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This is an unofficial translation of the press release announced on April 8, 2022, by Daiwa Securities Group Inc. The original press release is in Japanese.

April 8, 2022

Press Release

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Unauthorized Access to our UK subsidiary

Daiwa Corporate Advisory Limited ("DC Advisory"), a UK subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., has confirmed that the file servers and the network systems it owns and operates had been illegally accessed by a third party.

As soon as DC Advisory confirmed that access, it implemented preventive measures against the unauthorized access, and started an investigation with the cooperation of an external specialized institution. DC Advisory also reported it to the relevant authorities in the UK and Japan.

Since professional analysis is necessary to identify the status and scope of the information leakage, we will continue the investigation with the cooperation of the external specialized institution.

We take this situation very seriously. We will implement additional measure against the unauthorized access and further enhance the security system.

We deeply apologize for any inconvenience caused to everyone.

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