April 28, 2022

To all concerned parties:

Investment Corporation

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange Company Code: 8953)

Representative:Masahiko Nishida, Executive Director

URL:https://www.jmf-reit.com/english/

Asset Management Company

KJR Management Representative: Naoki Suzuki,

President & Representative DirectorInquiries:

Keita Araki,

Head of Metropolitan Business Division

TEL: +81-3-5293-7081

Notice Concerning Completion of Changes in Major Shareholder, and

Changes to Trade Name, Corporate Structure and the Board Members at the Asset Manager

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corporation ("JMF") announced today that changes in major shareholder, parent company and specified affiliated company at KJR Management (Former name: Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty Inc.), the Asset Management Company of JMF (hereafter the "Asset Manager"), has been completed today as previously announced in the press releases titled "Notice Concerning Changes in Major Shareholder, Parent Company and Specified Affiliated Company at Asset Management Company" dated March 17, 2022 (hereafter the "Change"). JMF additionally announced that changes of trade name and organizational structure, appointment of new directors and auditors for the Asset Manager were approved today at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders and the extraordinary meeting of Board of Directors.

1.

Overview of the major shareholder, parent company and specified affiliated company after the Change

For the major shareholder, parent company and specified affiliated company of the Asset Manager after the Change, there is no change from the content announced in the press release "Notice Concerning Changes in Major Shareholder, Parent Company and Specified Affiliated Company at Asset Management Company" released on March 17, 2022. For the details of major shareholder, parent company and specified affiliated company, please refer to the press release.

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  • 2. Changes of trade name and corporate structure at the Asset Manager

    • (1) Change of trade name

      • a. Former name : Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty Inc.

      • b. New name : KJR Management

      • c. Change date : April 28, 2022

      • d. Reason for change

        In order to increase the unitholder's value of JMF, the Asset Manager intends to strengthen its position as a leading company in J-REIT business by combining its real estate investment capabilities and asset management capabilities with those of KKR & Co. Inc., the specified affiliated company, and its subsidiaries (hereafter referred to as "KKR" collectively). Based on this policy, the Asset Manager has decided to change the trade name of the Asset Manager as described above in order to aim for further growth of JMF by utilizing the network and group strengths of KKR while continuing the asset management strategy of JMF.

    • (2) Change of corporate structure

      In conjunction with the Change, the Asset Manager amended the Articles of Incorporation at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Asset Manager held today and has become a company with no Board of Auditors.

  • 3. Changes of directors and auditors at the Asset Manager

    (1) New directors and auditor (effective on April 28, 2022)

    Director

    :

    Ralph Rosenberg (Part-time) (Brief biography attached below)

    Director

    :

    Hirofumi Hirano (Part-time) (Brief biography attached below)

    Director

    :

    Billy Butcher (Part-time) (Brief biography attached below)

    Director

    :

    John Pattar (Part-time) (Brief biography attached below)

    Director

    :

    Kate Richdale (Part-time) (Brief biography attached below)

    Director

    :

    David Cheong (Part-time) (Brief biography attached below)

    Auditor

    :

    Ken Matsumura (Part-time) (Brief biography attached below)

    (Note) Naoki Suzuki, former Deputy President & Representative Director (Full-time), has been appointed as President &

Representative Director (Full-time) at the extraordinary meeting of Board of Directors of the Asset Manager held today, and Katsuji Okamoto, former President & CEO & Representative Director (Full-time), stays in office as Chairman, Director of Board (Full-time). For more details, please refer to "4. Change of representative director at the Asset Manager".

(2) Resining directors and auditors (effective on April 28, 2022)

Director

:

Masaru Nishikido (Full-time)

Director

:

Naoshi Ogikubo (Part-time)

Director

:

Masahito Tamura (Part-time)

Director

:

Joe Azelby (Part-time)

Director

:

Keiichi Miki (Part-time)

Director

:

Graham Mackie (Part-time)

Auditor

:

Hidetoshi Mano (Full-time)

Auditor

:

Yoshiaki Kamata (Part-time)

Auditor

:

Takashi Yanagawa (Part-time)

Auditor

:

Makoto Fujishiro (Part-time)

4.

Change of representative director at the Asset Manager

(1) Resining representative director (effective on April 28, 2022)

Representative Director: Katsuji Okamoto

Regarding the above changes, the Asset Manager will follow procedures required under Financial

Instruments and Exchange Act, Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act and other applicable laws and regulations.

Attachment

As of April 28, 2022

Job Title

Name

Brief Biography

President & Representative

Director (Full-time)

Naoki Suzuki

Apr. 1990

Oct. 1992

The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd., Ueno Branch Portfolio Management Division, Head Office, The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd.

Aug. 1994

Fund Manager, LTCB and F&C Investment Management Limited

Jan. 1998

Director, Analyst, Japanese Equities, UBS Brinson Asset Management Co., Ltd. (presently, UBS Asset Management (Japan) Ltd.)

Jul. 2000

Director, Head of Japan Small Cap Equity, Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited

Nov. 2007

Jan. 2012

Managing Director and Founder, Lupus alpha Asia GmbH Head of Research Department, Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty Inc. (presently, KJR Management)

Apr. 2015

Deputy President & Representative Director of MCUBS MidCity Inc. (presently, KJR Management)

General Manager, Finance & Planning Division, MCUBS MidCity Inc. (presently, KJR Management)

Oct. 2015

Deputy President & Representative Director of MCUBS MidCity Inc. (presently, KJR Management)

Jun. 2016

General Manager, Business Administration Department, MCUBS MidCity Inc. (presently, KJR Management) Deputy President & Representative Director of MCUBS MidCity Inc. (presently, KJR Management)

Oct. 2017

Deputy President & Representative Director of MCUBS MidCity Inc. (presently, KJR Management)

General Manager, Planning and Coordination Department, MCUBS MidCity Inc. (presently, KJR Management)

Feb. 2019

Deputy President & Representative Director of MCUBS MidCity Inc. (presently, KJR Management)

Apr. 2019

Deputy President & Representative Director of Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty Inc. (presently, KJR Management) Part-time Director of MCUBS MidCity Inc. (presently, KJR Management)

Apr. 2022

President & Representative Director of KJR Management (present post)

Job Title

Name

Brief Biography

Director (Part-time)

Ralph Rosenberg

Mar. 2011

May. 2017

Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (present post) Chairman of BOD, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (present post)

Jul. 2018

Jul. 2020

Director, Urban Land Institute Foundation (present post) Chairman of BOD, KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc. (present post)

Apr. 2022

Part-time Director, KJR Management (present post)

Job Title

Name

Brief Biography

Director (Part-time)

Hirofumi Hirano

Apr. 2013

Chief Executive Officer - Japan, KKR Japan Limited (present post)

Aug. 2013

Director, Panasonic Healthcare Holdings

May. 2017

(presently, PHC Holdings Corporation) (present post) Director, CK Holdings Co., Ltd.

Oct. 2017

Mar. 2021

(presently, Marelli Holdings Co., Ltd) (present post) Outside Board Director, Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. (presently, Koki Holdings Co., Ltd.) (present post) Outside Director, KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION (present post)

Apr. 2022

Part-time Director, KJR Management (present post)

Job Title

Name

Brief Biography

Director (Part-time)

Billy Butcher

Aug. 2009

Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (present post)

Jan. 2015

Director, Drawbridge (present post)

Apr. 2021

Director, My Community Homes (present post)

Oct. 2021

Director, Strategic Lease Partners (present post)

Apr. 2022

Part-time Director, KJR Management (present post)

Job Title

Name

Brief Biography

Director (Part-time)

John Pattar

Jul. 2018

Partner, KKR Asia Limited (present post)

Apr. 2022

Part-time Director, KJR Management (present post)

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