Dai ichi Life : Notice Regarding the Repurchase of the Company's Shares (Under the Provision of its Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act of Japan) PDF

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May 15, 2017

Seiji Inagaki Representative Director, President Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

Code: 8750 (TSE First section)

(Under the Provision of its Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act of Japan)

The Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"; President: Seiji Inagaki) hereby announces that its board of directors has resolved at its meeting held on May 15, 2017 to repurchase the Company's shares under the provision of Article 156 of the Companies Act of Japan, as applied pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same, as follows.

1. Reason for the Repurchase of the Company's shares

   To enhance shareholder return through the implementation of a flexible capital policy and the improvement of capital efficiency.

2. Details of the Repurchase

1. Class of shares to be repurchased: Shares of common stock

2. Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased: Up to 23,000,000 shares (1.95% of the total issued

   and outstanding shares excluding treasury stock)

3. Aggregate price of shares to be repurchased: Up to 23.0 billion yen

4. Period of repurchase of shares: From May 16, 2017 to March 31, 2018

5. Method of repurchase of shares: Open-market repurchase by the trust method

1. Total number of issued and outstanding shares: 1,179,665,400 shares (excluding treasury stock)

2. Number of treasury stock: 18,357,600 shares

*The above number of treasury stock does not include shares owned by the Stock Granting Trust of the Company (J-ESOP), which owned 4,334,100 shares as of March 31, 2017.

Investor Contact: Investor Relations Group Corporate Planning Unit

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

+81 50 3780 6930

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