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Additional Information and Where to Find It. Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. may file a registration statement on Form F-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its proposed business combination with The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. The Form F-4, if filed, will contain a prospectus and other documents. If the Form F-4 is filed and declared effective, the prospectus contained in the Form F-4 is expected to be mailed to U.S. shareholders of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. prior to the shareholders’ meeting at which the proposed business combination will be voted upon. The Form F-4, if filed, and prospectus, as they may be amended from time to time, will contain important information about Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. and The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., the business combination and related matters including the terms and conditions of the transaction. U.S. shareholders of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. are urged to read carefully the Form F-4, the prospectus and the other documents, as they may be amended from time to time, that have been or may be filed with the SEC in connection with the transaction before they make any decision at the shareholders meeting with respect to the business combination. The Form F-4, if filed, the prospectus and all other

Additional Information and Where to Find It. Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. may file a registration statement on Form F-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its proposed business combination with The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. The Form F-4, if filed, will contain a prospectus and other documents. If the Form F-4 is filed and declared effective, the prospectus contained in the Form F-4 is expected to be mailed to U.S. shareholders of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. prior to the shareholders’ meeting at which the proposed business combination will be voted upon. The Form F-4, if filed, and prospectus, as they may be amended from time to time, will contain important information about Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. and The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., the business combination and related matters including the terms and conditions of the transaction. U.S. shareholders of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. are urged to read carefully the Form F-4, the prospectus and the other documents, as they may be amended from time to time, that have been or may be filed with the SEC in connection with the transaction before they make any decision at the shareholders meeting with respect to the business combination. The Form F-4, if filed, the prospectus and all otherother documents filed with the SEC in connection with the business combination will be available when filed, free of charge, on the SEC’s web site at xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx. In addition, the prospectus and all other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the business combination will be made available to U.S. shareholders of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., free of charge, by faxing a request to Xxxx Xxxxxx Trust Holdings, Inc. at +00-0-0000-0000 or to The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. at +00-0-0000-0000.

Additional Information and Where to Find It. Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. may file a registration statement on Form F-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its proposed business combination with The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. The Form F-4, if filed, will contain a prospectus and other documents. If the Form F-4 is filed and declared effective, the prospectus contained in the Form F-4 is expected to be mailed to U.S. shareholders of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. prior to the shareholders’ meeting at which the proposed business combination will be voted upon. The Form F-4, if filed, and prospectus, as they may be amended from time to time, will contain important information about Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. and The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., the business combination and related matters including the terms and conditions of the transaction. U.S. shareholders of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. are urged to read carefully the Form F-4, the prospectus and the other documents, as they may be amended from time to time, that have been or may be filed with the SEC in connection with the transaction before they make any decision at the shareholders meeting with respect to the business combination. The Form F-4, if filed, the prospectus and all otherother documents filed with the SEC in connection with the business combination will be available when filed, free of charge, on the SEC’s web site at xxx.xxx.xxx. In addition, the prospectus and all other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the business combination will be made available to U.S. shareholders of The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd., free of charge, by faxing a request to Xxxx Xxxxxx Trust Holdings, Inc. at +00-0-0000-0000 or to The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. at +00-0-0000-0000.