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In the course of making decisions regarding the acquisition, disposal, or operation and management of assets, approval is obtained from the Investment Committee in accordance with the Guidelines for the Investment Committee. In the same way, in the course of making decisions regarding investment policies and standards, operation and management policies and standards, budget, and financing of each investment corporation, approval is obtained from the Investment Committee. If a transaction constitutes a transaction between stakeholders stipulated in the Regulations for Transactions with Stakeholders of the Asset Manager, the Compliance Committee must first adopt resolutions before the Investment Committee makes decisions (excluding transactions that meet certain minor requirements as stipulated in the Regulations for Transactions with Stakeholders, (hereinafter referred to as “Minor Transactions”)). In addition, if a transaction to be executed involves the acquisition, disposal, or lending of securities or real estate between any Investment Corporation and a related party or the like of the Asset Manager as stipulated in Article 201(1) of the Investment Trust Act (hereinafter referred to as “ITA”), then, subsequent to the Compliance Committee adopting a resolution and the Investment Committee adopting a resolution, each Investment Corporation’s consent must, by the time the transaction is executed, be obtained based on the approval of the Board of Directors of each Investment Corporation, except in certain cases in which it is determined that the transaction will have a minor impact on the Investment Corporation’s assets, based on the Ordinance for Enforcement of the ITA.
*1: With regard to investment policies and standards; operation and management policies and standards; budgets and accounts; financing; the acquisition and disposal of assets; matters related to operation and management of assets; and other matters, approval of the Investment Committee is obtained in accordance with the Guidelines for the Investment Committee.
*2: For matters relating to transactions with stakeholders, in addition to the procedures stipulated in *1 above, approval is obtained from the Compliance Committee in accordance with the Regulations for Transactions with Stakeholders and the Compliance Committee Rules. However, if the transaction constitutes a Minor Transaction, approval of the Compliance Committee is not required, and approval of the Representative Director (if the Representative Director has a vested interest, then of the Head of the Compliance Office) is obtained.
*3: For matters relating to transactions with related parties or the like as defined in Article 201-2(1) of the ITA, approval of the Board of Directors of each Investment Corporation and the consent of the Investment Corporation based on such approval is obtained. However, if a transaction is determined to be a transaction that will have a minor impact on each Investment Corporation’s assets under the Ordinance for Enforcement of the ITA, approval of the Board of Directors of each Investment Corporation and consent of each Investment Corporation based on such approval is not required.
*4: The Metropolitan Business Division or Industrial Division is referred to as the Front Division.