Notice of Convocation of the 72nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

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To Our Shareholders: (Securities Code: 2715) June 6, 2018 Jun Kato, President Elematec Corporation 3-5-27 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo Notice of Convocation of 72nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders First, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support. You are cordially invited to attend 72nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of. The meeting will be as described below. If you are unable to attend meeting in person, you may exercise your voting rights in writing. Please review attached Reference Documents for General Meeting of Shareholders and indicate your vote for or against proposals in enclosed Voting Form and return it to us, ensuring that it arrives by 5:30 p.m. (at close of our business hours) on Thursday, June 21, 2018 (Japan time). 1. Date and Time: Friday, June 22, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. 2. Venue: 36F (Garnet 36), Main Tower, Shinagawa Prince Hotel 10-30 Takanawa 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Please note that floor number and name of venue differ, although hotel is same as last year.) 3. Agenda: Matters to be reported: 1. Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for 72nd Fiscal Year (from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018), results of audits of Consolidated Financial Statements by Accounting Auditor and Audit & Supervisory Board 2. Non-consolidated Financial Statements for 72nd Fiscal Year (from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018) Proposals to be resolved: Agenda Item No. 1: Agenda Item No. 2: Agenda Item No. 3: Election of Nine Directors Election of Two Audit & Supervisory Board Members Election of an Accounting Auditor If you are attending Meeting in person, please submit enclosed Voting Form to receptionist at venue. If any amendments are made to Reference Documents for General Meeting of Shareholders, Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements and/or Non-consolidated Financial Statements, such amendments will be posted on s website (http://www.elematec.com). - 1 -

Reference Documents for General Meeting of Shareholders Agenda Item No. 1: Election of Nine Directors The term of office of all of current nine Directors will expire at close of this General Meeting of Shareholders. Accordingly, we propose election of nine Directors. The candidates for Directors are as follows. No. Career summary, position, and assignment at, and April 1979 Joined Super Resin, Inc. June 1985 Joined Yamato Inc. June 1986 Joined January 2002 General Manager of Marketing & Development Department, 1 Jun Kato (August 3, 1955) April 2002 April 2005 June 2007 Executive Officer, General Manager of Marketing & Development Department, Executive Managing Officer, Chief Division Officer of Marketing Division, Executive Managing Director, Chief Division Officer of Marketing Division, 41,500 shares April 2009 Senior Managing Director, April 2011 Executive Vice President, June 2012 President, March 1977 Joined April 2005 General Manager of Marketing & Development Department, Marketing Division, April 2008 Executive Officer, General Manager of Marketing & Development Department, Marketing Division, 2 Nobuo Suzuki (October 9, 1958) April 2009 October 2009 Executive Managing Officer, General Manager of Marketing & Development Department, Executive Managing Officer, Chief Division Officer of Development Division, 19,400 shares Senior Managing Officer, June 2015 Senior Managing Director, December 2015 Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Customer Parts Sales Department, April 2016 Senior Managing Director, - 2 -

No. Career summary, position, and assignment at, and April 1984 Joined T. CHATANI & Co., Ltd. May 1988 Joined ROHM Co., Ltd. March 2001 Joined Toyota Tsusho Corporation ( Toyota Tsusho ) April 2006 General Manager of Section 1 Electronics Department, Toyota Tsusho 3 Akira Yokode (June 18, 1961) June 2006 June 2008 Managing Director, TOMEN DEVICES CORPORATION General Manager of Electronics Device Department, Toyota Tsusho 70 shares April 2011 General Manager of Electronics Department, Toyota Tsusho Executive Managing Officer, June 2012 Executive Managing Director, April 2018 Senior Managing Director, April 1985 Joined Toyota Tsusho Corporation ( Toyota Tsusho ) April 2010 General Manager of Affiliate Planning & Administration Department, Toyota Tsusho 4 Atsushi Shimizu (May 7, 1962) April 2011 May 2015 General Manager of Finance Department, Toyota Tsusho Executive Vice President, Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. April 2018 Executive Managing Officer in charge of Corporate Planning & Human Resources Development Department, - 3 -

No. Career summary, position, and assignment at, and April 1991 Joined Sumitomo Bank, Limited (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation). August 2005 Joined. General Manager of Administrative Department, April 2014 Chief Division Officer of Administrative Division and General Manager of Personnel Department, 5 Sei Kawafuji (February 25, 1969) April 2016 July 2016 Executive Officer, Chief Division Officer of Administrative Division and General Manager of Personnel Department, Executive Officer, Chief Division Officer of Administrative Division, General Manager of Finance & Business Administrative Department and General Manager of Personnel Department, 5,700 shares April 2017 Executive Officer, Chief Division Officer of Corporate Division, April 2018 Executive Managing Officer in charge of Overall Personnel Affairs, General Affairs, and Legal Affairs, April 1983 Joined Tomen Corporation (currently Toyota Tsusho Corporation). April 2009 General Manager of Fine Chemicals Department, Toyota Tsusho Executive Officer, Officer Responsible for Global Strategy and Management, Toyota Tsusho April 2013 Executive Officer of Chemicals and Electronics Division, Toyota Tsusho 6 Mitsuhiro Tsubakimoto (October 15, 1959) April 2015 April 2016 Executive Officer of Chemicals and Electronics Division Deputy Chief Division Officer of Chemicals and Electronics Division, Toyota Tsusho Executive Officer, Regional Chief Operationg Officer for East Asia; Chairman of Toyota Tsusho (China) Co., Ltd; General Manager of Beijing Liaison Office, Toyota Tsusho April 2017 Managing Executive Officer, Regional Chief Operating Officer for East Asia; Chairman of Toyota Tsusho (China) Co., Ltd; General Manager of Beijing Liaison Office, Toyota Tsusho April 2018 Managing Executive Officer, Chief Division Officer of Chemicals and Electronics Division, Toyota Tsusho - 4 -

No. Career summary, position, and assignment at, and April 1985 Joined Toyota Tsusho Corporation ( Toyota Tsusho ) April 2003 Director, TOYOTA TSUSHO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (currently NEXTY Electronics Corporation) April 2007 Senior Managing Director, TOYOTA TSUSHO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (currently NEXTY Electronics Corporation) April 2010 President, Managing Director, TOYOTA TSUSHO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 7 Yasuhiro Kakihara (March 17, 1963) April 2015 April 2017 Executive Vice President, Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Department Manager, Green Mobility & ITS Business Department, Toyota Tsusho Executive Officer, Head of Electronics SBU & General Manager of Electronic Business Department, Toyota Tsusho June 2017 Director, Director, TOMEN DEVICES CORPORATION April 2018 Executive Officer, Division Officer of Chemicals &Electronics Division, Senior General Manager (Electronics & Multimedia SBU),Toyota Tsusho [Major positions at or companies] Director, TOMEN DEVICES CORPORATION April 1993 Registered as attorney-at-law (member of Tokyo Bar Association) January 2004 Opened Ginza Prime Law Office 8 Sosuke Seki (June 29, 1966) June 2007 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, June 2015 Director, [Major positions at or companies] External Director, Shobunsha Publications, Inc. - 5 -

No. Career summary, position, and assignment at, and April 1970 Joined Casio Computer Co., Ltd. ( Casio ) June 1995 Director, Casio June 1998 Managing Director, Casio 9 Yozo Suzuki (April 7, 1947) June 2007 April 2009 April 2011 November 2013 Senior Managing Director, Casio Advisor, Casio Executive Officer, SOLE Co., Ltd. ( SOLE ) Representative Director & President, SOLE June 2016 Director, (Notes) 1. A person marked with an asterisk () is a candidate for a new Director. 2. There are no special interests between any of above Director candidates and. 3. Sosuke Seki and Yozo Suzuki are candidates for External Directors. 4. Positions and titles of two Director candidates, Mitsuhiro Tsubakimoto and Yasuhiro Kakihara, as executive officers at Toyota Tsusho Corporation, s parent company, and its subsidiaries are described in above Career summary, position, and assignment at, and significant concurrent positions. 5. The reasons for election of candidates for Director and External Director are as follows: (1) Director candidates [1] Jun Kato has engaged in sales, development, and marketing operations since he joined in 1986, and has positions including General Manager of Marketing & Development Department, Chief Division Officer of Marketing Division, Chief Division Officer of Sales Division, and President s Assistant General Manager as Executive Officer and Director. Since 2012, he has served as President (present post) with extensive experience of Group s operations and insights into Group s overall management. Accordingly, has proposed him as a candidate for re-election as Director. [2] Nobuo Suzuki has been engaged in sales, development, and marketing operations since he joined in 1977, and has positions such as General Manager of Marketing & Development Department, Chief Division Officer of Sales Division, and Chief Division Officer of Marketing Division as Executive Officer. Since 2015, he has served as Senior Managing Director (present post) using his considerable experience of Group s operations. Accordingly, has proposed him as a candidate for re-election as Director. [3] Since joining Toyota Tsusho Corporation in 2001, Akira Yokode has been engaged mainly in electronics businesses, and has positions such as General Manager of Section 1 Electronics Department, and General Manager of Electronics Device Department at Toyota Tsusho. Since entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with Toyota Tsusho in 2012, he has served as Senior Managing Director of (present post). The has proposed him as a candidate for re-election as Director so that s management may benefit from his extensive experience of a general trading company and Group as well as insights into global business operations. - 6 -

[4] Since joining Toyota Tsusho Corporation in 1985, Atsushi Shimizu has been engaged mainly in finance and planning businesses, and has positions such as General Manager of Affiliate Planning & Administration Department, and General Manager of Finance Department at Toyota Tsusho. He has extensive experience of a general trading company as well as insights into global business operations. The believes that he will use his insights in Group s management, and fulfill his duties as Directors adequately, so it has proposed making m candidates for Directors. [5] Sei Kawafuji has work experience at a major financial institution. He has been engaged in administration divisions in general since he joined in 2005, and has positions such as General Manager of Finance & Business Administrative Department, General Manager of Personnel Department, Chief Division Officer of Administrative Division, and Chief Division Officer of Corporate Division. He has extensive experience of Group s operations and insights into administrative and management operations. The believes that he will use his insights in Group s management, and fulfill his duties as Directors adequately, so it has proposed making m candidates for Directors.. [6] Director candidates, Mitsuhiro Tsubakimoto and Yasuhiro Kakihara, have wide experience and broad insights gained over many years at Toyota Tsusho Corporation and or companies. Yasuhiro Kakihara has served as Director of since 2017, providing advice and recommendations to ensure adequacy and appropriateness of s management decision-making. Accordingly, has proposed making him a candidate for re-election as Director. Mitsuhiro Tsubakimoto has broad insights gained at. The believes that he will use his insights into in s management, and fulfill his duties as Director adequately, so it has proposed making him a new candidate for Director. (2) External Director candidates [1] Sosuke Seki has extensive insights and experience as a lawyer and stated his opinions from an independent position as s External Audit & Supervisory Board Member and External Director, fulfilling his duties sufficiently, although he has not been directly involved in corporate management. Accordingly, has proposed making him a candidate for re-election as External Director. [2] Yozo Suzuki has wide experience gained from his long-term service in electronics industry and working at Casio Computer Co., Ltd. and or companies and broad insights into overall management development at Casio. He has provided advice and recommendations to ensure adequacy and appropriateness of s management. Accordingly, believes that he will fulfill his duties as External Director, so it has proposed making him a candidate for re-election as External Director. 6. years since each candidate for External Director was appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member and External Director The term of office of Sosuke Seki as Audit & Supervisory Board Member will be eight years and term of office as External Director will be three years at conclusion of this General Meeting of Shareholders. 7. years since each candidate for External Director was appointed External Director The term of office of Yozo Suzuki as External Director will be two years at conclusion of this General Meeting of Shareholders. 8. Limited liability agreement (1) The has concluded agreements with Yasuhiro Kakihara, Sosuke Seki, and Yozo Suzuki to limit ir respective liabilities for damages to minimum amount provided by Article 425 (1) of Companies Act. The plans to extend aforementioned limited liability agreements if reappointment of se three candidates is approved. (2) If election of Mitsuhiro Tsubakimoto is approved, plans to enter into an agreement with him to limit his liabilities to minimum amount provided by Article 425 (1) of Companies Act. 9. The has filed a notice with Tokyo Stock Exchange, inc. stating that Sosuke Seki and Yozo Suzuki are independent officers pursuant to regulations, and if ir election is approved plans to re-register m as independent officers. - 7 -

Agenda Item No. 2: Election of Two Audit & Supervisory Board Members Audit & Supervisory Board Member Masakazu Tsunefuka will resign at close of this General Meeting of Shareholders. Accordingly, in order to strengn structure of Audit & Supervisory Board, we propose election of two Audit & Supervisory Board Members by adding one more person. The Audit & Supervisory Board s consent has been obtained for this Proposal. The candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member are as follows. No. Career summary, position at, and April 1983 Joined Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. 1 Atsuo Isogami (March 2, 1960) April 2002 June 2002 April 2003 April 2005 April 2009 Executive Officer, Director, Executive Officer, Executive Managing Director, Vice President & CFO, Executive Vice President, 22,000 shares April 1978 Joined Toyota Tsusho Corporation ( Toyota Tsusho ). March 1993 Vice President, Toyota Motor Hungary KFT. March 2001 General Manager of Automobile parts Department, Toyota Tsusho 2 Yoshihiro Shiji (October 14, 1955) April 2004 April 2006 April 2007 General Manager of Global Logistics Management Department, Toyota Tsusho General Manager of Logistics Business Department, Toyota Tsusho Senior Vice President, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc. Project General Manager of New Business Development Department (Director), Toyota Tsusho Corporation June 2014 Audit & Supervisory Board Member(full time), Toyota Tsusho - 8 -

(Notes) 1. A person marked with an asterisk () is a candidate for a new Audit & Supervisory Board Member. 2. There are no special interests between Audit & Supervisory Board Member candidates and. 3. Positions and titles of Audit & Supervisory Board Member candidate, Yoshihiro Shiji, as an executive officer at Toyota Tsusho Corporation and its subsidiaries are described in above Career summary, position at, and. 4. The reasons for election of candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member are as follows: (1) Atsuo Isogami was engaged in various operations including administration and accounting, information strategy, treasury, corporate planning, and IR from 2002, and has served as Executive Vice President (present post) since 2005. The has proposed him as a new candidate for election as Director so that s management may benefit from his extensive experience of Group s operations and insights into administrative and management operations. (2) Yoshihiro Shiji has extensive experience gained from his long-term service at Toyota Tsusho Corporation as well as a wide range of insights as a full-time corporate auditor. The believes that he will fulfill his duties adequately by using his experience and insights, so it has proposed making him a new candidate for Audit & Supervisory Board Member. 5. Yoshihiro Shiji is scheduled to retire from post of full-time corporate auditor at conclusion of 97th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Toyota Tsusho Corporation scheduled to be on June 21, 2018. 6. Limited liability agreement If election of Atsuo Isogami and Yoshihiro Shiji is approved, plans to enter into an agreement with m to limit ir liabilities to minimum amount provided by Article 425 (1) of Companies Act. - 9 -

Agenda Item No. 3: Election of an Accounting Auditor The term of office of 's accounting auditor, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC, will expire at conclusion of this General Meeting of Shareholders. Accordingly, 's Audit & Supervisory Board, as a result of comprehensive consideration in accordance with "Accounting Auditor's Evaluation and Selection Criteria", etc. including relevant audit corporation, propose election of PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC as a new Accounting Auditor. In addition, reason for election of PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC as candidate for Accounting Auditor is that, as a result of a comprehensive consideration of quality control system and independence, etc. of relevant audit corporation in addition to fact that efficient audit works can be expected, etc., Audit & Supervisory Board judged relevant audit corporation would be duly qualified. The candidate for Accounting Auditor is as follows. (As of March 31, 2018) PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC Office locations Main office Or offices Otemachi Park Building, 1-1-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka History June 2006 July 2006 July 2015 July 2016 Capital Establishment of Aarata Kansa Hojin (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata) (as a member firm in Japan of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) global network) Commencement of operations Changed corporate name in Japanese to "PwC Aarata Kansa Hojin". Renamed PwC Aarata institution. Converted to a limited liability audit corporation. Changed corporate name to "PwC Aarata Yugen Sekinin Kansa Hojin" (English name : PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC) One billion yen persons Outline Partners Certified public accountants Junior certified public accountants - those who passed all subjects USCPA and or professional staff Clerical staff 130 people 886 people 507 people 826 people 509 people Total 2,858 people (as of June 30, 2017) Companies to which an audit has been performed 1,128 companies (as of June 30, 2017) End of document - 10 -