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Securities Code: 5192 June 6, 2024 Start date of measures for electronic provision: June 4, 2024

To Our Shareholders:

Hiroshi Ikeda Representative Director

Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.

1-21, Hamazoedori 4-chome,Nagata-ku,Kobe-shi

Notice of the 109th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

We are pleased to notify you that the 109th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. (the "Company") will be held as follows.

When convening this Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, the Company takes measures for providing information that constitutes the content of reference documents (excluding the Voting Form) for the general meeting of shareholders, etc. (matters subject to measures for electronic provision) in electronic format, and posts this information as "Notice of the 109th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders" on the Internet. Please access any of the websites shown below to review the information.

The Company's website: https://www.mitsuboshi.com/stockholder/information/meeting.html (in Japanese)

Website for posted informational materials for the general meeting of shareholders: https://d.sokai.jp/5192/teiji/ (in Japanese)

The Company also has posted matters subject to measures for electronic provision on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) website. To access this information, access the TSE website (Listed Company Search) by using the Internet address shown below, enter "Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd." in "Issue name (company name)" or the Company's securities code "5192" in "Code," and click "Search." Then, click "Basic information" and select "Documents for public inspection/PR information." Under "Filed information available for public inspection," click "Click here for access" under "[Notice of General Shareholders Meeting /Informational Materials for a General Shareholders Meeting]."

TSE website (Listed Company Search): https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/JJK010010Action.do?Show=Show (in Japanese)

If you are not attending the Meeting on the day, you may exercise your voting rights via the Internet, etc. or in writing (by postal mail). Please review the Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders, and exercise your voting rights no later than Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 5:15 p.m. (JST).

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1. Date & Time Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (JST)

2. Venue

1F Hall, the Kobe Head Office General Management Center of the Company

1-35, Karumodori 5-chome,Nagata-ku,Kobe-shi

3. Purpose of the Meeting Matters to be Reported

  1. The Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements, and Non-consolidated Financial Statements for the 109th Fiscal Year (April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024)
  2. The Results of the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements for the 109th Fiscal Year (April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024) by the Accounting Auditor and the Audit & Supervisory Board

Matters to be Resolved

Proposal No. 1 Appropriation of Surplus

Proposal No. 2 Election of Eight (8) Directors

Proposal No. 3 Election of One (1) Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Proposal No. 4 Election of One (1) Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member

  • When attending the meeting, please submit the Voting Form to the reception desk.
  • If revisions to the matters subject to measures for electronic provision arise, a notice of the revisions and the details of the matters before and after the revisions will be posted on the websites listed above.
  • Other matters of guidance to shareholders may be posted on the Company's website provided above. Please access the Company's website as required to confirm the latest information.

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Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders

Proposals and Reference Information

Proposal No. 1 Appropriation of Surplus

The Company's basic capital policy is to enhance medium and long-term corporate and shareholder values by securing resources for investment in growth and enhancing shareholder returns.

In the review of the '21 Mid-Term Business Plan (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2024) announced on May 13, 2022, the consolidated dividend payout ratio for the fiscal years ending March 2023 and 2024 is targeted at 100%. Comprehensively considering the above basic policy, the Company's performance for the current fiscal year, and its financial position, the Company proposes a year-end dividend of ¥125 per share as follows (annual dividend of ¥250 per share, the same amount as the previous fiscal year).

  1. Allotment of dividend property to shareholders and their aggregate amount ¥125 per common share of the Company
    Total payment: ¥3,546,020,750
  2. Effective date of dividends of surplus June 28, 2024

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Proposal No. 2 Election of Eight (8) Directors

The terms of office of eight (8) Directors, Hiroshi Ikeda, Masayoshi Nakajima, Toshimi Kumazaki, Keiji Mataba, Shinji Kuramoto, Ryuzo Miyao, Shinya Okuda, and Yuka Miyake will expire at the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Therefore, the Company proposes the election of eight (8) Directors (including three (3) Outside Directors).

Candidates for Directors are resolved by the Board of Directors based on the report by the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, an advisory body to the Board of Directors.

The candidates for Directors are as follows:

Candidate

Name

Position in the Company

No.

1

Hiroshi Ikeda

Representative Director

Reelection

President, Executive Officer

Male

2

Toshimi Kumazaki

Director

Reelection

Managing Executive Officer

Male

3

Keiji Mataba

Director

Reelection

Managing Executive Officer

Male

4

Shinji Kuramoto

Director

Reelection

Managing Executive Officer

Male

5

Kazuhiro Takeda

Managing Executive Officer

New election

Male

Reelection

6

Shinya Okuda

Director (Outside)

Outside

Independent

Male

Reelection

7

Yuka Miyake

Director (Outside)

Outside

Independent

Female

New election

8

Yasuhiro Tsuji

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Outside

Independent

Male

Reelection:

Candidate for re-election as Director

New election: Candidate for new election as Director

Outside:

Candidate for Outside Director

Independent:

Independent officer as provided for by the stock exchange

Male:

Candidate for male Director

Female:

Candidate for female Director

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Relationship

Candidate

Name

Biography, Position, Responsibility and Important Concurrent

Number of the

of Special

Company's

Interest in

No.

(Date of birth)

Position

Shares Owned

the

Company

Apr. 1981

Joined the Company

Dec. 1999

General Manager of Automotive Belts &

Parts Sales Department, Industrial Materials

Division

July 2007

Seconded to Mitsuboshi Overseas

Hiroshi Ikeda

Headquarters Private Limited

Apr. 2012

Executive Officer of the Company

(July 8, 1957)

Feb. 2015

General Manager of Office of the President

29,095

None

Reelection

Feb. 2016

General Manager of Corporate Planning

shares

Division and General Manager of Tokyo

Male

General Affairs Department

1

Apr. 2016

Managing Executive Officer

June 2019

Director

June 2019

In charge of General Affairs Department

June 2021

Representative Director and President,

Executive Officer (current position)

Reasons for nomination as candidate for Director

Hiroshi Ikeda has a wealth of experience and broad insight in the sales field and management operations, including serving

as the head of the sales and the corporate planning within the Company Group. The Company has determined that he is an

appropriate person to strongly promote the further enhancement of the corporate value of the Company Group and achieve

the new mid-term business plan based on his broad perspective and his ability to act and lead, and has continued to

nominate him as a candidate for Director.

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Relationship

Candidate

Name

Biography, Position, Responsibility and Important Concurrent

Number of the

of Special

Company's

Interest in

No.

(Date of birth)

Position

Shares Owned

the

Company

Apr. 1981

Joined the Company

Apr. 2010

General Manager of Shikoku Area

Production Department of Production

Department, Industrial Materials Division

Jan. 2012

General Manager of Production Department,

Industrial Materials Division and Plant

Manager of Shikoku Plant, General Affairs

Department, Corporate Administration

Division

Toshimi Kumazaki

Mar. 2013

President of PT. Seiwa Indonesia

Sept. 2015

President of Stars Technologies Industrial

(November 10, 1957)

Limited

19,243

None

Reelection

Apr. 2017

Executive Officer of the Company

shares

Oct. 2019

General Manager of Production Control

2

Male

Center, Industrial Materials Group

Apr. 2020

Managing Executive Officer (current

position)

June 2020

In charge of Finance & Accounting

Department (current position)

June 2021

Director (current position)

Apr. 2022

Director General of Production Division

(current position) and General Manager of

Production Engineering Department of the

Division

Reasons for nomination as candidate for Director

Toshimi Kumazaki has a wealth of experience and broad insight in the production field and management operations, including serving as the head of the production and the finance, and overseas subsidiaries within the Company Group. The Company has determined that he is an appropriate person to further streamline and improve the production system in the Company Group and to supervise the business execution, and has continued to nominate him as a candidate for Director.

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Relationship

Candidate

Name

Biography, Position, Responsibility and Important Concurrent

Number of the

of Special

Company's

Interest in

No.

(Date of birth)

Position

Shares Owned

the

Company

Apr. 1987

Joined the Company

July 2005

President of MBL Shanghai International

Trading Co., Ltd.

Sept. 2013

General Manager of Global Business

Functional Enhancement Team, Industrial

Keiji Mataba

Materials Group (Sales Supervision) of the

Company

(November 20, 1962)

Apr. 2014

Executive Officer

14,943

None

Reelection

Dec. 2015

General Manager of Administration

shares

Department, Industrial Materials Group

Male

3

Apr. 2016

Managing Executive Officer (current

position)

June 2021

Director (current position)

Apr. 2022

Director General of Industrial Materials

Sales Division and in charge of Legal

Department (current position)

Reasons for nomination as candidate for Director

Keiji Mataba has a wealth of experience and broad insight in the sales field, including serving as the head of the sales and

an overseas subsidiary within the Company Group. The Company has determined that he is an appropriate person to

expand the Company Group's earnings and create new demand for the Company's products and to supervise the business

execution, and has continued to nominate him as a candidate for Director.

Apr. 1981

Joined the Company

Sept. 2003

General Manager of Purchasing Department,

Corporate Administration Division

July 2008

General Manager of Personnel Department,

Corporate Administration Division

Feb. 2011

General Manager of Functional Parts,

Systems & Metal Products Sales

Shinji Kuramoto

Department, Industrial Materials Division

May 2013

General Manager of Personnel Department

(June 29, 1957)

20,218

Apr. 2016

Executive Officer

None

Reelection

shares

Apr. 2019

Managing Executive Officer

Male

Apr. 2021

Vice-Senior Managing Executive Officer

4

Apr. 2022

Director General of Personnel &

General

Affairs Division (current position) and

General Manager of Personnel Department of

the Division

June 2022

Director (current position)

June 2022

Managing Executive Officer (current

position)

Reasons for nomination as candidate for Director

Shinji Kuramoto has a wealth of experience and broad insight in the administration field, including serving as the head of

the purchasing, the sales, the HR and personnel development, the general affairs, and the promotion of Digital

Transformation within the Company Group. The Company has determined that he is an appropriate person to further

strengthen the management and administrative structure of the Group, to invest in human capital and intellectual property,

to develop and secure diverse human resources, and to supervise the execution of business operations, and has continued

to nominate him as a candidate for Director.

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Relationship

Candidate

Name

Biography, Position, Responsibility and Important Concurrent

Number of the

of Special

Company's

Interest in

No.

(Date of birth)

Position

Shares Owned

the

Company

Apr. 1983

Joined the Company

Apr. 2009

General Manager of Powertransmission

Belts Technical Department No. 2 of Belts &

System Technical Department, Industrial

Materials Division

Mar. 2012

General Manager of Belts & System

Technical Department and Power

Transmission Belts Development

Department of the Department, Industrial

Materials Division

July 2015

President of MITSUBOSHI POLAND Sp.z

o.o.

Kazuhiro Takeda

Apr. 2018

General Manager Powertransmission Belts

Technical Department No. 1 of Belts &

(June 24, 1960)

System Technical Department, Industrial

11,295

None

New election

Materials Group of the Company

shares

Apr. 2019

Executive Officer

Male

Apr. 2019

General Manager of Production Department

5

and Shikoku Area Production Department of

the Department, Industrial Materials Group

and in charge of Shikoku Area

Jan. 2021

President of Mitsuboshi Belting Giken Co.,

Ltd.

Apr. 2021

Managing Executive Officer of the Company

(current position)

Apr. 2024

Director General of Technical Division and

General Manager of Belt Drive Train

Products & Systems Department of the

Division and in charge of Digital & IT

Division (current position)

Reasons for nomination as candidate for Director

Kazuhiro Takeda has a wealth of experience and broad insight in the technology-related operations and the production field, including serving as the head of the technology, the production, the promotion of Digital Transformation, and overseas subsidiaries within the Company Group. The Company has determined that he is an appropriate person for the promotion of technological development in the Company Group and the improvement of the quality of the Company's products and services as well as for supervising the business execution, and has nominated him as a candidate for Director.

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Relationship

Candidate

Name

Biography, Position, Responsibility and Important Concurrent

Number of the

of Special

Company's

Interest in

No.

(Date of birth)

Position

Shares Owned

the

Company

Apr. 1976

Joined Ministry of International Trade and

Industry (current Ministry of Economy,

Trade and Industry)

May 2007

Senior Managing Director, Kansai Economic

Federation

July 2008

Joined Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

June 2011

Director and Senior Managing Executive

Officer

Shinya Okuda

Oct. 2012

Managing Executive Officer of Nippon Steel

& Sumitomo Metal Corporation (current

(July 26, 1952)

Nippon Steel Corporation)

1,200

Reelection

June 2015

Senior Managing Director, Petroleum

shares

None

Association of Japan (current position)

Outside

Independent

June 2019

Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the

Male

Company

June 2020

Director (current position)

6

June 2020

Director, Institute of Energy Economics,

Japan (current position)

June 2021

Director, Japan Energy Association (current

position)

[Significant concurrent positions outside the Company] Senior Managing Director, Petroleum Association of Japan Director, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan Director, Japan Energy Association

Reasons for nomination as candidate for Outside Director and summary of expected roles

Shinya Okuda has served in important positions at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Kansai Economic Federation, and has been involved in management at Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. and other companies, offering a wealth of experience, achievements, and deep insight as a manager. During his tenure as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member and Outside Director of the Company, he has thoroughly fulfilled his responsibilities, including by actively expressing his opinions and providing advice from an independent and objective standpoint at meetings of the Board of Directors, the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, and other bodies. In order to continue to utilize this abundant knowledge, experience, etc., in the management of the Company, the Company has continued to nominate him as a candidate for Outside Director.

In addition, the Company expects him to continue to advise, supervise, and monitor the Company's management through the Board of Directors, the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, and other bodies from an independent and objective standpoint, and to provide appropriate evaluation, etc., of the management's business execution.

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Relationship

Candidate

Name

Biography, Position, Responsibility and Important Concurrent

Number of the

of Special

Company's

Interest in

No.

(Date of birth)

Position

Shares Owned

the

Company

Apr. 1999

Joined the Company

Jan. 2002

Joined Asahi Arthur Andersen Ltd.

Dec. 2003

Joined Tohmatsu Tax Co.

Feb. 2004

Registered as a certified tax accountant

(Kinki Certified Public Tax Accountants'

Association)

Yuka Miyake

Apr. 2006

Director of Yuka Miyake Tax Accountant

(October 19, 1975)

Office (current position)

Reelection

Oct. 2012

Director of Oval Consulting (current

500 shares

None

position)

Outside

Dec. 2017

Audit & Supervisory Board Member of

Independent

Ambitious Co., Ltd.

Female

June 2021

Director of Hyogo Council of Social Welfare

(current position)

7

June 2022

Director of the Company (current position)

[Significant concurrent positions outside the Company]

Director of Yuka Miyake Tax Accountant Office

Director of Oval Consulting

Director of Hyogo Council of Social Welfare

Reasons for nomination as candidate for Outside Director and summary of expected roles

Yuka Miyake has professional knowledge and experience cultivated as a certified tax accountant. She has also been

engaged in management at Oval Consulting, and has a wealth of experience, achievements, and high-level insight as a

management consultant. She has also been actively involved in public-private partnership projects and possesses high

insight in the area of human capital. Throughout her tenure as an Outside Director of the Company, she has thoroughly

fulfilled her responsibilities, including by actively expressing her opinions and providing advice from an independent and

objective standpoint at meetings of the Board of Directors, the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, and

other bodies. In order to continue to utilize this abundant knowledge, experience, etc., in the management of the Company,

the Company has continued to nominate her as a candidate for Outside Director.

In addition, the Company expects her to continue to advise, supervise, and monitor the Company's management through

the Board of Directors, the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, and other bodies from an independent and

objective standpoint, and to provide appropriate evaluation, etc., of the management's business execution.

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