November 19, 2018 Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. President: Tsuyoshi Nagano

TSE code number: 8766

Announcement regarding shareholder return, aiming to implement flexible financial policies (distribution of surplus and share repurchases from the market)

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") announced that its board of directors on November 19, 2018 adopted the resolution to pay ordinary dividend. The Company also resolved additional shareholder return of around 100.0 billion yen (one-time dividend for the capital level adjustment: the total amount of 50.1 billion yen, share repurchases: up to 50.0 billion yen).

1. One-time dividend for the capital level adjustment (distribution of surplus)

The Company resolved the one-time dividend for the capital level adjustment as detailed below.

Details

Record date

September 30, 2018

Dividend per share

Total payout

50,138 million yen

Effective date

December 11, 2018

Source of dividends

Retained earnings

70 yen

The Company resolved the distribution of surplus (interim dividend), combined with the ordinary dividend, as detailed below.

Interim dividend (total)

One-time dividend for the capital level adjustment

Ordinary dividend

Interim dividend

paid for the

fiscal year 2017

Record date

Sep. 30, 2018

Sep. 30, 2018

Sep. 30, 2018

Sep. 30, 2017

Dividend per

160 yen

70 yen

90 yen

80 yen

share

Total payout

114,601 million yen

50,138 million yen

64,463 million yen

59,598 million yen

Effective date

Dec. 11, 2018

Dec. 11, 2018

Dec. 11, 2018

Dec. 1, 2017

Source of

Retained earnings

Retained earnings

Retained earnings

Retained earnings

dividends

Dividend projections are as follows.

Dividend per share

Record date

Sep. 30

Mar. 31

Annual amount

Previous forecast on dividends (*)

90 yen

90 yen

180 yen

Fiscal year 2018 (Forecast)

90 yen

250 yen

Fiscal year 2018

160 yen

Fiscal year 2017

80 yen

80 yen

160 yen

(*) Forecast announced on Aug. 10, 2018.

2. Share repurchases (Acquisition by the Company of its own shares pursuant to the provision of its Articles of Incorporation in accordance with Article 165, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act)

In addition to the above mentioned one-time dividend for the capital level adjustment, the Company resolved to repurchase its own shares, pursuant to Article 156 of the Companies Act which is applicable in accordance with Article 165, paragraph 3 of the Companies Act, as detailed below.

A) Reason for the repurchase of shares

The Company intends to repurchase its own shares in order to implement flexible financial policies.

B)Details of the resolution made on November 19, 2018

  • (a) Class of shares to be repurchased:

    Common stock of the Company

  • (b) Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased:

    Up to 12,500,000 shares

    (Represents approximately 1.7% of total issued shares excluding treasury shares.)

  • (c) Aggregate purchase price of shares:

    Up to 50.0 billion yen

  • (d) Period in which repurchases may be made:

From December 1, 2018 through March 22, 2019

(For reference)

Total issued shares as of Sep. 30, 2018(excluding treasury shares): 716,261,970 shares Number of treasury shares held by the Company as of Sep. 30, 2018: 3,438,030 shares

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