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February 10, 2012

Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

At a meeting held on February 10, 2012, the Board of Directors of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited ("Kirin") resolved to table a proposition, Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, at Kirin's 173rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for March 29, 2012. Details are as follows:

1. Purpose of the Amendments

In order to ensure a wide range of choices for the location of general meetings of shareholders, the Company proposes the deletion of Article 13, paragraph 3 in the existing Articles of Incorporation, which limits the locations of general meetings of shareholders.

2. Details of Amendments

The details of the Amendments in the Articles of Incorporation are as follows:

(Amended text is shown underlined.)
Current Text Proposed Text
Article 13. (Provision Omitted) Article 13. (Unchanged)
2. (Provision Omitted) 2. (Unchanged)
3. The general meeting of shareholders shall be convened in the wards of the Metropolis of Tokyo.
 3. (Deleted)

3. Schedule

General meeting of shareholders to approve Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Effective date of Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:
Thursday, March 29, 2012