Disclosure Policy/Timely Disclosure System

Disclosure Policy

April 1, 2015

Fundamental Policy

The Japan Post Group has stipulated in its Charter of Corporate Conduct to “fulfill our responsibility to explain our operations by conducting highly transparent business operations and disclosing information in a fair manner” to earn the trust of customers. To achieve this objective, JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (the “Bank”), shall disclose information in a fair and accurate manner to its customers, shareholders, investors and other stakeholders.

Standards for Information Disclosure

The Bank shall comply with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan, other applicable laws and regulations and the securities listing regulations stipulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange and swiftly disclose important information about the Bank.
Moreover, the Bank shall not only disclose information in accordance with the aforementioned laws and regulations, but it shall also strive to voluntarily disclose information that will contribute to the deepening of understanding of the Bank.

Establishment of Internal Systems

The Bank shall strive to establish and reinforce its internal systems to ensure appropriate information disclosure. The Bank has established the Information Disclosure Committee principally to hold discussions about information disclosure.

Method of Disclosing Information

The Bank shall make disclosure as required based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan, other related laws and regulations, and securities listing regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, etc., through means prescribed by laws and regulations, and so forth, including the Electronic Disclosure for Investors’ NETwork (“EDINET”other window), which is operated by the Financial Services Agency, the Timely Disclosure network (“TDnet”(Japanese only)other window), which is operated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and through the Bank’s website.
Disclosure of information through methods other than the above shall be made through the Bank’s website and other means.

Future Outlook

Information disclosed of the Bank might include forward-looking statements. Such statements have been prepared in accordance with judgments made by the management based on the information available to the Bank at the time of disclosure and on certain assumptions that the Bank believes to be reasonable in making its predictions of the future, thereby containing various risks, as well as some indeterminacy and uncertainty. Accordingly, actual figures and financial results may differ from the forward-looking statements included in the disclosed information depending on future business operation as well as changes in economic and other circumstances.

Timely Disclosure System

(Source：Corporate Governance Report)