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February 13, 2017

Company Name

Sapporo Holdings Limited

Representative

Tsutomu Kamijo

Chairman and Representative Director

Securities code

2501

Listed on

Tokyo Stock Exchange

Sapporo Securities Exchange

Inquiries

Toshihiko Umezato

Corporate Communication Department Tel: +81-3-5423-7407

Notice Concerning Partial Amendments of the Articles of Incorporation

Sapporo Holdings Limited (the "Company"), at its Board of Directors' meeting held today, resolved to submit a proposal for "Partial Amendments of the Articles of Incorporation" to the 93rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 30, 2017.

  1. Reasons for the Amendments

    In order to give flexibility to the management of the General Meeting of Shareholders, the provisions with respect to the Convener and Chairperson of the General Meeting of Shareholders set forth in Article 14 of the current Articles of Incorporation will be required to change.

  2. Details of changes

    Details of the changes are as appended.

  3. Schedule

  • March 30, 2017 (tentative)

Date for General Meeting of Shareholders to change the Articles of Incorporation

  • March 30, 2017 (tentative)

Effective Date of the change in the Articles of Incorporation

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(Amendments are underlined)

Current Articles of Incorporation

Proposed Amendments

Chapter 3 General Meetings of Shareholders (Convener and Chairperson)

Article 14 Unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, a general meeting of shareholders shall be convened and chaired by the President and Director pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors. When the post of President and Director is not established or the President and Director is unable to attend, other Directors shall convene such general meetings and act as the chairperson thereof in accordance with the order determined in advance by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Chapter 3 General Meetings of Shareholders (Convener and Chairperson)

Article 14 Unless otherwise stipulated by laws and regulations, a general meeting of shareholders shall be convened and chaired by the Chairman and Director or the President and Director pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors. When the post of neitherthe Chairman and Director nor the President and Director is established or both theChairman and Director and the President and Director are unable to attend, other Directors shall convene such general meetings and act as the chairperson thereof in accordance with the order determined in advance by resolution of the Board of Directors.

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