[Unofficial Translation]

December 28, 2017

Dai-ichi Life Announces New Appointment

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"; President: Seiji Inagaki), hereby announces that its board of directors has resolved that John D. Johns to be treated like managing executive officer of the Company as of January 1, 2018.

1. Change of Title

Title as of January 1, 2018

Current title

Name

Treated like Managing Executive Officer

Executive Chairman of Protective

Life Corporation

Treated like Executive Officer

Executive Chairman of Protective Life

Corporation

John D. Johns

NOTE: John D. Johns will be appointed to the Chairman of DLI NORTH AMERICA INC. as of the same date.

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