Outline

An outline of the operations related to the Custody Services for Foreign Stock Certificates, etc. is given below.

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  Securities handled

  Foreign shares listed on a financial instruments exchanges, certificates of foreign share options, foreign investment trust beneficially certificates, foreign investment securities, beneficiary certificates of trusts that issue foreign beneficiary certificates, foreign covered warrants, depository receipt of foreign listed and Foreign stock certificates, etc. (referred to as 'Foreign stock certificates, etc.' ).
• 2

  JASDEC Participants for Foreign Stock Certificates, etc.

  JASDEC Participants for Foreign Stock Certificates, etc. are entities authorized by JASDEC to establish accounts on the basis of the Business regulations relating to the depository and Book-entry Transfer for Foreign stock certificates, etc.
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  Custody of Foreign stock certificates, etc.

  JASDEC provides custody services through a local custodian. The stock certificates, etc. in custody are registered at the local custodian in JASDEC's name or in the name of the local custodian.
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  Book-Entry Transfer of Foreign stock certificates, etc.

  JASDEC provides book-entry transfer services of Foreign stock certificates, etc. for the settlement of trades conducted on securities exchanges and those for non-exchange transaction deliveries.
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  Deposits and delivery operations for Foreign stock certificates, etc.

  JASDEC provides deposit services for Foreign stock certificates, etc. into JASDEC accounts at the local custodian (including book-entry transfer into JASDEC accounts at the local custodian) and delivery services from JASDEC accounts at the local custodian (including book-entry transfer into accounts specified by the JASDEC Participants for Foreign Stock Certificates, etc.)
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  Processing of rights, etc. related to Foreign stock certificates, etc.

  In cases rights are created in connection with dividends and share splits, etc., JASDEC provides distribution services for such dividends and shares, etc. to the relevant shareholder on the basis of reports, etc. concerning the beneficial owner of the Foreign stock certificates, etc. received from the JASDEC Participants for Foreign Stock Certificates, etc. In cases where the beneficial owner of the Foreign stock certificates, etc. expresses an opinion in relation to the exercise of voting rights, JASDEC shall exercise the rights on behalf of such beneficial owner.
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  Handling of administrative matters for shares and dividend payment

  In relation to share-handling services for dealing with rights and dividend payment services, JASDEC, as trustee for its JASDEC Participants for Foreign Stock Certificates, etc. shall consign the execution of such functions to Share-Handling Service Agents and to dividend-paying banks.
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  Notification of corporate actions

  JASDEC provides notification to its JASDEC Participants for Foreign Stock Certificates, etc. about corporate actions related to securities handled.

• Regulations