[MCP Group] Announcement Regarding Executive Appointments

MCP Asset Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, "the Company") and MCP Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. are pleased to announce the following executive appointments.

The Company has newly welcomed Mr. Takeji Kitazume as Representative Director and Vice President. Additionally, Mr. Yuji Arima (Head of Discretionary Investment Management and Investment Trust Management Department), Mr. Keisuke Yamashita (Head of Venture Capital & Private Equity Investment Department), and Mr. Masahide Higashino (Head of Compliance & Risk Management Department) have been appointed from within the Company.

Mr. Takeji Kitazume has led sales & trading operations, primarily in interest rates, foreign exchange, and derivatives, for over 30 years in the markets field, including serving as Co-Head of the Global Markets Division, Executive Officer at Mizuho Bank. Through his management experience in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and New York, he has a proven track record of promoting global operations across banking and securities, organizational integration, and the sophistication of revenue bases. Moving forward, he is expected to leverage his extensive knowledge to lead the strengthening of the Company's management foundation and the execution of its mid-to-long-term growth strategies.

Furthermore, Mr. Yoshio Konishi, who retired as Representative Director upon the expiration of his term, and Mr. Nobuyuki Ichikura, who retired as Director, have been appointed as Directors of MCP Japan Holdings Co., Ltd., the Company's parent and holding company. Both will continue to promote the sophistication of group management at the said company, which is responsible for group-wide strategy formulation and governance enhancement.

Additionally, Mr. Ryuto Igarashi, who retired as Director upon the expiration of his term, has been appointed as the Head of the Company's Internal Audit Office.

Under the new structure, the MCP Group will strive to enhance sustainable corporate value and respond to the trust of its customers by further strengthening its compliance and risk management systems and improving its investment management functions.