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CHIBA BANK NEWS

April 27, 2016

Company Name: The Chiba Bank, Ltd.

Representative: Hidetoshi Sakuma, President Stock Exchange Listing: Tokyo (code: 8331)

For Inquiries: Tsutomu Yonemoto, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division

Announcement regarding market purchase of own shares and completion of acquisition

(Under the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation pursuant to paragraph 2, Article 165 of the Corporate Law of Japan)

The Chiba Bank, Ltd. has acquired its own shares as follows, under Article 156, as applied pursuant to paragraph 3, Article 165, of the Corporate Law, and it has completed the acquisition resolved at its Board of Directors Meeting held on March 25, 2016.

Details of acquisition

(1) Type of acquired shares

Common stock

(2) Period of acquisition

From April 1, 2016 to April 26, 2016

(3) Total number of acquired shares

9,026,000 shares

(4) Total cost of acquisition

4,999,665,000 yen

(5) Method of acquisition

Purchased on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Trust method)

(Reference)

1. Resolution of the Board of Directors Meeting held on March 25, 2016

(1) Type of shares to be acquired

Common stock

(2) Total number of shares to be acquired

Up to 10 million shares

(3) Total cost of acquisition

Up to 5.0 billion yen

(4) Period of acquisition

From April 1, 2016 to April 28, 2016

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