Sumitomo Mitsui Trust : Notice regarding Change of Officer and Officer's Responsibilities in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group

To whom it may concern

September 28, 2016

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Notice regarding Change of Officer and Officers' Responsibilities in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (President: Kunitaro Kitamura) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (President: Hitoshi Tsunekage) hereby announce the change of officer and officers' responsibilities in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group as described on the attached sheets.

For further information, please contact:

IR Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. Telephone: [phone]

Facsimile: [phone]

Change of Officer in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

1. Preferment (As of October 1, 2016 (planned))

New Position	Name	Current Position
Deputy President Executive Officer	Masaru Hashimoto	Senior Managing Executive Officer, Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Responsibilities of Directors and Executive Officers in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (As of October 1, 2016 (planned))

Position	Name	Responsibilities	Sub-Responsibilities	Other
Chairman	Hitoshi Tsunekage
President	Kunitaro Kitamura
Deputy President	Nobuo Iwasaki	General Assistance
Deputy President	Rikiya Hattori	General Assistance
Deputy President Executive Officer	Sumikazu Tsutsui	General Assistance
Deputy President	Tetsuo Ohkubo	General Assistance
Deputy President Executive Officer	Masaru Hashimoto	General Assistance
Senior Managing Executive Officer	Yukihiro Kitano	IR Dept.
Senior Managing Executive Officer	Yoshikazu Tanaka	IT & Business Process Planning Dept.
Director, Managing Executive Officer	Yoshiaki Koshimura	Internal Audit Dept.
Managing Executive Officer	Tadashi Nishimura	Financial Planning Dept.
Managing Executive Officer	Jiro Araumi	Human Resources Dept.
Managing Executive Officer	Masahiro Tsuchiya	Corporate Planning Dept., Planning and Coordination Dept., Fiduciary Duties Planning and Promotion Dept.
Managing Executive Officer	Toru Takakura	Human Resources Dept., Corporate Administration Dept.
Managing Executive Officer	Yutaka Nishida	Risk Management Dept., Compliance Dept., Legal Dept.	IT & Business Process Planning Dept.
Managing Executive Officer	Koichi Onaka	IR Dept.
Managing Executive Officer	Shigeki Tanaka	(Appointed as General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept.)

(Note) Planned changes in officers' responsibilities on October 1, 2016 are underlined.

Change of Officer in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

1. Preferment (As of October 1, 2016 (planned))

New Position	Name	Current Position
Deputy President (Representative Director)	Masaru Hashimoto	Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Senior Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.