Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Overseas Securities by Issuers Article 5

An issuer shall not register to offer and issue overseas securities upon the existence of any of the following circumstances:1.Where the issuer has violated Article 247, paragraph 2 of the Company Act, or any subparagraph listed under Article 249 of the Company Act, it shall not issue unsecured overseas corporate bonds; provided, however, that issuers who are in conformance with Article 28-4 of the Act shall not be subject to the restrictions of Article 247 of the Company Act.2.Where the issuer has violated Article 247, paragraph 1 or Article 250 of the Company Act, it shall not issue overseas corporate bonds; provided, however, that issuers who are in conformance with Article 28-4 of the Act shall not be subject to the restrictions of Article 247 of the Company Act.3.Where the issuer has violated Article 269 or Article 270 of the Company Act, it shall not carry out a capital increase through a new share issue in order to facilitate the issue of overseas depositary receipts, nor shall it carry out a capital increase through the issue of overseas stocks.