Launch of New Shareholder Benefit Program "Furusato Yutai "

TOKYO, Japan - February 26, 2015- -ORIX Corporation, a leading integrated financial service group, announced today the start of a catalog gift program "Furusato Yutai" (*1) to enhance their shareholder benefit program.
ORIX operates a nationwide sales network throughout Japan that serves many corporate and individual customers. Under the newly introduced "Furusato Yutai" program, ORIX will carefully select one local specialty product from each region from those provided by its business customers with a value of around 5,000 yen and prepare them as catalog gifts. Eligible shareholders will be able to choose one item of their preference. Catalog gift line up will be reviewed and changed every year.
ORIX's shareholder benefit program provides a valuable opportunity to deepen understanding of ORIX'S business particularly among individual investors. Through the "Furusato Yutai" program, ORIX intends to express the message to its shareholders that " its business relationships with customers throughout Japan and the networks it has with them form the foundation of ORIX's business, and that ORIX aims to contribute to the growth of Japan by supporting these customers as they work to expand their own businesses."
Moreover, ahead of the introduction of the new shareholder benefit program, ORIX has decided to pay an interim dividend(*2) starting from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. Furthermore, for the forecast dividend amount for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, ORIX is planning to pay 33 yen, an increase of 10 yen (43%) from the dividend of the previous fiscal year. By further enhancing its return to shareholders including through the new shareholder benefit program, ORIX intends to meet the expectations of a wide range of shareholders including individual investors.
Furthermore, the existing discount program on presentation of the "Shareholder Benefit Card" will continue next fiscal year. Shareholders are welcome to enjoy discounts on various services from ORIX such as watching professional baseball game or using Rent-A-Cars, golf courses, and aquariums in addition to the "Furusato Yutai" program.
ORIX management will continue striving to increase corporate value going forward and to delight its stakeholders.
(*1) Furusato Yutai literally means "hometown benefit" in Japanese

(*2) Dividend of surplus paid each year on the record date of September 30

*Further details will be provided in the shareholders letter "Yu" scheduled to be issued in June 2015.

Contact Information:

ORIX Corporation
Corporate Planning Department
Tel: +81-3-3435-3121

About ORIX:

ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is a financial services group which provides innovative products and services to its customers by constantly pursuing new businesses. Established in 1964, from its start in the leasing business, ORIX has advanced into neighboring fields and at present has expanded into lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, automobile related, real estate and environment and energy related businesses. Since entering Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has spread its businesses globally by establishing

locations in 35 countries and regions across the world. ORIX celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014 and moving forward it aims to

contribute to society while continuing to capture new business opportunities and sustain growth by promoting acceleration of its corporate strategy "Finance + Services." For more details, please visit our website: http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

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These documents may contain forward-looking statements about expected future events and financial results that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those described under "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and under "4. Risk Factors" of the "Summary of Consolidated Financial Results" of the "Consolidated Financial Results April 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014."

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