Japan Exchange : May 21, 2020JSCCInformation Japan Securities Clearing Corporation Director Candidates

[Translation]

May 21, 2020

Company Name: Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

Name of Representative: Kiyota Akira, Director & Representative Executive Officer, Group CEO

(Code No.: 8697, TSE 1st Section)

Inquiries: Corporate Communications

(Tel: [phone])

Japan Securities Clearing Corporation Director Candidates

We hereby announce that Japan Securities Clearing Corporation has nominated candidates for director positions, to be put for votes at the general meeting of shareholders to be held on June 15, 2020. The new candidates are as follows:

・Director
New Candidates for Director
Director	Asai Kunihiro
Director	Sakata Hideki
Retiring Directors
Director	Ishikawa Masamichi
Director	Inaida Yosuke

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Appendix 1

Brief Biography of New Candidates

Name:	Asai Kunihiro
Date of Birth:	Oct. 5, 1968
Brief Biography and Current Position:
Apr. 1994	The Sanwa Bank, Ltd. / Tokyo, Japan
May 1999	Sanwa Financial Products Co. / New York, NY
Mar. 2001	Sanwa Securities Co. / Tokyo, Japan
Oct. 2001	Mitsui & Co., Ltd. / Tokyo, Japan
Aug. 2006	Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.. / Tokyo, Japan
	Head of Risk Management, Director of Overseas Offices Management
Oct. 2007	Head of Product Development Dept.
Jan. 2014	Global Head of Products
Sep. 2014	Global Head of Corporate Office
May. 2019	Senior Corporate Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate Office

Name:	Sakata Hideki
Date of Birth:	Aug. 12, 1969
Brief Biography and Current Position:
Apr. 1993	Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Jun. 1993	Trader, Fixed Income Dept.
July. 2004	Executive Director, Syndicate Dept.
July. 2007	Executive Director, Human Resources Dept.
July. 2010	Head of Yen Rates Sales,
	Institutional Fixed Income Sales Dept.
	Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Dec. 2012	Managing Director, Head of Japan FI Sales
	Nomura International plc
Apr. 2015	Head of Institutional Fixed Income Sales Dept.
	Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2019	Senior Managing Director, Global Markets
	Nomura Holdings Inc.
Apr. 2020	Senior Managing Director, Global Markets
	Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

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Appendix 2

Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (effective on June 15,2020)

President & CEO	Shizuka Masaki
Director	Iwanaga Moriyuki
Director	Suzuki Yasushi
Director (Outside)	Asai Kunihiro
Director (Outside)	Izawa Nobuhiko
Director (Outside)	Ohashi Kazuhiko
Director (Outside)	Sakata Hideki
Director	Futagi Satoshi
Director (Outside)	Yoshihara Masatoshi
Standing Statutory Auditor (Outside)	Suzuki Yoshihiko
Statutory Auditor (Outside)	Morishita Kunihiko
Statutory Auditor (Outside)	Yanaga Masao

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