plans to submit notification concerning his appointment as an independent officer.

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