To whom it may concern

May 13, 2015

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Notice regarding Change of Officers in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (President: Kunitaro Kitamura) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (President: Hitoshi Tsunekage) hereby announce the change of officers as described on the attached sheet.

The change of officers is subject to the resolutions of the general meeting of shareholders of each company to be held.

For further information, please contact:

IR Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. Telephone: +81-3-3286-8354

Facsimile: +81-3-3286-4654

Change of Officers in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

1. Newly Appointed Representative Director (As of June 26, 2015 (planned))

New Position

Name

Current Position

Deputy President

(Representative Director)

Rikiya Hattori

Deputy President Executive Officer,

Deputy President (Representative Director) of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust

Bank, Limited

2. Newly Appointed Directors (As of June 26, 2015 (planned))

New Position

Name

Current Position

Director, Managing

Executive Officer

Yoshiaki Koshimura

Managing Executive Officer,

Director, Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Director

(External Director) (*1)

Takeshi Suzuki

Chairman (Representative Director) of Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.,

Director (External Director) of AICHI CORPORATION

Director

(External Director) (*1)

Mikio Araki

President of The Japan Economic Research Institute,

Director (External Director) of Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd., Auditor (External Auditor) of Japan Freight Railway Company

(*1) Mr. Takeshi Suzuki and Mr. Mikio Araki are the candidates for external directors set forth in Article 2, Paragraph 3, Item 7 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Companies Act.

3. Substitute Corporate Auditor (As of June 26, 2015 (planned))

Name

Current Position

Takashi Yoshida (*2)

Certified Public Accountant,

Corporate Auditor (External Auditor) of Nippon Seiro Co., Ltd.

(*2) Mr. Takeshi Yoshida satisfies the requirements for an external auditor set forth in Article 2, Paragraph 3, Item 8 of the
Ordinance for Enforcement of the Companies Act.

4. Retiring Directors (As of June 26, 2015 (planned))

Current Position

Name

Appointed Position after Retirement

Director,

Senior Managing

Executive Officer

Masaru Hashimoto

Senior Managing Executive Officer,

Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust

Bank, Limited (current position)

Director

Jun Okuno

Senior Corporate Advisor of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

(current position)

Director

Kiyoshi Mukohara

Corporate Advisor of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

(current position)

Director

Akio Otsuka

Corporate Advisor in charge of Pension Business of Sumitomo Mitsui

Trust Bank, Limited (current position),

Chairman of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (current position)

Director

(External Director)

Toshio Hoshino

Director (External Director) of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

(current position)

5. Retiring Corporate Auditors (As of June 26, 2015 (planned))

Current Position

Name

Appointed Position after Retirement

Corporate Auditor

(External Auditor)

Hiroyuki Nakanishi

Advisor of Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Corporate Auditor

(External Auditor)

Yasuhiko Takano

Corporate Auditor (External Auditor) of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (current position),

Attorney at Law

Change of Officers in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

1. Newly Appointed Corporte Auditor (As of June 26, 2015 (planned))

New Position

Name

Current Position

Corporate Auditor

(External Auditor) (*3)

Hiroshi Mitsunaga

President of Tokio Marine & Nichido Auto Support Center Co., Ltd.

(*3) Mr. Hiroshi Mitsunaga is the candidate for an external auditor set forth in Article 2, Paragraph 3, Item 8 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Companies Act.

2. Retiring Director (As of June 26, 2015 (planned))

New Position

Name

Appointed Position after Retirement

Director

(External Director)

Soichi Shinohara

Director (External Director) of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (current position),

President of Kyoto Gakuen University (current position)

3. Retiring Corporate Auditors (As of June 26, 2015 (planned))

New Position

Name

Appointed Position after Retirement

Senior Corporate Auditor

Teruhiko Sugita

Senior Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (current positon)

Senior Corporate Auditor

Takashi Kamikanda

Senior Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (current positon)

Corporate Auditor

(External Auditor)

Hiroyuki Nakanishi

Advisor of Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Corporate Auditor

(External Auditor)

Tetsuya Yoshimoto

Corporate Auditor (External Auditor) of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust

Holdings, Inc. (current positon)

Corporate Auditor

(External Auditor)

Shinichi Saito

Corporate Auditor (External Auditor) of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust

Holdings, Inc. (current positon),

President and Representative Director of Japan Industrial Solutions, Ltd. (current positon),

Director (External Director) of UNITIKA LTD. (current positon)

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