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May 10, 2016

FOR IMMEDI ATE RELEASE

Company Name:

KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Representative:

Takuya Kozuki, Representative Director, President

Shares listed:

Tokyo Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange

Contact:

Junichi Motobayashi, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department (Phone: +81-3-5771-0222)

News Release: Notice Regarding Distribution of Retained Earnings

KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION (the "Company") hereby announces the resolution passed at the meeting of its board of directors held today regarding the distribution of retained earnings with a record date of March 31, 2016 as below.

  1. Details of year-end dividend

    Year-end dividend

    Previous year-end dividend forecast

    (annou nc ed on May 8, 2015 )

    Year-end dividend for prior year, actual

    (year end ed March 31 , 2015)

    Record date

    March 31, 2016

    March 31, 2016

    March 31, 2015

    Dividend per share

    12.50 yen

    10.50 yen

    12.50 yen

    Amount of dividend

    1,691 million yen

    -

    1,733 million yen

    Date of payment

    June 3, 2016

    -

    June 5, 2015

    Source of dividend

    Retained earnings

    -

    Retained earnings

  2. Reasons for the distribution of retained earnings

The Company believes that the provision of dividends and the enhancement of corporate value are important ways to return profits to its shareholders. The Company aims to achieve a consolidated payout ratio of more than 30% and will endeavor to further increase the level of dividends. The Company also intends to use retained earnings for investments focused on business areas with good future prospects in order to continue to reinforce Konami Group's growth potential and competitiveness.

A dividend of 12.50 yen per share was approved as a year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. As a result, including the interim dividend of 10.50 yen per share paid on November 20, 2015, dividends on an annual basis will be 23 yen per share.

(Reference) Details of the dividends on an annual basis

Cash dividends per share (yen)

Second quarter end

Year end

Annual total

Year ended March 31, 2016 (actual)

10.50

12.50

23.00

Year ended March 31, 2015 (actual)

8.50

12.50

21.00

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