The 74th Ordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Association To the Members The 74th Ordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Association was held on Wednesday 24 July 2024 in Room 303 of the Kaiun Club in Tokyo. The Deputy Chairman of the Association, Mr. Hitoshi Nagasawa, was elected as the Chairman of the Meeting. The Meeting then reported on the following matter and considered the following proposals: - Matter reported: The Business Report for the 74th financial year (i.e.: the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024). The report was made to the Meeting in accordance with the publication“The 74th period Business Report (for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024)”. Proposals approved: (Proposal no.1) To approve an inventory, balance sheet, income and expenditure account and proposals for the disposition of the surplus for the 74th business year (the period from 1 April, 2023 to 31March, 2024); The above Proposal no.1 was considered by the Meeting and approved as proposed. (Proposal no.2) To approve amendments to the Plan of Business Operations; The above Proposal no.2 was considered by the Meeting and approved as proposed. (Proposal no.3) To elect members to the Board of Directors, and to appoint the auditors; The Meeting noted that the terms of all the directors and the auditors had expired. The Meeting further agreed that the Chairman should propose the names of candidates to the Meeting. The Chairman then proposed the names of 26 candidates for appointment as directors and 3 candidates in respect of the auditors, all of which were duly elected by the Meeting, provided, however, the election of the directors other than the members is subject to the approval of the Japanese Financial Service Agency. (Proposal no.4) To approve the payment of retirement bonus to the retiring director; The above Proposal no.4 was considered by the Meeting and approved as proposed. (Proposal no.5) To provide an authorisation to the Board of Directors for the handling of