The following is an unofficial English translation of the Convocation Notice for the 34th Ordinary General Meeting ofShareholders of Central Japan Railway Company. The Company provides this translation for your reference andconvenience only and without any warranty as to its accuracy or otherwise.

[TRANSLATION](Securities Identification Code: 9022)
June 2, 2021
To: Shareholders
Shin Kaneko
President and Representative Director
Central Japan Railway Company
1-4, Meieki 1-chome, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya,
Aichi Prefecture
Convocation Notice for the 34th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Dear Sirs/Madams:
Notice is hereby given that the 34th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Central
Japan Railway Company (the “Company”) will be held as set forth below.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, you are allowed to exercise your voting rights inwriting or electronically (through the Internet, etc.). After examining the reference materials
set forth below, please exercise your voting rights no later than 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22,2021 (Japan Standard Time (JST)).
Particulars
1.

Date and Time:

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (JST)2.

Venue:“Towers Ballroom” (16F)Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel
1-4, Meieki 1-chome, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya,
Aichi Prefecture, Japan

3.

Purpose of the Meeting:
Matters to be Reported:

1.
2.

Report on the details of the business report, and theconsolidated and non-consolidated financial statements forthe 34th fiscal year (from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021)
Report on the results of the audit of the consolidated
financial statements by the Accounting Auditors and theAudit and Supervisory Board

Matters to be Resolved:
Proposal:
4.
(1)
(2)

Appropriation of retained earnings

Notes on the Procedures of the Meeting:If you exercise your voting rights more than once electronically (through the Internet, etc.),
then the last exercise will be the one deemed valid.
If you exercise your voting rights both in writing and electronically (through the Internet,etc.), then the exercise of those rights electronically (through the Internet, etc.) will be theone deemed valid.
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・The “system to ensure that Directors execute their responsibilities in compliance with relevantlaws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation as well as other systems to ensure thatoperations are appropriately conducted and the implementation status of such systems” of thebusiness report, the “consolidated statement of changes in net assets” and the “notes to theconsolidated financial statements” of the consolidated financial statements, and the “nonconsolidated statement of changes in net assets” and the “notes to the non-consolidatedfinancial statements” of the non-consolidated financial statements are posted on theCompany’s website (https://company.jr-central.co.jp/ir/stockholders/operation.html) pursuant
to laws and regulations and Article 16 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, andthey are not included in the materials attached to this convocation notice. The business report
audited by the Audit and Supervisory Board members and the consolidated financial
statements and non-consolidated financial statements audited by the Accounting Auditors andthe Audit and Supervisory Board members are posted on the Company’s website mentioned
above in addition to being included in this convocation notice.
・In the event circumstances arise to require that amendments be made to items in the referencematerials for the ordinary general meeting of shareholders, the business report, theconsolidated financial statements, and the non-consolidated financial statements, such
amendments will be made public on the Company’s website (https://jr-central.co.jp).
・Please bring this convocation notice to the meeting with you as it will be used as a material
for the proceedings.

【Information Regarding Exercise of Voting Rights】

In person at the meeting

In writing (postal mail)Please submit the enclosed voting
form to the receptionist at theentrance of the meeting place.

Please indicate your approval ordisapproval for each proposal on
the voting form enclosed herewith,and send it back to the Company
so that it will reach the Company
no later than the deadline forexercising voting rights.

Date and time

Deadline for exercising votingrights
Your votes must reach theCompany no later than June 22,2021 (Tuesday), 5:30 p.m. (JST)June 23, 2021 (Wednesday),
10:00 a.m. (JST)Electronically (through the Internet,etc.)
Please enter your approval ordisapproval for each proposal inaccordance with the “Guide to
exercising voting rights electronically(through the Internet, etc.)” set forthon this page and the following page
no later than the deadline forexercising voting rights.
Deadline for exercising voting rights
Your votes must be entered no later
than June 22, 2021 (Tuesday), 5:30
p.m. (JST)【Guide to exercising voting rights electronically (through the Internet, etc.)】
1.

Exercising voting rights through the Internet(1) Method for exercising voting rights
You may exercise voting rights through the Internet by either (1) scanning the QR code(“Smart Voting”) or (2) entering your voting code and the password that is indicated on thevoting form. For the details of the procedures thereof, please see the next page.
(2) Handling of passwords

(3)

2.

•A password is a means of verifying the identity of a shareholder exercising his/hervoting rights. In order to prevent any illegal use of passwords, including illegally
accessing the site or manipulating the content of voting selections, a shareholder whouses the site is requested to change his/her password that is indicated on the voting form
to a new password that such shareholder establishes at his/her discretion. Once thepassword is changed, please handle such password with care until the conclusion of thisordinary general meeting of shareholders.

•In order to prevent the unauthorized use of passwords, we will not be able to respond toinquiries about your password by telephone or by other means.

•If you enter an incorrect password for more than a certain number of times, the password
will be locked and rendered unusable. If you would like to generate a new password,
please follow the instructions on the screen.

Other points to remember•

You will incur provider access fees, telecommunication carrier charges and any otherfees that may be required to use the voting website.

•Please note that you cannot exercise your voting rights through the Internet by using afeature phone.

Electronic platform for institutional investors to exercise voting rights
As an additional method for exercising voting rights using electronic means at the general
meeting of shareholders of the Company other than the method set forth in “1. Exercising
voting rights through the Internet” above, any master trust bank or other nominal shareholder(including standing proxies) may use the electronic voting platform for institutional investors
operated by a joint venture (ICJ, Inc.) established by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. andothers if a prior application for the use of the platform was made within the prescribed period.

Exercise of voting rights through the Internet
Scan the website login QR code
“Smart Voting”
You can exercise your voting rights via the website
without entering your “voting code” and“password”.
1.
Scan the website login QR Code* indicated at
the bottom right of the voting form.
*“QR Code” is a registered trademark ofDenso Wave Incorporated.
2.
Indicate your approval or disapproval for each
proposal by following the instructions
displayed on the screen.
Voting rights exercised through “Smart Voting”
are valid only once.
If you intend to make a correction to the content of
your vote after you exercised your voting rights,
please access and log in to the dedicated website forPCs, login by entering your “voting code” and the“password” indicated on the voting form andexercise your voting rights again.
* By scanning the QR Code again, you will be
moved to the dedicated website for PCs.
For inquiries regarding how to operate your devices
such as your personal computer or smartphone toexercise your voting rights, please contact thehotline shown on the right:

Enter the voting code and password

Voting Website: https://www.web54.net
1.

Access the Voting Website.

2.

Please enter the “voting code” as indicated on thevoting form.

3.

Please enter the “password” as indicated on thevoting form.

4.

Indicate your approval or disapproval for each
proposal by following the instructions displayedon the screen.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Securities Agent Web Support Hotline
0120 (652) 031 (toll-free in Japan)(9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (JST))Reference Materials for the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Proposal and Referential Matter
Proposal: Appropriation of retained earnings
As the Company’s core operation is the railway business, which has a strong social mission,
the Company promotes its efforts to ensure and strengthen a long-term and stable
management foundation, while securing internal reserve in order to steadily proceed withvarious projects such as the Chuo Shinkansen Project. With respect to distribution, theCompany’s policy is to have stable dividends.
Based on such principle, in light of its operating environment and business results, theCompany decided to appropriate its retained earnings as below.
Matters concerning year-end dividends(1) Type of dividend property
Cash(2) Matters concerning allocation of the dividend property to shareholders and the total amountthereof65 yen per share of the Company’s common stock
Total amount: 12,805,048,815 yen(3) Effective date of dividend of retained earnings
June 24, 2021
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