Registration and Transfer (a) The Fiscal Agent shall maintain, as agent of the Issuer for the purpose, at its office in London, a register for (i) registering and maintaining a record of the aggregate holdings of all DTC Global Securities and the International Global Security, (ii) registering transfers between holders of the Global Securities, (iii) registering and maintaining a record of the aggregate holdings of all definitive registered Securities, (iv) registering transfers between holders of the definitive registered Securities and (v) registering and maintaining a record of any further issues of Securities pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement and any subsequent transfers thereof. In addition, the Fiscal Agent will (i) maintain and promptly update the respective Schedules to the DTC Global Securities and the International Global Security, and (ii) ensure that the sum of the respective aggregate principal amounts shown by the latest entry in the respective Schedules to the DTC Global Securities and the International Global Security does not exceed $2,000,000,000, plus the aggregate principal amount of any additional Securities issued by the Issuer in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement, at any one time. Upon presentation for the purpose at the said office of the Fiscal Agent of any Security duly endorsed by, or accompanied by delivery of a written instrument of transfer in form approved by the Fiscal Agent duly executed by, the registered holder of the Security, or the registered holder’s attorney thereunto duly authorized in writing, such Security shall be transferred upon such register and a new Security, bearing the guarantee of Japan in the form herein provided for, shall be authenticated and delivered in the name of the transferee. Transfers and exchanges of Securities shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as may be prescribed by the Issuer. Upon presentation for transfer or exchange of any Security in definitive form at any office of any transfer agent accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form approved by the Fiscal Agent duly executed by the registered holder or such registered holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, such Security and written instrument shall be forwarded to the office of the Fiscal Agent. In addition, any transfer agent shall provide to Fiscal Agent such information as the Fiscal Agent may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such transfer agent of Securities in the definitive form in exchange for other Securities.
(b) When book-entry interests in Securities are to be transferred from the account of a DTC participant holding a beneficial interest in a DTC Global Security to the account of a Euroclear or Clearstream accountholder wishing to purchase a beneficial interest in an International Global Security, on the settlement date, the custodian of the DTC Global Security, initially Union Bank, N.A., will instruct the Fiscal Agent to: • decrease the amount of Securities registered in the name of the nominee of DTC and evidenced by the relevant DTC Global Security; and • increase the amount of Securities registered in the name of the nominee of the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, and evidenced by the International Global Security. Book-entry interests will be delivered free of payment to Euroclear or Clearstream as the case may be, for credit to the relevant accountholder on the first Business Day following the settlement date.
(c) When book-entry interests in the Securities are to be transferred from the account of a Euroclear or Clearstream accountholder to the account of a DTC participant wishing to purchase a beneficial interest in a DTC Global Security, on the settlement date, the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream will: • transmit appropriate instructions to the custodian of the DTC Global Security, initially Union Bank, N.A., who will in turn deliver such book-entry interests free of payment to the relevant account of the DTC participants; and • instruct the Fiscal Agent to: • decrease the amount of Securities registered in the name of the nominee of the common depositary for Euroclear and Clearstream, and evidenced by the International Global Security; and • increase the amount of Securities registered in the name of the nominee of DTC and evidenced by the relevant DTC Global Security.
