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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2023

Registration No. 333-                

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

ORIX KABUSHIKI KAISHA

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

ORIX CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

 

Japan   13-2792249
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

World Trade Center Building, SOUTH TOWER

2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku

Tokyo 105-5135, Japan

+81-3-3435-3000

(Address and telephone number of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

ORIX Corporation USA

Ryan Farha

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1900

Dallas, TX 75201

+1-214-237-2000

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

 

Please send copies of all communications to:

Jon Gray

Christopher Kodama

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Izumi Garden Tower 33F

1-6-1 Roppongi, Minato-Ku

Tokyo, 106-6033

Japan

+81-3-5574-2600

 

Alan G. Cannon

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower

41st Floor 9-10, Roppongi 1-Chome

Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-0032

Japan

+81-3-5562-6200

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933. Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

†The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

 

 


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LOGO

ORIX CORPORATION

SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES

 

 

By this prospectus, ORIX Corporation, or ORIX, may offer and sell senior debt securities from time to time in one or more offerings at prices and on terms to be determined at or prior to the time of the applicable offering.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the senior debt securities ORIX may offer and the manner in which they will be offered and sold.

Each time securities are sold using this prospectus, ORIX will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific terms of the securities and describes the specific manner in which the securities will be offered and sold. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Before you invest in any of these securities, you should carefully read this prospectus and any applicable supplement, including documents incorporated by reference herein or therein.

The securities will be offered through underwriters, dealers or agents or directly to investors. The supplements to this prospectus will provide the specific terms of the plan of distribution.

The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to any listing on any securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement.

Investing in the securities involves risk. See “Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors” in ORIX’s most recent annual report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any additional risk factors included in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus and in any applicable prospectus supplement under the heading “Risk Factors.”

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is July 7, 2023.


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form F-3 that we filed with the SEC utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, sell the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities which we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the securities and the offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. The prospectus supplement will supersede this prospectus to the extent it contains information that is different from, or conflicts with, the information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we authorize to be delivered to you together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 23 of this prospectus before purchasing any of our securities.

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO CONSUMMATE A SALE OF SECURITIES UNLESS IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.

Neither we, nor any agent, underwriter or dealer has authorized any person to provide you with any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. “Incorporated by reference” means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. We and any agent, underwriter or dealer are not responsible for, and can provide no assurance as to the accuracy or reliability of, any other information that any other person may give you. Neither we, nor any agent, underwriter or dealer are making, nor will make, an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you, including any information incorporated by reference herein or therein, is accurate only as of each of their respective dates, even though this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is delivered, or securities are sold, on a later date. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those respective dates.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus and any supplement to this prospectus to “ORIX” refer to ORIX Corporation, and to “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to ORIX Corporation and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. We use the word “you” to refer to prospective investors in the securities.

This prospectus and the information incorporated herein by reference contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. Unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, all amounts in such financial statements are expressed in Japanese yen.

In this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, when we refer to “dollars,” “US$” and “$,” we mean U.S. dollars, and, when we refer to “yen” and “¥,” we mean Japanese yen. This prospectus contains a translation of certain Japanese yen amounts into U.S. dollars solely for your convenience.

 

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Certain monetary amounts, ratios and percentage data included in this prospectus have been subject to rounding adjustments for the convenience of the reader. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be equal to the arithmetic sums of the figures which precede them.

Our head office is located at World Trade Center Building, SOUTH TOWER, 2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-5135, Japan and the telephone number is +81-3-3435-3000.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We may from time to time make written or oral statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Written forward-looking statements may appear in documents filed with the SEC, including this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, documents incorporated by reference, reports to shareholders and other communications.

The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking information to encourage companies to provide prospective information about themselves without fear of litigation so long as the information is identified as forward looking and is accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the information. We rely on this safe harbor in making forward-looking statements.

Words such as “believe,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “hope,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “probability,” “risk,” “would,” and similar expressions, among others, identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those which are anticipated, aimed at, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.

Forward-looking statements, which include statements contained in “Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors,” “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and “Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk” and elsewhere in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F, are inherently subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in such statements.

We have identified some of the risks inherent in forward-looking statements in “Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 20-F. Other factors could also adversely affect our results or the accuracy of forward-looking statements in this prospectus, and you should not consider the factors discussed here or in “Item 3. Key Information—Risk Factors” of our most recent annual report on Form 20-F to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

The forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus are made only as of the dates on which such statements were made. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release any update or revision to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

ORIX CORPORATION

ORIX Corporation is a joint stock corporation (kabushiki kaisha) formed under Japanese law. We were founded as a Japanese corporation in 1964 in Osaka, Japan as Orient Leasing Co., Ltd., a specialist in equipment leasing. We have grown over the succeeding decades to become one of Japan’s leading financial services companies, providing a broad range of commercial and consumer finance products and services to Japanese and overseas customers.

For further information, see “Item 4. Information on the Company” of our most recent annual report on Form 20-F.

 

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OFFERING INFORMATION

We may sell an indeterminate amount of senior debt securities from time to time through negotiated transactions with underwriters or with other persons, through a combination of such methods of sale or otherwise, including private sales. See “Plan of Distribution.” We may sell senior debt securities at varying prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated or fixed prices, in each case as determined by agreement between us and underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents, or purchasers.

 

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CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

The following table sets forth our consolidated capitalization and indebtedness at March 31, 2023. You should read this table together with our consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, and the other financial data appearing elsewhere, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus.

 

     As of March 31, 2023  
     (In millions of yen)  

Indebtedness:

  

Total short-term debt (excluding current portion of long-term debt)

   ¥ 508,796  

Total long-term debt

     5,209,723  
  

 

 

 

Total indebtedness

     5,718,519  
  

 

 

 

Equity:

  

Common stock:
authorized – 2,590,000,000 shares
issued – 1,234,849,342 shares

     221,111  

Additional paid-in capital

     233,169  

Retained earnings

     3,031,942  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (8,381

Treasury stock, at cost – 64,543,473 shares as of March 31, 2023

     (121,256
  

 

 

 

ORIX Corporation Shareholders’ Equity

     3,356,585  

Noncontrolling interests

     70,715  

Total equity

     3,427,300  
  

 

 

 

Total capitalization and indebtedness

   ¥ 9,145,819  
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

For a discussion of secured indebtedness as of March 31, 2023, see Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

(2)

As of March 31, 2023, no material portion of our consolidated indebtedness was guaranteed. For the purpose of this note, guaranteed means guarantees provided by third parties.

(3)

We and certain subsidiaries guarantee loans made by banks and other financial institutions to third parties. For a discussion of guarantees by us as of March 31, 2023, see Note 30 to the consolidated financial statements in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

(4)

Since March 31, 2023, and to the date of this prospectus, we have issued ¥20 billion total aggregate amount of unsecured senior debt securities in Japan.

(5)

Treasury stock includes 2,800,866 shares held through our Board Incentive Plan Trust as of March 31, 2023.

(6)

On May 10, 2023, we announced that our board of directors resolved to repurchase shares of our common stock. The resolution authorized the repurchase of up to the lesser of (i) an aggregate of 40,000,000 shares (approximately 3.4% of the total outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares)) and (ii) up to ¥50 billion between May 17, 2023 and March 31, 2024. Between May 17, 2023 and May 31, 2023, we repurchased 1,701,100 shares of our common stock for a total value of ¥4,060,766,300 and between June 1, 2023 and June 23, 2023, we repurchased 2,471,500 shares of our common stock for a total value of ¥6,145,646,250 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. See Note 32 to the consolidated financial statements in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, the net proceeds from the sale of senior debt securities offered by us will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES

This prospectus describes certain general terms and provisions of the senior debt securities that we may offer from time to time in one or more offerings. The senior debt securities will be issued under the senior indenture, the form of which is included as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or the Indenture, between ORIX and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, or the trustee, in one or more series established from time to time by or pursuant to a board resolution and set forth in an officer’s certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental thereto. The specific terms and provisions of a particular series of senior debt securities being offered and the extent to which the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to such senior debt securities, will be described in a supplement to this prospectus.

The Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or the TIA. The following is a summary of material provisions of the Indenture. It does not include all of the provisions of the Indenture or the senior debt securities. We urge you to read the Indenture (including any applicable supplement thereto) because it defines your rights. The terms of the senior debt securities include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Indenture is included as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The form of senior debt security to be offered and any applicable supplemental indenture will be filed with the SEC on Form 6-K as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or by a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

The Indenture does not limit our ability to enter into a highly leveraged transaction or provide you with any special protection in the event of such a transaction. In addition, the Indenture does not provide special protection in the event of a sudden and dramatic decline in our credit quality resulting from a takeover, recapitalization or similar restructuring.

General

We may issue senior debt securities from time to time, in one or more series under a senior indenture between us and The Bank of New York Mellon, which we refer to as the trustee, dated as of July 18, 2017, as amended or supplemented from time to time. The senior debt securities will be our direct, unsecured and unsubordinated general obligations and will have the same rank in liquidation as all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt. All senior debt securities will be issued in fully registered form.

Specific Japanese and U.S. federal income tax consequences and other special considerations applicable to any series of senior debt securities issued by us will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Owners of senior debt securities or beneficial interests in senior debt securities may have to provide information relating to their jurisdiction of residency to avoid Japanese withholding taxes.

Payments

The senior debt securities may be denominated and payable in Japanese yen, U.S. dollars or other currencies. We may also issue debt securities from time to time with the principal amount or interest payable on any relevant payment date to be determined by reference to one or more currency exchange rates, securities or baskets of securities, commodity prices or indices. Holders of these types of debt securities will receive payments of principal or interest that depend upon the value of the applicable currency, security or basket of securities, commodity or index on the relevant payment dates.

The senior debt securities may bear interest at a fixed rate, which may be zero, a floating rate, or a rate which varies during the lifetime of the debt security. Senior debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate may be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount.

 

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Terms Specified in the Applicable Prospectus Supplement

The applicable prospectus supplement will contain, where applicable, the following terms of and other information relating to any offered senior debt securities:

 

   

the specific designation;

 

   

the aggregate principal amount, purchase price and denomination;

 

   

the currency in which the senior debt securities are denominated and/or in which principal, premium, if any, and/or interest, if any, is payable;

 

   

the date of maturity;

 

   

the interest rate or rates or the method by which the calculation agent will determine the interest rate or rates, if any;

 

   

the interest payment dates, if any;

 

   

the place or places for payment of the principal of and any premium and/or interest on the senior debt securities;

 

   

any repayment, redemption, prepayment or sinking fund provisions, including any redemption notice provisions;

 

   

whether we will issue the senior debt securities in definitive form and under what terms and conditions;

 

   

any agents for the senior debt securities, including trustees, depositaries, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars;

 

   

whether and under what circumstances we will pay additional amounts on senior debt securities for any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted and, if so, whether we will have the option to redeem those senior debt securities rather than pay the additional amounts;

 

   

whether certain payments on the senior debt securities will be guaranteed under a financial insurance guaranty policy and the terms of that guaranty;

 

   

any applicable selling restrictions;

 

   

whether we will be able to “reopen” a previous issue of a series of senior debt securities and issue additional senior debt securities of that series; and

 

   

any other specific terms of the senior debt securities, including any modifications to or additional events of default, covenants or modified or eliminated acceleration rights, and any terms required by or advisable under applicable laws or regulations, including laws and regulations that stipulate requirements for the senior debt securities to be afforded certain capital treatment for regulatory or other purposes.

Some of the senior debt securities may be issued as original issue discount senior debt securities. Original issue discount securities bear no interest or bear interest at below-market rates and may be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information relating to any material income tax, accounting, and other special considerations applicable to original issue discount senior debt securities.

Registration and Transfer of Senior Debt Securities

Holders of senior debt securities may present senior debt securities for exchange, and holders of registered senior debt securities may present these securities for transfer, in the manner, at the places and subject to the restrictions stated in the senior debt securities and described in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will

 

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provide these services without charge except for any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with these services and subject to any limitations or requirements provided in the Indenture or an applicable supplemental indenture or order under which that series of senior debt securities is issued. If any of the securities are held in global form, the procedures for transfer of interests in those securities will depend upon the procedures of the depositary for those global securities.

Authentication and Delivery

Under the Indenture, we may deliver senior debt securities of any series to the trustee for authentication, and the trustee or its agent shall then authenticate and deliver such securities to or upon our written order, signed by an authorized officer of ours, without any further action by us. In authenticating the senior debt securities and accepting the additional responsibilities under the Indenture the trustee shall be entitled to receive, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, various documentation from us, including copies of the resolution of our board of directors authorizing the issuance of securities, any supplemental indentures, officer’s certificates and opinions from legal counsel.

Under the Indenture, the trustee also has the right to decline to authenticate and deliver any senior debt securities if the trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that we may not lawfully issue the senior debt securities or if the trustee in good faith determines that allowing us to issue the senior debt securities would expose the trustee to personal liability to our existing senior debt security holders.

Events of Default under the Indenture

The Indenture provides holders of senior debt securities with remedies if we fail to perform specific obligations, such as making payments on the senior debt securities, or if we become bankrupt. Holders should review these provisions and understand which actions trigger an event of default and which actions do not. The Indenture permits the issuance of senior debt securities in one or more series, and, in many cases, whether an event of default has occurred is determined on a series-by-series basis.

An event of default is defined under the Indenture, with respect to any series of senior debt securities issued under that Indenture, as any one or more of the following events, subject to modification in a supplemental indenture, each of which we refer to in this prospectus as an event of default, having occurred and be continuing:

 

   

default is made for more than 15 days in the payment of principal and premium, if any, and for more than 30 days in the payment of interest in respect of such series of the securities;

 

   

we are in default in the performance of any provision of the Indenture for a period of 90 days after receipt of notice from the trustee, or 25% of the holders of such series, of such default;

 

   

due to our default, we (i) are bound to repay prematurely indebtedness for borrowed moneys with a total outstanding principal amount of $75,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies) or greater, (ii) have defaulted in the repayment of any such indebtedness at the later of its maturity or the expiration of any applicable grace period or (iii) have failed to pay when properly called on to do so any guarantee of any such indebtedness, and in any such case the acceleration, default or failure to pay is not being contested in good faith and not cured within 15 days of such acceleration, default or failure to pay;

 

   

a final and non-appealable order is made or an effective resolution is passed for our winding up or liquidation;

 

   

an encumbrancer shall have taken possession, in bankruptcy, of all or substantially all of our assets and such possession continues for 90 days;

 

   

we shall cease to carry on business or shall be unable to pay our debts as and when they fall due;

 

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we become bankrupt, insolvent or become subject to reorganization under any applicable bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, reorganization, insolvency or insolvency related law; or

 

   

any other event of default provided in the supplemental indenture under which that series of senior debt securities is issued.

Provision and Withholding of Notice of Default.    Pursuant to the Indenture, the trustee shall give notice by mail to the holders of any series of senior debt securities of all defaults known to the trustee which have occurred with respect to such series. The trustee shall transmit the notice within 90 days after the occurrence of an event of default, unless the defaults have been cured before the transmission of such notice. However, except in the case of default in the payment of principal of or interest on, or in the payment of any sinking or purchase fund installment with respect to the senior debt securities of any series, the trustee may withhold notice of default if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors of the trustee determine in good faith that the withholding of the notice is in the interests of the holders of such series.

Acceleration of Senior Debt Securities Upon an Event of Default

The Indenture provides that, unless otherwise set forth in a supplemental indenture:

 

   

if an event of default occurs due to specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal of all senior debt securities and interest accrued on the senior debt securities to be due and payable immediately; and

 

   

if any other event of default occurs and is continuing, either the trustee (subject to receiving indemnity and/or security to its satisfaction) or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding senior debt securities of each affected series, voting separately by series, by notice in writing to us may declare the principal of and accrued interest on the senior debt securities of such series to be due and payable immediately.

Annulment of Acceleration and Waiver of Defaults

In some circumstances, if any or all of the events leading to acceleration under the Indenture, other than the non-payment of the principal of the securities that has become due as a result of an acceleration, have been cured, waived or otherwise remedied, then the holders under such indenture of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the securities of the affected series may annul past declarations of acceleration or waive past defaults of the senior debt securities with respect to such series.

Application of Proceeds

Any money collected from us by a trustee under the Indenture by acceleration, through insolvency proceedings or by other means as a result of our breach of the terms of the Indenture, shall be applied in the order described below:

 

   

first, to the payment of fees, costs and expenses applicable to the series of senior debt securities for which money was collected, including reasonable compensation to the applicable trustee and any agent and expenses and costs properly incurred (including any amounts to which the trustee, each predecessor trustee or any agent are entitled to indemnification by us and fees and properly incurred expenses of its counsel);

 

   

second, if payment is not due on the principal of the series of senior debt securities for which money was collected, to the payment of interest on the series in default;

 

   

third, if payment is due on the principal of the series of senior debt securities for which money was collected, to the payment of the whole amount then owing and unpaid upon all of the senior debt

 

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securities of such series for principal and interest; and in the case the money collected shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amount so due and unpaid upon the senior debt securities of such series, then to the payment of principal and interest without preference or priority of principal over interest, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and accrued and unpaid interest; and

 

   

finally, to the payment of the remainder, if any, to us or any other person lawfully entitled thereto.

Paying Agents

Whenever we appoint a paying agent to make payments required under the Indenture and the relevant series of securities, such paying agent will hold all sums received by it for the payment of the principal and interest on the securities in trust for the benefit of the holders of the securities and will make payments to such holders as provided for in the Indenture and the securities.

Indemnification of Trustee for Actions Taken on Your Behalf

The Indenture provides that the trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the holders of senior debt securities issued under the Indenture relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the trustee. In addition, the Indenture contains a provision entitling the trustee, subject to the duty of the trustee to act with the required standard of care during a default, to be indemnified and/or secured to the trustees’ satisfaction by the holders of senior debt securities issued under the Indenture before proceeding to exercise any right or power at the request of holders. Subject to these provisions and specified other limitations, the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of each series of outstanding senior debt securities of each affected series, voting as one class, may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee.

Limitation on Actions by You as an Individual Holder

The Indenture provides that no individual holder of senior debt securities may institute any action against us under the Indenture, except actions for payment of overdue principal and interest, unless the following actions have occurred:

 

   

the holder must have previously given written notice to the trustee of the continuing default;

 

   

the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding senior debt securities of each affected series, treated as one class, must have:

 

   

requested the trustee in writing to institute that action; and

 

   

offered the trustee indemnity and/or security to its satisfaction;

 

   

the trustee must have failed to institute that action within 60 days after receipt of the request referred to above; and

 

   

the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding senior debt securities of each affected series, voting as one class, must not have given directions in writing to the trustee inconsistent with those of the holders referred to above.

The Indenture contains a covenant that we will file annually with the trustee a certificate of no default or a certificate specifying any default that exists.

Covenants

Our covenants and agreements relating to a series of senior debt securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance or Transfer.    The Indenture contains provisions permitting us, without the consent of the holders of senior debt securities, to consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or convey or transfer all or substantially all of our assets to any person or persons, provided that the successor corporation or corporations, if an entity other than we, assume our obligations on the senior debt securities and under the Indenture and certain other conditions are met.

Evidence of our Compliance.    There are provisions in the Indenture requiring us to furnish to the trustee each year a brief certificate from our principal executive, financial or accounting officer as to his or her knowledge of our compliance with all conditions and covenants under the Indenture.

SEC Reports by us.    The Indenture requires us to file with the trustee copies of the annual report or information we file with the SEC within 30 days after we file such reports or information with the SEC.

Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

Unless otherwise set forth in a supplemental indenture, we have the ability to eliminate most or all of our obligations on any series of senior debt securities prior to maturity if we comply with the following provisions:

Discharge of Indenture.    We may discharge all of our obligations, other than as to transfers and exchanges, under the Indenture after we have:

 

   

paid or caused to be paid the principal of and interest on all of the outstanding senior debt securities in accordance with their terms;

 

   

delivered to the paying agent for cancellation all of the outstanding senior debt securities; or

 

   

irrevocably deposited with the trustee cash or, in the case of a series of senior debt securities payable only in U.S. dollars, U.S. government obligations in trust for the benefit of the holders of any series of senior debt securities issued under the Indenture that have either become due and payable, or are by their terms due and payable, or are scheduled for redemption, within one year, in an amount certified to be sufficient to pay on each date that they become due and payable, the principal of and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund payments for, those senior debt securities. However, the deposit of cash or U.S. government obligations for the benefit of holders of a series of senior debt securities that are due and payable, or are scheduled for redemption, within one year will discharge obligations under the Indenture relating only to that series of senior debt securities.

Defeasance of a Series of Securities at Any Time.    We may also discharge all of our obligations, other than as to transfers and exchanges, under any series of senior debt securities at any time, which is referred to in this prospectus as defeasance. Alternatively, we may be released with respect to any outstanding series of senior debt securities from the obligations imposed by the covenants described above limiting consolidations, mergers, asset sales and leases, and elect not to comply with those sections without creating an event of default. Discharge under those procedures is called covenant defeasance.

Defeasance or covenant defeasance may be effected only if, among other things:

 

   

we irrevocably deposit with the trustee cash or, in the case of senior debt securities payable only in U.S. dollars, U.S. government obligations, as trust funds in an amount certified to be sufficient to pay on each date that they become due and payable, the principal of and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund payments for, all outstanding senior debt securities of the series being defeased; and

 

   

we deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel who shall be reasonably satisfactory to the trustee to the effect that:

 

   

the beneficial owners of the series of senior debt securities being defeased will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance or covenant defeasance; and

 

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the beneficial owners of the series of senior debt securities being defeased will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance or covenant defeasance had not occurred.

In the case of a defeasance, the opinion must be based on a ruling of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a change in U.S. federal income tax law occurring after the date of the Indenture, since that result would not occur under current tax law.

Modification of the Indenture

Modification without Consent of Holders.    We and the trustee may enter into supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of senior debt securities issued under the Indenture to:

 

   

secure any senior debt securities;

 

   

evidence the assumption by a successor corporation of our obligations;

 

   

add covenants for the protection of the holders of senior debt securities;

 

   

cure any ambiguity or correct any defect or inconsistency;

 

   

establish the forms or terms of senior debt securities of any series; or

 

   

evidence the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee.

Modification with Consent of Holders.    Each of we and the trustee, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of each affected series of outstanding senior debt securities, voting as one class, may add any provisions to, or change in any manner or eliminate any of the provisions of, the Indenture or modify in any manner the rights of the holders of the senior debt securities issued pursuant to the Indenture. However, we and the trustee may not make any of the following changes to any outstanding senior debt security without the consent of each holder that would be affected by the change:

 

   

extend the final maturity of the security or of any installment of principal of any such security;

 

   

reduce the principal amount;

 

   

reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest;

 

   

reduce any amount payable on redemption;

 

   

change any of our obligations to pay any additional amounts on senior debt securities for any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted (if any);

 

   

change the currency in which the principal, including any amount of original issue discount, premium, or interest on the security is payable;

 

   

modify or amend the provisions for conversion of any currency into another currency;

 

   

reduce the amount of any original issue discount security payable upon acceleration or provable in bankruptcy;

 

   

alter the terms on which holders of the senior debt securities may convert or exchange senior debt securities for stock or other securities or for other property or the cash value of the property, other than in accordance with the anti-dilution provisions or other similar adjustment provisions included in the terms of the senior debt securities;

 

   

impair the right of any holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any senior debt security when due; or

 

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reduce the percentage of senior debt securities the consent of whose holders is required for modification of the Indenture.

Form of Senior Debt Security

Each senior debt security will be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a particular investor or by one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of securities. Certificated securities in definitive form and global securities will be issued in registered form.

Definitive securities name you or your nominee as the owner of the security, and in order to transfer or exchange these securities or to receive payments other than interest or other interim payments, you or your nominee must physically deliver the securities to the trustee, registrar, paying agent or other agent, as applicable.

Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of the senior debt securities represented by these global securities. The depositary maintains a computerized system that will reflect each investor’s beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other representative.

New York Law to Govern

The Indenture and the senior debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Consent to Service of Process and Submission to Jurisdiction

Under the Indenture, we irrevocably designate ORIX Corporation USA as our authorized agent for service of process in any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Indenture or any senior debt securities issued thereunder brought in any federal or state court in The City of New York, New York, and we irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of those courts.

Information Concerning the Trustee

Information about the trustee applicable to an issuance of senior debt securities may be set forth by amendment to this prospectus or in the applicable prospectus supplement. We and our subsidiaries may maintain ordinary banking relationships and custodial facilities with the trustee and its affiliates.

 

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CLEARANCE AND SETTLEMENT

Senior debt securities that ORIX issues may be held through one or more international and domestic clearing systems. The principal clearing systems we will use are the book-entry systems operated by The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, in the United States, Clearstream Banking, S.A., or Clearstream, in Luxembourg, and the Euroclear System, or Euroclear, in Belgium. These systems have established electronic securities and payment, transfer, processing, depositary and custodial links among themselves and others, either directly or indirectly through custodians and depositaries. These links allow securities to be issued, held and transferred among the clearing systems without the physical transfer of certificates.

Special procedures to facilitate clearance and settlement have been established among these clearing systems to trade securities across borders in the secondary market. Where payments for securities we issue in global form will be made in U.S. dollars, these procedures can be used for cross-market transfers, and the senior debt securities will be cleared and settled on a delivery against payment basis.

If we issue senior debt securities to you outside of the United States, its territories and possessions, you must initially hold your interests through Euroclear, Clearstream or the clearance system that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Cross-market transfers of securities that are not in global form may be cleared and settled in accordance with other procedures that may be established among the clearing systems for these securities.

Clearstream and Euroclear hold interests on behalf of their participants through customers’ securities accounts in the names of Clearstream and Euroclear on the books of their respective depositories, which, in the case of securities for which a global security in registered form is deposited with DTC, in turn hold such interests in customers’ securities accounts in the depositories’ names on the books of DTC.

The policies of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to your interest in securities held by them. This is also true for any other clearance system that may be named in a prospectus supplement.

We have no responsibility for any aspect of the actions of DTC, Clearstream or Euroclear or any of their direct or indirect participants. We have no responsibility for any aspect of the records kept by DTC, Clearstream or Euroclear or any of their direct or indirect participants. We do not supervise these systems in any way. This is also true for any other clearing system indicated in a prospectus supplement.

DTC, Clearstream, Euroclear and their participants perform these clearance and settlement functions under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers. You should be aware that they are not obligated to perform these procedures and may modify them or discontinue them at any time.

The description of the clearing systems in this section reflects our understanding of the rules and procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear as they are currently in effect. Those systems could change their rules and procedures at any time.

DTC

DTC has advised us that it is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities deposited with it by its participants. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among its participants of sales and other securities transactions in such securities through electronic computerized book-

 

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entry transfers and pledges between its participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC’s participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others, such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant of DTC, either directly or indirectly. According to DTC, the foregoing information with respect to DTC and DTC’s book-entry system has been provided to the financial community for informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as a representation, warranty or contract modification of any kind. The rules applicable to DTC and DTC participants are on file with the SEC.

Clearstream

Clearstream has advised us that it is incorporated as a limited liability company under Luxembourg law. Clearstream holds securities for its participants and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between Clearstream participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream participants, thus eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream provides to its participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities, securities lending and borrowing and collateral management. Clearstream interfaces with domestic markets in a number of countries. Clearstream has established an electronic communications platform with Euroclear Bank SA/NV, the operator of the Euroclear System, to facilitate settlement of trades between Clearstream and Euroclear.

As a registered credit institution in Luxembourg, Clearstream is supervised by the Luxembourg Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector. Clearstream participants are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations. In the United States, Clearstream participants are limited to securities brokers and dealers and banks, and may include the underwriters for the senior debt securities offered under any prospectus supplement. Other institutions that maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream participant may obtain indirect access to Clearstream. Clearstream is an indirect participant in DTC.

Distributions with respect to the senior debt securities held beneficially through Clearstream will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream customers in accordance with its rules and procedures, to the extent received by Clearstream.

Euroclear

Euroclear has advised us that it was created in 1968 to hold securities for participants of Euroclear and to clear and settle transactions between Euroclear participants through simultaneous electronic book-entry delivery against payment, thus eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates and risk from lack of simultaneous transfers of securities and cash. Euroclear provides various other services, including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries.

Euroclear is operated by Euroclear Bank SA/NV, or the Euroclear Operator, under contract with Euroclear plc, a U.K. corporation. The Euroclear Operator conducts all operations, and all Euroclear securities clearance accounts and Euroclear cash accounts are accounts with the Euroclear Operator. Euroclear participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and dealers and other professional financial intermediaries and may include the underwriters for the senior debt securities offered under any prospectus supplement. Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear participant, either directly or indirectly. Euroclear is an indirect participant in DTC.

The Euroclear Operator is a Belgian bank. The Belgian Banking Commission and the National Bank of Belgium regulate and examine the Euroclear Operator.

 

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The Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of Euroclear, and applicable Belgian law, govern securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with the Euroclear Operator. Specifically, these terms and conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear; withdrawal of securities and cash from Euroclear; and receipts of payments with respect to securities in Euroclear.

All securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. The Euroclear Operator acts under the terms and conditions only on behalf of Euroclear participants and has no record of or relationship with persons holding securities through Euroclear participants.

Distributions with respect to senior debt securities held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Euroclear participants in accordance with the Euroclear terms and conditions, to the extent received by the Euroclear Operator and by Euroclear.

Settlement

You will be required to make your initial payment for the senior debt securities in immediately available funds. Secondary market trading between DTC participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC rules and will be settled in immediately available funds using DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System. Secondary market trading between Clearstream participants and/or Euroclear participants will occur in the ordinary way in accordance with the applicable rules and operating procedures of Clearstream and Euroclear and will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds in immediately available funds.

Cross-market transfers between persons holding directly or indirectly through DTC, on the one hand, and directly or indirectly through Clearstream participants or Euroclear participants, on the other, will be effected in DTC in accordance with DTC rules on behalf of the relevant European international clearing system by its U.S. depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to the relevant European international clearing system by the counterparty in such system in accordance with its rules and procedures and within its established deadlines (based on European time). The relevant European international clearing system will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to the U.S. depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving senior debt securities in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Clearstream participants and Euroclear participants may not deliver instructions directly to their respective U.S. depositaries.

Because of time-zone differences, credits of senior debt securities received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in such senior debt securities settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Clearstream participants or Euroclear participants on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream or Euroclear as a result of sales of senior debt securities by or through a Clearstream customer or a Euroclear participant to a DTC participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Clearstream or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.

Although DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear have agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of senior debt securities among participants of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be discontinued at any time.

Other Clearing Systems

ORIX may choose any other clearing system for a particular series of securities. The clearance and settlement procedures for the clearing system we choose will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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TAXATION

The material Japanese tax and U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the purchase and ownership of the senior debt securities offered by this prospectus will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

CERTAIN BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR CONSIDERATIONS

The U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or ERISA, and/or Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, impose certain requirements on (a) employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) individual retirement accounts, “Keogh plans” and other arrangements subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (c) entities whose underlying assets include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement described in clause (a) or (b) by reason of any such plan’s, account’s, or arrangement’s investment therein (we refer to the foregoing described in clauses (a), (b) and (c), collectively, as “Plans”) and (d) persons who are fiduciaries with respect to Plans. In addition, certain governmental, church and non-U.S. plans (collectively, “Non-ERISA Arrangements”) are not subject to such provisions of ERISA or the Code, but may be subject to other federal, state, local or non-U.S. laws that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (each, a “Similar Law”).

Each fiduciary of a Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement should consider the fiduciary standards of ERISA, the Code or any other applicable Similar Laws in the context of the Plan’s or Non-ERISA Arrangement’s particular circumstances before authorizing an investment in the senior debt securities offered by this prospectus. Accordingly, among other factors, the fiduciary should consider whether the investment would satisfy the prudence, diversification, delegation of control, and prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable Similar Laws and would be consistent with the documents and instruments governing the Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement.

In addition to ERISA’s general fiduciary standards, Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code prohibit certain transactions involving the assets of a Plan and persons who have specified relationships to the Plan, i.e., “parties in interest” as defined in ERISA or “disqualified persons” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code (we refer to the foregoing, collectively, as “parties in interest”) unless exemptive relief is available under a statutory or administrative exemption. Parties in interest that engage in a non-exempt prohibited transaction may be subject to excise taxes and other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code. Thus, a Plan fiduciary considering an investment in the senior debt securities offered by this prospectus should also consider whether such an investment might constitute or give rise to a prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. For example, the senior debt securities may be deemed to represent a direct or indirect sale of property, extension of credit or furnishing of services between a party in interest and an investing Plan which would be prohibited unless exemptive relief were available under an applicable exemption. As a result of our business, we and our affiliates may be parties in interest with respect to many Plans, and such parties in interest may also include, without limitation, the trustee and any agents for the senior debt securities, including trustees, depositaries, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars, as well as their affiliates.

In this regard, each purchaser that is, or is acting on behalf of, a Plan, and proposes to purchase the senior debt securities, should consider the exemptive relief available under the following prohibited transaction class exemptions, or PTCEs: (A) the in-house asset manager exemption (PTCE 96-23), (B) the insurance company general account exemption (PTCE 95-60), (C) the bank collective investment fund exemption (PTCE 91-38), (D) the insurance company pooled separate account exemption (PTCE 90-1) and (E) the qualified professional asset manager exemption (PTCE 84-14). In addition, Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code may provide a limited exemption for the purchase and sale of the senior debt securities and related lending transactions, provided that neither the party in interest nor its affiliates has or exercises any discretionary authority or control or render any investment advice with respect to the assets of the Plan involved in the transaction and provided further that the Plan pays no more, and receives no less, than adequate consideration in

 

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connection with the transaction (the so-called “service provider exemption”). There can be no assurance that any of these statutory or class exemptions will be available with respect to transactions involving the senior debt securities.

Each purchaser or holder of the senior debt securities offered by this prospectus, and each fiduciary who causes any entity to purchase or hold the senior debt securities, shall be deemed to have represented and warranted, on each day such purchaser or holder holds such senior debt securities, that either (i) it is neither a Plan nor a Non-ERISA Arrangement and it is not purchasing or holding the senior debt securities on behalf of or with the assets of any Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement; or (ii) its purchase, holding and disposition of such senior debt securities will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or violate any provision of any applicable Similar Law.

The foregoing discussion is general in nature and is not intended to be all inclusive. Due to the complexity of these rules and the penalties that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that fiduciaries, or other persons considering purchasing the senior debt securities on behalf of, or with the assets of, any Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement, consult with their counsel regarding the potential applicability of Title I of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code and any Similar Laws to such investment and whether an exemption would be applicable to the purchase and holding of the senior debt securities.

Each purchaser and holder of a senior debt security offered by this prospectus will have exclusive responsibility for ensuring that its purchase and holding of the senior debt security does not violate the fiduciary or prohibited transaction rules of ERISA or the Code or the provisions of any applicable Similar Law. Nothing herein shall be construed as a representation that an investment in the senior debt securities would meet any or all of the relevant legal requirements with respect to investments by, or is appropriate for, Plans or Non-ERISA Arrangements generally or any particular Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement. In addition, neither this discussion nor anything in this prospectus is or is intended to be investment advice directed at any potential purchaser that is a Plan or Non-ERISA Arrangement, or at such purchasers generally.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may offer the securities described in this prospectus in one or more of the following ways from time to time:

 

   

to or through underwriters or dealers;

 

   

by ourselves directly;

 

   

through agents;

 

   

through one or more special purpose entities;

 

   

through an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; or

 

   

through a combination of any of these methods of sale.

The prospectus supplement relating to an offering of securities will set forth the terms of the offering, including:

 

   

a description of the transaction and the securities to be offered;

 

   

the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents;

 

   

the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale;

 

   

any underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation;

 

   

the public offering price;

 

   

any discounts or concessions to be allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and

 

   

any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed.

Any public offering prices, discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

If underwriters are used in an offering of the securities, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or by one or more underwriters without a syndicate. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement, the underwriters will not be obligated to purchase securities that are offered unless specified conditions are satisfied, and, unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement, if the underwriters do purchase any securities, they will purchase all securities that are offered.

In connection with underwritten offerings of the securities offered by this prospectus and in accordance with applicable law and industry practice, underwriters may over-allot or effect transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the securities offered by this prospectus at levels above those that might otherwise prevail in the open market, including by entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids, each of which is described below.

 

   

A stabilizing bid means the placing of any bid, or the effecting of any purchase, for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of a security.

 

   

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A penalty bid means an arrangement that permits the managing underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member in connection with the offering when offered securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in syndicate covering transactions.

These transactions may be effected on an exchange or automated quotation system, if the securities are listed on that exchange or admitted for trading on that automated quotation system, or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. Underwriters are not required to engage in any of these activities or to continue these activities if commenced.

If dealers are utilized in the sale of securities offered by this prospectus, we will sell the securities to the dealers as principals. The dealers may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealers at the time of resale. The names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to that transaction.

Securities may be sold directly by us to one or more institutional purchasers, or through agents designated by us from time to time, at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to the agent will be set forth, in the prospectus supplement relating to that offering. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase offered securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. These contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of the contracts.

Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements with us, to indemnification by us relating to material misstatements or omissions. Underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us and our subsidiaries or affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

Each series of senior debt securities offered by this prospectus will be a new issue of securities and will have no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom offered securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in the offered securities, but the underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The securities offered by this prospectus may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be given that there will be a market for any senior debt securities offered by this prospectus.

 

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EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule II of ORIX Corporation and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2022 and 2023 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 2023, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG AZSA LLC, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The audit report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023, contains an explanatory paragraph that states management excluded DHC Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting from its assessment of the effectiveness of ORIX Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023.

KPMG AZSA LLC’s address is 1-2 Tsukudo-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8551, Japan.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the offered securities with respect to United States federal law and New York State law will be passed upon for us by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, our United States counsel. Mitsui Company, our Japanese counsel, will pass upon certain legal matters as to Japanese law for us. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, United States counsel to any underwriters, dealers or agents, will pass upon certain legal matters as to United States federal law and New York State law for them.

ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

ORIX is a joint stock company incorporated in Japan. Most or all of our directors and executive officers are residents of countries other than the United States. Although some of our affiliates have substantial assets in the United States, substantially all of our assets and the assets of our directors and executive officers (and certain experts named herein) are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon us or our directors and executive officers or to enforce against us or these persons in United States courts judgments of United States courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of United States securities laws. We have been advised by our Japanese counsel, Mitsui Company, that there is doubt as to the enforceability in Japan, in original actions or in actions to enforce judgments of U.S. courts, of civil liabilities based solely on U.S. securities laws. A Japanese court may refuse to allow an original action based on U.S. securities laws.

The United States and Japan do not currently have a treaty providing for reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments, other than arbitration awards, in civil and commercial matters. Therefore, even if you obtain a civil judgment by a U.S. court, you will not necessarily be able to enforce it directly in Japan.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

Available Information

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits, contains additional relevant information about us. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit some of the information included in the registration statement from this prospectus. We are subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, we file annual reports, special reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any of this information in the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

The SEC also maintains an internet site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC.

We are currently exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act that prescribe the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. We are not required under the Exchange Act to publish financial statements as frequently or as promptly as are U.S. companies subject to the Exchange Act. We will, however, continue to furnish our shareholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements and will issue interim press releases containing unaudited results of operations as well as such other reports as may from time to time be authorized by us or as may be otherwise required.

Our American Depositary Shares, each of which represents five shares, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “IX.”

Incorporation by Reference

The rules of the SEC allow us to incorporate by reference information into this prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. This prospectus incorporates by reference our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 filed on June 26, 2023 (File Number 001-14856).

All subsequent documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the termination of the offering, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus. In addition, any Form 6-K subsequently submitted to the SEC specifying that it is being incorporated by reference into this prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference. Documents incorporated by reference shall become a part of this prospectus on the respective dates the documents are filed or furnished with the SEC.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. The modifying or superseding statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other information set forth in the document that it modifies or supersedes. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded statement, when made, constituted a misrepresentation, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

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Upon written or oral request, we will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, a copy of any document that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. You may request a copy of these documents by writing or telephoning us at:

ORIX Corporation

World Trade Center Building, SOUTH TOWER

2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku

Tokyo 105-5135, Japan

+81-3-3435-3000

Except as described above, no other information is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including, without limitation, information on our internet site at http://www.orix.co.jp.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 8. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.

Article 330 and Article 402, Paragraph 3 of the Companies Act of Japan, or the Companies Act, make the provisions of Articles 643 through 656 of the Civil Code of Japan applicable to the relationship between ORIX and its directors and executive officers, respectively. Such provisions, among other things, provide in effect that:

(1) any director or executive officer of a company may demand advance payment of expenses which are considered necessary for the management of affairs of such company entrusted to him or her;

(2) if a director or an executive officer of a company has defrayed any expenses which are considered necessary for the management of the affairs of such company entrusted to him or her, he or she may demand reimbursement therefor together with interest thereon from the company;

(3) if a director or an executive officer has assumed an obligation necessary for the management of the affairs entrusted to him or her, he or she may require the company to perform it in his or her place or, if it is not due, to furnish adequate security; and

(4) if a director or an executive officer, without any fault on his or her part, sustains damage through the management of the affairs entrusted to him or her, he or she may demand compensation therefor from the company.

Under ORIX’s Articles of Incorporation, ORIX may, by a resolution of its board of directors, exempt directors or executive officers from liabilities to ORIX arising in connection with their failure to execute their duties, provided, among other things, they have acted in good faith and there has been no act or omission of gross negligence, to the extent permitted by Japanese law. In addition, under ORIX’s Articles of Incorporation, ORIX may enter into, and has entered into, a liability limitation agreement with each of its outside directors that limits the maximum amount of their liabilities owed to ORIX arising in connection with their failure to execute their duties, provided that the relevant outside director has acted in good faith and there has been no act or omission of gross negligence on the part of such outside director, to the extent permitted by Japanese law.

The form of underwriting agreement filed as an exhibit to this registration statement provides for indemnification and contribution by the underwriters with respect to certain liabilities of directors, executive officers and other controlling persons of the registrant.

The directors and executive officers of ORIX are, to a limited extent, insured under an insurance policy against damages resulting from their conduct.

Item 9. Exhibits.

Reference is made to the Exhibit Index included herewith which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 10. Undertakings.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(a) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act;

 

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(b) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(c) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered in the post-effective amendment, and the offering of those securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8A of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or Item 8A of Form 20-F if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

(i) each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii) each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided,

 

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however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(7) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

    1.1    Form of underwriting agreement.
    4.1    Senior Indenture, dated as of July  18, 2017, between ORIX Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form F-3 (File Number  333-239720) filed on July 7, 2020.
    4.2    Form of senior debt security.
    5.1    Opinion of Mitsui Company, Japanese counsel to ORIX Corporation, regarding legality of the senior debt securities.
    5.2    Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as to the validity of the senior debt securities.
  23.1    Consent of KPMG AZSA LLC.
  23.2    Consent of Mitsui Company (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  23.3    Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2).
  24.1    Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages).
  25.1    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee under the senior indenture.
107.1    Filing Fee Table.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, ORIX Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Tokyo, Japan, on the 7th day of July, 2023.

 

ORIX Corporation

By:

 

/s/ Yasuaki Mikami

 

Name:

 

Yasuaki Mikami

 

Title:

 

Member of the Board of Directors,

Senior Managing Executive Officer,

Responsible for Corporate Function Unit,

Responsible for Work Style Reform Project


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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature to this registration statement appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Yasuaki Mikami, Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Responsible for Corporate Function Unit, Responsible for Work Style Reform Project, Hitomaro Yano, Executive Officer, Corporate Function Unit, Responsible for Treasury, Accounting, Corporate Planning, Investor Relations and Sustainability, Ikuya Onda, Head of Treasury Department and Yutaka Shima, Senior Manager, Capital Markets or any one or more of them, as such person’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution for such person and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this registration statement, with exhibits thereto and any and all other documents filed in connection with such filings, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute therefor, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 7th day of July, 2023.

 

Signature

  

Title

/s/ Makoto Inoue

Makoto Inoue

  

Member of the Board of Directors,

Representative Executive Officer,

President and Chief Executive Officer,

Responsible for Group Strategy Business Unit
(Principal executive officer)

/s/ Shuji Irie

Shuji Irie

  

Member of the Board of Directors,

Senior Managing Executive Officer,

Head of Investment and Operation Headquarters

/s/ Satoru Matsuzaki

Satoru Matsuzaki

  

Member of the Board of Directors,

Senior Managing Executive Officer,

Head of Corporate Business Headquarters

Chairman, ORIX Auto Corporation

Chairman, ORIX Rentec Corporation

/s/ Stan Koyanagi

Stan Koyanagi

  

Member of the Board of Directors,

Senior Managing Executive Officer,

Global General Counsel,

Responsible for Legal Function Unit

/s/ Yasuaki Mikami

Yasuaki Mikami

  

Member of the Board of Directors,

Senior Managing Executive Officer,
Responsible for Corporate Function Unit,
Responsible for Work Style Reform Project

(Principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)

/s/ Aiko Sekine

Aiko Sekine

   Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)


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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

By:

 

/s/ Yoshiteru Suzuki

  Name:   Yoshiteru Suzuki
  Title:     President & Chief Executive Officer, ORIX Corporation USA

as the duly authorized representative of

ORIX Corporation in the United States

Exhibit 1.1

 

 

 

 

ORIX CORPORATION

(a joint stock corporation incorporated under the laws of Japan)

$[            ]

[        ]% Senior Notes due [            ]

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

Dated: [            ], [    ]

 

 

 


ORIX CORPORATION

(a joint stock corporation incorporated under the laws of Japan)

$[            ]

[        ]% Senior Notes due [            ]

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

[            ], [        ]

[                    ]

as Representatives of the several Underwriters

c/o [                    ]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

ORIX Corporation, a joint stock corporation formed under the laws of Japan (the “Company”), confirms its agreement with each of the Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom [        ] [is/are] acting as representatives (in such capacity, the “Representatives”), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective principal amounts set forth in said Schedule A of $[            ] aggregate principal amount of the Company’s [        ]% Senior Notes due [                    ] (the “Securities”). The Securities are to be issued pursuant to the indenture dated on [            ], [        ] (the “Indenture”) between the Company and [                    ], as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Securities will be issued in book-entry form in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Securities as soon as the Representatives deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.

The Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) an automatic shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (No. 333-[            ]), including the related preliminary prospectus or prospectuses, which registration statement became effective upon filing under Rule 462(e) of the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “1933 Act Regulations”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Such registration statement covers the registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act. Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of Rule 424 (“Rule 424(b)”) of the 1933 Act Regulations. Any information included in such prospectus that was omitted from such registration statement at the time it became effective but that is deemed to be part of and included in such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C under the 1933 Act is referred to as “Rule 430 Information.” Each prospectus used in connection with the offering of the Securities that omitted Rule 430 Information is herein called a “preliminary prospectus.” Such registration statement, at any given time, including the amendments thereto to such time, the exhibits and any schedules thereto at such time, the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 under the 1933 Act at such time and the documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or included therein by the 1933 Act Regulations, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” The Registration Statement at the time it originally became effective is herein called the “Original Registration Statement.” The final prospectus in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offering of the Securities, including the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 under the 1933 Act at the time of the execution of this Agreement (herein called the “final prospectus”) and any preliminary prospectuses that


form a part thereof, is herein called the “Prospectus.” For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”).

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by 1933 Act Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by 1933 Act Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be.

SECTION 1.    Representations and Warranties.

(a) Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time referred to in Section 1(a)(ii) hereof and the Closing Time referred to in Section 2(b) hereof, and agrees with each Underwriter, as follows:

(i) Status as a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer. (A) At the time of filing the Original Registration Statement, (B) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act or form of prospectus), (C) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 163(c)”)) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 163”) and (D) at the date hereof, the Company was and is a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 405”). The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement,” as defined in Rule 405, and the Securities, since their registration on the Registration Statement, have been and remain eligible for registration by the Company on a Rule 405 “automatic shelf registration statement.” The Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations objecting to the use of the automatic shelf registration statement form.

At the time of filing the Original Registration Statement, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations) of the Securities and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405.

(ii) Registration Statement, Prospectus and General Disclosure Package. The Original Registration Statement became effective upon filing under Rule 462(e) of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 462(e)”) on [        ], [    ], and any post-effective amendment thereto also became effective upon filing under Rule 462(e). No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.

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At the respective times the Original Registration Statement and each amendment thereto became effective, at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations and at the Closing Time, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “1939 Act”) and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1939 Act (the “1939 Act Regulations”), and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto, at the time the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement was issued and at the Closing Time, included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

Each preliminary prospectus (including the prospectus or prospectuses filed as part of the Original Registration Statement or as part of any amendment thereto) complied when so filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations and each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering was identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

As of the Applicable Time (as defined below), none of (x) the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below) issued at or prior to the Applicable Time and the Statutory Prospectus (as defined below), all considered together (collectively, the “General Disclosure Package”) or (y) any individual Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below), when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

As of the time of the filing of the Final Term Sheet (as defined in Section 3(b) hereof), the General Disclosure Package, when considered together with the Final Term Sheet, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

As used in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement:

Applicable Time” means [         ] [A.M.][P.M.] (New York City time) on [        ], [        ] or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Representatives.

Statutory Prospectus” as of any time means the prospectus relating to the Securities that is included in the Registration Statement immediately prior to that time, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof.

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 433”), relating to the Securities that (i) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) is a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (iii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Securities or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).

 

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Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule B hereto.

Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Securities or until any earlier date that the Company notified or notifies the Representatives as described in Section 3(e) hereof, did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein, and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified.

The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

(iii) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “1934 Act Regulations”), and, when read together with the other information in the Prospectus, (A) at the time the Original Registration Statement became effective, (B) at the earlier of the time the Prospectus was first used and the date and time of the first contract of sale of the Securities in this offering and (C) at the Closing Time, did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

(iv) Independent Accountants. KPMG AZSA LLC (“KPMG”), the accountants who have audited the consolidated financial statements, and the related financial statement schedules, included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, [        ] (the “Annual Report on Form 20-F”) and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, are an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations and the regulations adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(v) Financial Statements. The annual and interim financial statements of the Company included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes, present fairly the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except as noted therein. The supporting schedules, considered in relation to the annual consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and the summary financial information of the Company included in the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement. All other financial information of the Company included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries and presents fairly the information shown thereby. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules

 

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and regulations of the Commission) comply with Regulation G under the 1934 Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the 1933 Act Regulations, to the extent applicable.

(vi) No Material Adverse Change in Business. Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein, (A) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business affairs or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Effect”), (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries which are material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (C) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.

(vii) Incorporation of the Company. The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a joint stock corporation (kabushiki kaisha) under the laws of Japan and has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Indenture; no steps have been made for the winding up of the Company under the laws of Japan; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(viii) Incorporation of Subsidiaries. Each “significant subsidiary” of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) (each a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) has been duly incorporated or organized, is validly existing as a corporation and, in jurisdictions in which such concept is applicable, is in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where any such failure to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect; except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary was issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such Subsidiary. The only subsidiaries of the Company are (A) the Subsidiaries listed or otherwise referenced in Exhibit 8.1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F and (B) certain other subsidiaries none of which constitutes a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.

(ix) Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company is as set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Capitalization and Indebtedness” (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options referred to in the Prospectus). The shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable; none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company was issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company.

(x) Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

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agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(xii) Authorization of the Securities. The Securities have been duly authorized and, at the Closing Time, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor as provided in this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture.

(xiii) Description of the Securities and the Indenture. The Securities and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the General Disclosure Package and the final prospectus and will be and is, respectively, in substantially the respective forms filed or incorporated by reference, as the case may be, as exhibits to the Registration Statement.

(xiv) Withholding Tax. Except as described in the Prospectus, payments made by the Company to the holders of the Securities will not be subject to any withholdings or similar charges for or on account of taxation under the current laws of Japan or any political subdivision of Japan.

(xv) Transfer Taxes. No stamp, issue, registration, documentary or transfer tax or duty or other similar tax or duty (collectively, “Transfer Taxes”) and no capital gains, income or withholding tax or other tax is payable by or on behalf of the Underwriters to any Japanese taxing or other Japanese governmental authority in connection with (A) the creation, issuance, sale or delivery by the Company of the Securities to the Underwriters in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, (B) assuming that none of the Underwriters has any permanent establishment in Japan for Japanese tax purposes, the sale by the Underwriters of the Securities in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Prospectus, (C) assuming that none of the Underwriters has a permanent establishment in Japan for Japanese tax purposes, the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or (D) the execution, delivery or performance of the Indenture or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated therein.

(xvi) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (A) in violation of its articles of incorporation, board of directors’ regulations, share handling regulations or similar organizational documents, (B) in violation of any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, Japanese or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary or any of their assets, properties or operations, or (C) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (collectively, “Agreements and Instruments”) except, in the case of clause (B) or (C) above, for such violations or defaults that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein and in the Registration Statement (including the issuance and sale of the Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”) and compliance by the

 

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Company with its obligations hereunder and under the Indenture and the Securities have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of incorporation, board of directors’ regulations, board of corporate auditors’ regulations, share handling regulations or other organizational documents, if any, of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, Japanese or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary or any of their assets, properties or operations. As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any subsidiary.

(xvii) Absence of Labor Dispute. No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or any of its subsidiary’s principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, which, in either case, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xviii) Absence of Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, Japanese or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the Company or any subsidiary, which is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement (other than as disclosed therein), or which would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the properties or assets thereof or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the Indenture or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder; the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or of which any of their respective property or assets is the subject which are not described in the Registration Statement, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xix) Enforceability in Japan. Each of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities is in proper form under the laws of Japan to be enforced against the Company, and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility into evidence in Japan of this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities, as the case may be, it is not necessary that this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities or any other documents be filed or recorded with any court or other authority in Japan or that any Japanese stamp or similar tax be paid by the Underwriters or purchasers therefrom on or in respect of this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities or any other document to be furnished hereunder or thereunder.

(xx) Accuracy of Exhibits. There are no contracts or documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference therein or to be filed as exhibits thereto which have not been so described and filed as required.

(xxi) Accuracy of Tax Disclosure. The statements set forth in the Prospectus under the captions “Taxation” and “Tax Considerations” insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws and regulations of Japan and the United States, as the case may be, or legal conclusions with respect thereto, are accurate and fairly summarize the matters referred to therein in all material respects.

(xxii) Absence of Manipulation. None of the Company, any of its affiliates, as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act (each, an “Affiliate”), or any person acting on any of their behalf has taken,

 

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nor will the Company or any Affiliate of the Company or any person acting on any of their behalf take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that has constituted or that would reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

(xxiii) Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency, Japanese or foreign, is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Indenture or for the due execution, delivery or performance of the Indenture by the Company, except (A) such as have already been made or obtained, (B) such as may be required under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations or securities laws of any state of the United States or under the laws of any jurisdiction outside Japan and the United States and (C) qualification of the Indenture under the 1939 Act.

(xxiv) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate Japanese national or local or any foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except where the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxv) Investment Company Act. The Company is not required, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Prospectus will not be required, to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(xxvi) Environmental Laws. Except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any Japanese national or local or any foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials or mold (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (B) the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigation or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D) there are no events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.

 

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(xxvii) Accounting Controls and Disclosure Controls. The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (1) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries employ disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the 1934 Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended) (the “Financial Instruments and Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the rules and regulations under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, as the case may be, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

(xxviii) Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

(xxix) Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries carry, or are entitled to the benefits of, insurance with financially sound and reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as is generally maintained by companies of established repute engaged in the same or similar business, and all such insurance is in full force and effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any subsidiary will not be able (A) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (B) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted and at a cost that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither of the Company nor any subsidiary has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied, except where such denial has not resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxx) Anti-Bribery Laws. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws (collectively, “Anti-Bribery Laws”) including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any government or regulatory official or employee or any political party or official thereof or any candidate for political office, in contravention of Anti-Bribery Laws and the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with Anti-Bribery Laws and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

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(xxxi) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has, directly or indirectly, (A) proposed, made or authorized any contribution, payment or gift of funds or property to any official, employee or agent of (1) any governmental agency, authority or instrumentality in Japan or any other jurisdiction or (2) any entity controlled by such agency, authority or instrumentality or (B) made any contribution to any candidate for public office, in either case, where either the payment or the purpose of such contribution, payment or gift was or is prohibited under any applicable law, rule or regulation, including but not limited to Article 18 of the Unfair Competition Prevention Law of Japan or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(xxxii) Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes, the applicable rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(xxxiii) Sanctions. None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”) nor is the Company located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries will directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, (A) to finance any activities of any person that is currently or at the time of such financing the subject or the target of Sanctions, (B) to finance any activities of or business in any country or territory that is currently or at the time of such financing subject to any Sanctions or (C) in any other financing transaction or transactions that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.

(xxxiv) Pending Proceedings and Examinations. The Registration Statement is not the subject of a pending proceeding or examination under Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the 1933 Act, and the Company is not the subject of a pending proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.

(xxxv) Maintenance of IT Systems. The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures and safeguards to maintain and protect their confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data) (“Personal Data”) used in connection with their businesses, except where the failure to so implement or maintain would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to IT Systems and Personal Data, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person or that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data.

 

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(b) Officer’s Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby.

SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters: Closing.

(a) Securities. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, at a purchase price of [            ]% of the principal amount of the Securities, plus accrued interest, if any, from [            ], [    ] to the Closing Time.

(b) Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates for, the Securities shall be made at [    ] [A.M.][P.M] (New York City time) on [        ], [    ] (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10), or such other time not later than ten Business Days (as defined below) after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called the “Closing Time”). “Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is a day that settlements are allowed to take place on each of the New York Stock Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange and which is not a day on which banking institutions in either of New York City or Tokyo, Japan are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Payment of the purchase price for the Securities shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company against delivery to the Representatives, for the respective accounts of the Underwriters, of the certificates for the Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that each Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Securities which such Underwriter has agreed to purchase. [            ], individually and not as a Representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Securities to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing Time, but such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.

(c) Transfer Taxes. The Company will bear and pay any Transfer Taxes, including any interest and penalties, on the creation, issuance and sale of the Securities and their initial resale to subsequent purchasers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and on the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any value-added tax payable in connection with the expense reimbursement payable by the Company pursuant to this Agreement.

(d) Denominations; Registration. Certificates representing the Securities shall be issued in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, delivered to the Trustee as custodian, and issued in such denominations ($[2,000] or integral multiples of $[1,000] in excess thereof) as the Representatives may request in writing at least one full business day before the Closing Time. The certificates representing the Securities will be made available for examination by the Representatives at the offices of [            ], [            ] not later than [            ] [A.M.][P.M] (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to the Closing Time.

(e) Japanese Selling Restrictions. Each Underwriter agrees that the Securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and will be subject to the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation of Japan (Act No. 26 of 1957, as amended) (the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation). Accordingly, each of the Underwriters represents and agrees that (i) it has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold and will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any Securities in Japan or to any person resident in

 

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Japan for Japanese securities law purposes (including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and any other applicable laws, regulations and governmental guidelines of Japan; and (ii) it has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold and will not as part of its distribution, directly or indirectly offer or sell Securities to, or for the benefit of, any person other than a Gross Recipient or to others for re-offering or re-sale, directly or indirectly, to, or for the benefit of, any person other than a Gross Recipient. A “Gross Recipient” for this purpose is (i) a beneficial owner that is, for Japanese tax purposes, neither (x) an individual resident of Japan or a Japanese corporation, nor (y) an individual non-resident of Japan or a non-Japanese corporation that in either case is a person having a special relationship with the Company as described in Article 6, paragraph (4) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (a “Specially-Related Person of the Company”), (ii) a Japanese financial institution, designated in Article 3-2-2, paragraph (29) of the Cabinet Order No. 43 of 1957, as amended (the “Cabinet Order”) that will hold Securities for its own proprietary account or (iii) an individual resident of Japan or a Japanese corporation whose receipt of interest on the Securities will be made through a payment handling agent in Japan as defined in Article 2-2, paragraph (2) of the Cabinet Order.

SECTION 3. Covenants.

(a) Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests; Payment of Filing Fees. The Company, subject to Section 3(b) hereof, will comply with the requirements of Rule 430A, 430B or 430C and will notify the Representatives immediately, and confirm the notice in writing, (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, or any new registration statement relating to the Securities, shall become effective, or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus shall have been filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated by reference therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof, (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement, or the filing of a new registration statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any document incorporated by reference therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or for additional information, in each case in connection with Securities, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or such new registration statement, or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(e) of the 1933 Act concerning the Registration Statement and (v) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Securities. The Company will effect the filings required under Rule 424(b) in connection with the offering of the Securities, in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and will take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) in connection with the offering of the Securities was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment. The Company shall pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) of the 1933 Act Regulations without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the 1933 Act Regulations (including, if applicable, by updating the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in accordance with Rule 456(b)(1)(ii) either in a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or on the cover page of a prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)).

(b) Filing of Amendments and 1934 Act Documents; Preparation of Final Term Sheet. The Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement or any new registration statement relating to the Securities or any amendment, supplement or revision to either any preliminary prospectus (including any prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective) or to the Prospectus, whether pursuant to the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, and the Company

 

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will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object. The Company has given the Representatives notice of any filings made pursuant to the 1934 Act or 1934 Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the Applicable Time; the Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to make any such filing from the Applicable Time to the Closing Time and will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object. The Company will prepare a final term sheet (the “Final Term Sheet”) reflecting the final terms of the Securities, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative(s), and shall file such Final Term Sheet as an “issuer free writing prospectus” pursuant to Rule 433 prior to the close of business two business days after the date hereof; provided that the Company shall furnish the Representatives with copies of any such Final Term Sheet a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing and will not use or file any such document to which the Representative(s) or counsel to the Underwriters shall reasonably object.

(c) Delivery of Registration Statements. The Company has furnished or will deliver to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Original Registration Statement and of any amendment to the Original Registration Statement (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Representatives, without charge, a conformed copy of the Original Registration Statement, and of each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. The copies of the Original Registration Statement and any amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(d) Delivery of Prospectuses. The Company has delivered to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(e) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. The Company will comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the 1939 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company, to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not include any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at any such time to amend the Registration Statement or to file a new registration statement or amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section 3(b) hereof, such amendment, supplement or new registration statement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to comply with such requirements, the Company will use its best efforts to have such amendment, supplement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable (if it is not an automatic shelf registration statement with respect to the Securities), and the Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment, supplement or new registration statement as the Underwriters may

 

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reasonably request. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement (or any other registration statement relating to the Securities), the Statutory Prospectus or any preliminary prospectus relating to the Securities included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

(f) Blue Sky Qualifications. The Company will use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and to maintain such qualifications in effect for a period of not less than one year from the date hereof; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. The Company will also supply the Underwriters with such information as is necessary for the determination of the legality of the Securities for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may request.

(g) Rule 158. The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the 1934 Act as are necessary in order to make generally available to its securityholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide to the Underwriters the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.

(h) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus under “Use of Proceeds.”

(i) Restriction on Sale of Securities. During a period of 30 days from the date of the Closing Time, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, directly or indirectly, issue, sell, offer or contract to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, any U.S. dollar-denominated debt securities of the Company with a maturity greater than one year (i) in an offering registered with the Commission or other public offering or (ii) which are listed on a securities exchange.

(j) Reporting Requirements. The Company, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations.

(k) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company and the Representatives, (i) it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission and (ii) it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities using a written communication not required to be filed with the Commission in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163B under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that prior to the preparation of the Final Term Sheet in accordance with Section 3(b), the Underwriters are authorized to use the information with respect to the final terms of the Securities in communications conveying information relating to the offering to investors. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Company and the Representatives is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping.

 

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(l) Ratings. The Company shall take all reasonable action necessary to enable [            ] (“[        ]”), [            ] (“[        ]”) and [            ] (“[        ]”) to provide their respective credit ratings of the Securities.

(m) DTC. The Company will cooperate with the Representatives and use its best efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of DTC.

(n) No Stabilization. None of the Company, any of its Affiliates or any person acting on any of their behalf will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that will constitute or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

(o) Public Announcements. During the period beginning on the date hereof and ending at the Closing Time (i) the Company will not, and will cause its subsidiaries and all other parties acting on its behalf not to, without providing prior written notice to the Representatives, issue any public announcement or participate in any press or other financial conference which (1) could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the price or distribution of the Securities or (2) contradict any of the information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and (ii) the Company will notify the Representatives promptly of any event or development making untrue or incorrect in any material respect, or of any change materially affecting, any of the representations, warranties, agreements or indemnities made by it herein at any time prior to the Closing Time and will take such steps as may be reasonably requested by the Representatives to remedy or publicize the same. Notwithstanding the requirements of clause (i) above, if it is not possible for the Company to provide the Representatives with the prior written notice required in such clause (i) because such prior written notice would result in a violation of either (A) applicable laws of Japan or rules of the Tokyo Stock Exchange or any administrative guidance relating to such laws or rules or (B) any contractual confidentiality obligation of the Company, then the Company shall instead provide the Representatives with written notice of any such public announcement or press or other financial conference as soon as practicable after the occurrence of such public announcement or press or other financial conference.

(p) Notice to the Minister of Finance. Following the sale and delivery of the Securities under this Agreement, the Company will submit in a timely manner the reports required to be submitted to the Minister of Finance of Japan through the Bank of Japan under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law of Japan.

(q) Specially-Related Persons of the Company. The Company shall provide to the Representatives a list of all Specially-Related Persons of the Company (with the names stated in English and dated as of the most recent practicable date) at the time of, or prior to, the execution of this Agreement. For the purpose of Section 2(e) of this Agreement, each Underwriter and its Affiliates shall be entitled to rely on such list as accurate as of the date hereof and shall not be responsible for any loss caused by its acting on such list. The Company shall bring no claim against any Underwriter or any of its Affiliates in connection with any adverse tax consequences to the Company as a result of any inaccuracy of the list as of the date hereof.

SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses.

(a) Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the Indenture, including (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits) as originally filed and any amendment thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of this Agreement, any Agreement among Underwriters, the Indenture and such other documents as may be required in connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities or any certificates for the Securities to the Underwriters, including any Transfer Taxes and any stamp or other similar duties payable upon the issuance, sale or delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters and any charges of clearing agencies in connection therewith, (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors or agents (including transfer agents or registrars), (v) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each

 

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preliminary prospectus, any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus and of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and any costs associated with electronic delivery of any of the foregoing by the Underwriters to investors, (vi) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement thereto, (vii) all costs of advertising and legal notices, (viii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the Securities, (ix) any fees payable in connection with the rating of the Securities, (x) the fees and expenses of the Authorized Agent (as defined in Section 13 hereof), (xi) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Securities including expenses associated with the production of road show or investor presentation slides and graphics, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company, and the cost of aircraft and other transportation chartered in connection with the road show or investor presentations, and (xii) the costs and expenses (including without limitation any damages or other amounts payable in connection with legal or contractual liability) associated with the reforming of any contracts for sale of the Securities made by the Underwriters caused by a breach of the representation contained in the sixth paragraph of Section 1(a)(ii).

(b) Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 or Section 9(a)(i) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters.

SECTION 5. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the several Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 1 hereof or in certificates of any officer of the Company delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further conditions:

(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Filing of Prospectus; Payment of Filing Fee. The Registration Statement has become effective and at the Closing Time no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters. A prospectus containing the Rule 430 Information shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) (or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed and become effective in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430B). The Company shall have paid the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) of the 1933 Act Regulations without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the 1933 Act Regulations and, if applicable, shall have updated the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in accordance with Rule 456(b)(1)(ii) either in a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or on the cover page of a prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b).

(b) Opinion and Letter of U.S. Counsel for Company. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion and a letter, each dated as of the Closing Time, of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, United States counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such opinion and letter for each of the other Underwriters to the effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.

(c) Opinion of Japanese Counsel for Company. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of Mitsui Company, Japanese counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such opinion for each of the other Underwriters to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.

 

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(d) Opinion and Letter of U.S. Counsel for Underwriters. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion and a letter, each dated as of the Closing Time, of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, United States counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such opinion and letter for each of the other Underwriters with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably require.

(e) Officers’ Certificate. At the Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus or the General Disclosure Package, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business affairs or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and the Representatives shall have received a certificate signed by an authorized Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse change, (ii) the representations and warranties in Section 1(a) hereof are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time, (iii) the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time, and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to his or her knowledge, contemplated by the Commission.

(f) Accountant’s Comfort Letter. At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from KPMG a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

(g) Accountant’s Bring-down Comfort Letter. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from KPMG a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (f) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Time.

(h) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer. At the time of execution of this Agreement and at the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Company, dated as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Time, respectively, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives with respect to certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

(i) Ratings. At the Closing Time, the Securities shall be rated at least [    ] by [    ] and rated at least [    ] by [    ], and the Company shall have delivered to the Representatives a letter dated the Closing Time or other evidence satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that the Securities have such ratings; and since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred a downgrading in the rating assigned to the Securities or any debt securities of the Company by Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd., Rating and Investment Information, Inc. or any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act, and no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review its rating of the Securities or any debt securities of the Company.

(j) DTC. At the Closing Time, the Securities shall have been designated eligible for clearing and settlement through the facilities of DTC.

(k) Additional Documents. At the Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings

 

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taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters.

(l) Termination of Agreement. If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Time, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18 [and 19] shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification of Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Underwriter, its partners, directors, officers, members, Affiliates, and selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:

(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430 Information, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission of a material fact, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission of a material fact; provided that (subject to Section 6(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company;

(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representatives), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission of a material fact, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission of a material fact, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;

provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto), including the Rule 430 Information, or any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).

(b) Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers. Each Underwriter severally but not jointly agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any

 

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amendment thereto), including the Rule 430 Information, or any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

(c) Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall give notice in writing as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Representatives, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 6 or Section 7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(d) Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by (a) (ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

SECTION 7. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (a) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (b) if the allocation provided by clause (a) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (a) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discounts and commissions

 

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received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus.

The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and each Underwriter’s Affiliates and selling agents shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto and not joint.

SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (a) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling any Underwriter, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (b) delivery of and payment for the Securities.

SECTION 9. Termination of Agreement.

(a) Termination; General. The Representatives may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto) or the General Disclosure Package, any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial, operational, legal or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business affairs or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, in each case the effect of which change or development is, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it

 

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impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, or in the international financial markets, any acts of terrorism, outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which change or development is, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission, the Tokyo Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange, or if trading generally on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or in the Nasdaq National Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority of the United States, the Financial Services Agency of Japan, the U.K. Listing Authority or any other governmental authority, (iv) if a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in Japan or the United States, or with respect to Clearstream Banking S.A. or Euroclear Bank SA/NV in Europe, (v) if there occurs any change or development involving a prospective change in Japanese taxation that would reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Company, the Securities or the transfer thereof, or (vi) if a banking moratorium has been declared by any relevant authority in Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States generally or New York State.

(b) Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18 [and 19] shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more of the Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Time to purchase the Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the “Defaulted Securities”), the Representatives shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:

(i) if the number of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased hereunder, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters or

(ii) if the number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased hereunder, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.

No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.

In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement, either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Time for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section 10.

SECTION 11. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to

 

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the Underwriters shall be directed to the Representatives c/o: [    ]; and notices to the Company shall be directed to it at World Trade Center Building, SOUTH TOWER, 2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-5135, Japan, attention of Executive Officer, Corporate Planning and Financial Control Headquarters.

SECTION 12. No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company or any of its securityholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.

SECTION 13. Consent to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process. Each of the Company and the Underwriters irrevocably (a) agrees, for the benefit of the Underwriters, that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in any state or federal court located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York (each a “New York Court”), (b) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such legal suit, action or proceeding and agrees not to plead or claim in any such legal suit, action or proceeding that any such legal suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum and (c) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Nothing herein shall in any way be deemed to limit the ability of the Underwriters and the other persons referred to in Sections 6 and 7 to serve any such legal process, summons, notices and documents in any other manner permitted by applicable law or to obtain jurisdiction over the Company or bring actions, suits or proceedings against the Company in such other jurisdictions, and in such manner, as may be permitted by applicable law. The Company irrevocably waives any immunity to jurisdiction to which it may otherwise be entitled or become entitled (including sovereign immunity, immunity to pre-judgment attachment, post-judgment attachment and execution) in any legal suit, action or proceeding against it arising out of or based on this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby which is instituted in any New York Court or in any competent court in Japan. The Company has appointed ORIX Corporation USA, 280 Park Avenue, 40 West, New York, New York 10017, U.S.A., as its authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”) upon whom process may be served in any such action arising out of or based on this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby which may be instituted in any New York Court by any Underwriter or by any person who controls any Underwriter, expressly consents to the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of any such action, and waives any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. Such appointment shall be irrevocable. The Company represents and warrants that its Authorized Agent has agreed to act as such agent for service of process and agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the respective Authorized Agent and written notice of such service mailed or delivered to the Company at the address of the Company provided in Section 11 hereof shall be deemed in every respect, effective service of process upon the Company.

SECTION 14. Tax Indemnity. All sums payable by the Company under this Agreement shall be paid without set-off or counterclaim, and free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of a similar nature imposed

 

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by Japan, or by any department, agency or other political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto (“Japanese Taxes”). If any Japanese Taxes are now, or subsequently become, required by law to be deducted or withheld in connection with such payments, the Company will increase the amount to be paid so that the full amount due is received; provided, however, that this Section 14 shall not apply to any Japanese Taxes required to be deducted or withheld as a consequence of a connection between the Underwriter and Japan, or any department, agency or other political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, other than this Agreement.

SECTION 15. Judgment Currency. In respect of any judgment or order given or made for any amount due hereunder that is expressed and paid in a currency (the “judgment currency”) other than United States dollars, the Company, solely to the extent that it bears liability in respect of such judgment or order, will indemnify each Underwriter against any loss incurred by such Underwriter as a result of any variation as between (a) the rate of exchange between the judgment currency and the United States dollar as of the date such judgment or order is entered and (b) the rate of exchange at which such Underwriter is first able to purchase United States dollars through normal banking procedures in the City of New York with the amount of the judgment currency actually received by such Underwriter. The foregoing indemnity shall constitute a separate and independent obligation of the Company and shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term “rate of exchange” shall include any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into United States dollars.

SECTION 16. Integration. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

SECTION 17. Parties. This Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers, directors, partners, members, Affiliates and selling agents referred to in Sections 6 and 7 and their respective successors, heirs, legal representatives and executors and administrators, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers, directors, partners, members, Affiliates and selling agents and their respective successors, heirs, legal representatives and executors and administrators, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

SECTION 18. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime.

(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime.

For purpose of this provision, the terms which follow shall have the meanings indicated:

BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

 

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Covered Entity” means any of the following:

(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

SECTION 19. [Contractual Recognition of E.U. Bail-in. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understandings among the parties hereto, the Company acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of each Covered Underwriter (as defined below) to the Company under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:

(i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;

(ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the relevant Covered Underwriter or another person (and the issue to or conferral on the Company of such shares, securities or obligations);

(iii) the cancellation of the BRRD Liability;

(iv) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; or

(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement as they relate to any BRRD Liability of a Covered Underwriter, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of the Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority.

For purpose of this Section 19, the terms which follow shall have the meanings indicated:

Bail-in Legislation” means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule from time to time.

Bail-in Powers” means any Write-down and Conversion Powers as defined in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule in relation to the relevant Bail-in Legislation.

BRRD” means Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

BRRD Liability” means a liability in respect of which the relevant Bail-in Powers in the applicable Bail-in Legislation may be exercised.

 

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Covered Underwriter” means any Underwriter that is actually or potentially subject to the Bail-in Legislation.

EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at http://www.lma.eu.com/documents-guidelines/eu-bail-legislation-schedule.

Relevant Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any Bail-in Powers in relation to the relevant Covered Underwriter.]

SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 21. TIME. TIME SHALL BE OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.

SECTION 22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.

SECTION 23. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement between the Underwriters and the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

Very truly yours,

ORIX CORPORATION

By

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 


CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,
as of the date first above written:

[                     ]

[By:     [                    ]

By    

 

 

  Authorized Signatory]

For [itself/themselves] and as representative[s] of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto.


SCHEDULE A

 

     Principal Amount of  

Name of Underwriter

   Securities  

[                     ]

   $ [            

[                     ]

     [            

[                     ]

     [            
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ [            

 

 

Sch. A-1


SCHEDULE B

Final Term Sheet of ORIX Corporation Dated [                    ], [            ]

 

Sch. B-1


Exhibit A

FORM OF OPINION AND LETTER OF COMPANY’S U.S. COUNSEL

TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(b)

 

Ex. A-1


Exhibit B

FORM OF OPINION OF COMPANY’S JAPANESE COUNSEL

TO BE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5(c)

 

Ex. B-1

Exhibit 4.2

FORM OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITY

THIS SECURITY IS A SECURITY IN GLOBAL FORM AS REFERRED TO IN THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERENCED AND REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. UNLESS AND UNTIL IT IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, ALL SUCH INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES IN THE FORM OF DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES SHALL CONTAIN THE LEGENDS BELOW WITH RESPECT TO JAPANESE TAXATION.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OF THIS SECURITY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL IN AS MUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THIS SECURITY WILL BE SUBJECT TO JAPANESE WITHHOLDING TAX, UNLESS THE HOLDER ESTABLISHES THAT THIS SECURITY IS HELD BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A HOLDER THAT IS (I) FOR JAPANESE TAX PURPOSES, NEITHER (X) AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A JAPANESE CORPORATION, NOR (Y) AN INDIVIDUAL NON-RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A NON-JAPANESE CORPORATION THAT IN EITHER CASE IS A SPECIALLY-RELATED PERSON OF THE ISSUER, (II) A JAPANESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DESIGNATED IN ARTICLE 3-2-2, PARAGRAPH (29) OF THE CABINET ORDER (CABINET ORDER NO. 43 OF 1957, AS AMENDED) UNDER ARTICLE 6, PARAGRAPH (11) OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING TAXATION THAT COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR TAX EXEMPTION UNDER THAT PARAGRAPH OR (III) AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A JAPANESE CORPORATION WHOSE RECEIPT OF INTEREST ON THE SECURITIES WILL BE MADE THROUGH A PAYMENT HANDLING AGENT IN JAPAN AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 2-2, PARAGRAPH (2) OF THE CABINET ORDER.

INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THIS SECURITY TO AN INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT OF JAPAN, TO A JAPANESE CORPORATION (EXCEPT AS DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH), OR TO AN INDIVIDUAL NON-RESIDENT OF JAPAN OR A NON-JAPANESE CORPORATION THAT IN EITHER CASE IS A SPECIALLY-RELATED PERSON OF THE ISSUER WILL BE SUBJECT TO DEDUCTION IN RESPECT OF JAPANESE INCOME TAX AT A RATE OF 15.315% OF THE AMOUNT OF SUCH INTEREST.


ORIX CORPORATION

[            ]% Notes due [            ]

Principal Amount: $[            ]

[No. [    ]]

CUSIP: [                ]

ISIN:     [                ]

Common Code: [                ]

ORIX Corporation, a joint stock company organized under the laws of Japan (the “Issuer”, which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal amount set forth above on [            ] and to pay interest thereon from [            ] or from the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on [            ] and [            ] in each year commencing [            ] at the rate per annum provided in the title hereof, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, all subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

With respect to each interest payment date, as described above, interest shall be paid to the holders of record as of the close of business on the fifteenth day before the interest payment date (whether or not a business day). Interest on this Security will accrue from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

If any payment is due on this Security on a day that is not a business day, payment will be made on the day that is the next business day. Payments postponed to the next business day in this situation will be treated under the Indenture as if they were made on the original due date. Postponement of this kind will not result in an Event of Default under the Securities or the Indenture, and no interest will accrue on the postponed amount from the original due date to the next day that is a business day.

For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, “business day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking or trust institutions in New York City or in Tokyo are authorized generally or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

The principal of, and interest and additional amounts on, this Security will be payable in U.S. dollars. The Issuer will cause the Trustee, or the paying agent, if any, to pay such amounts, on the dates payment is to be made, directly to DTC.

The Issuer will pay the holder hereof additional amounts with respect to withholding taxes as are provided for, and subject to the conditions stated, on the reverse of this Security.

This Security is the direct, unsecured and unsubordinated general obligation of the Issuer and has the same rank in liquidation as all of the other unsecured and unsubordinated debt of the Issuer. This Security is not redeemable prior to maturity, except as set forth on the reverse of this Security and will not be subject to any sinking fund.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been manually executed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ORIX CORPORATION has caused this Security to be duly executed.

Date: [                    ]

 

ORIX CORPORATION
By:  

 

  Name: [            ]
  Title:   [            ]

 

 

[Global Security No. [    ]]


TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Date: [                    ]

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name: [            ]
  Title:   [            ]

 

 

[Certificate of Authentication—Global Security No. [    ]]


REVERSE OF SECURITY

This Security is one of the duly authorized issues of unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Issuer (hereinafter called the “Securities”), of the series hereinafter specified, all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the indenture dated as of [    ], 20[    ], as may be supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance with its terms (hereinafter called the “Indenture”), duly executed and delivered by the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor Trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and any other indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee and any agent of the Trustee, any paying agent, the Issuer and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are issued and are to be authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof. By the terms of the Indenture, additional Securities of this series and of other separate series, which may vary as to date, amount, seniority, stated maturity (if any), interest rate or method of calculating the interest rate and in other respects as therein provided, may be issued in an unlimited amount.

Payments of principal and interest on the Securities will be made by the Issuer without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges imposed or levied by or on behalf of Japan or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, unless otherwise required by law. If any such withholding or deduction is required by Japanese law, the Issuer will pay to a Holder such additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the amount received by the Holder after deduction or withholding for or on account of any such present or future tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge will not be less than the amount that, in the absence of such deduction or withholding, would have been received by the Holder. However, no additional amounts will be payable with respect to any Security under any of the following circumstances:

 

   

the Holder or beneficial owner of the Security is an individual non-resident of Japan or non-Japanese corporation and is liable for such Japanese taxes in respect of such Security by reason of its (a) having some connection with Japan other than the mere holding of the Security or (b) being a person having a special relationship with the Issuer for Japanese tax purposes as described in Article 6, paragraph (4) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation;

 

   

the Holder or beneficial owner of the Security is for Japanese tax purposes treated as an individual resident of Japan or a Japanese corporation (except for (a) a Japanese bank, Japanese insurance company, Japanese securities company or other Japanese financial institution falling under certain categories prescribed by Cabinet Order No. 43 of 1957, as amended (the “Cabinet Order”) or a Japanese financial institution designated in Article 3-2-2, Paragraph (29) of the Cabinet Order that complies with the requirement under Article 6, paragraph (11) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, among others, (i) to provide certain information prescribed by the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation and the relevant cabinet order and regulations thereunder to enable the participants in an international clearing organization to establish that such Holder or beneficial owner is exempt from the requirement for Japanese tax to be withheld or deducted or the interest recipient information designated in Article 6, paragraph (10) of the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation (the “Interest Recipient Information”), or (ii) to submit a written application for tax exemption (Hikazei Tekiyo Shinkokusho) and (b) an individual resident of Japan or a Japanese corporation that duly notifies (whether directly, through a participant in an international clearing organization or otherwise) the relevant paying agent of its status as not being subject to Japanese taxes to be withheld or deducted by the Issuer by reason of receipt by it of interest on the relevant Security through a payment handling agent in Japan appointed by the Issuer);

 

   

the tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge is imposed or withheld because the Holder or beneficial owner failed, upon the Issuer’s reasonable request, to make a declaration or satisfy any information requirements that the statutes, treaties, regulations or administrative practices of Japan require as a precondition to exemption from all or part of such tax or governmental charge;


   

the Holder or beneficial owner of the Security would otherwise be exempt from any such withholding or deduction but for failure to comply with any applicable requirement to provide Interest Recipient Information or to submit a written application for tax exemption to the relevant paying agent, or whose Interest Recipient Information is not duly communicated through the relevant participant and the relevant international clearing organization to such paying agent;

 

   

the Security is presented for payment (where presentation is required) more than 30 days after the day on which such payment on the Security became due or after the full payment was provided for, whichever occurs later, except to the extent the Holder thereof would have been entitled to additional amounts on presenting the same for payment on the last day of such period of 30 days;

 

   

the withholding or deduction is imposed on a Holder or beneficial owner who could have avoided such withholding or deduction by presenting its Security (where presentation is required) to another paying agent maintained by the Issuer;

 

   

the Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or is not the sole beneficial owner of the payment of the principal of, or any interest on, any Security, and Japanese law requires the payment to be included for tax purposes in the income of a beneficiary or settlor with respect to such fiduciary or a member of such partnership or a beneficial owner, in each case, who would not have been entitled to such additional amounts had it been the Holder of such Security; or

 

   

any combination of the above.

No additional amounts will be payable for or on account of any deduction or withholding imposed pursuant to Sections 1471-1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and the U.S. Treasury regulations thereunder, or FATCA, any intergovernmental agreement entered into with respect to FATCA, any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted or published in any jurisdiction implementing, or relating to, FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement with respect to FATCA, or any agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service regarding FATCA.

The Issuer will (i) make any required withholding or deduction and (ii) remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the Japanese taxing authority in accordance with applicable law. The Issuer will use all reasonable efforts to obtain certified copies of tax receipts evidencing the payment of any tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge so remitted to the Japanese taxing authority imposing such tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge and will provide such certified copies to each Holder. The Issuer will attach to each certified copy a certificate stating (x) that the amount of withholding tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge evidenced by the certified copy was paid in connection with payments in respect of the principal amount of Securities then outstanding and (y) the amount of such withholding tax, duty, assessment or other governmental charge paid per $1,000 principal amount of the Securities. Copies of such documentation will be available for inspection during ordinary business hours at the office of the Trustee by the Holders of the Securities upon request and will be made available at the office of the paying agent.

The obligation to pay additional amounts with respect to any taxes, duties, assessments and other governmental charges shall not apply to (A) any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, personal property or any similar tax, duty, assessment, fee or other governmental charge or (B) any tax, duty, assessment, fee or other governmental charge which is payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments of principal or interest on the Securities; provided that the Issuer shall pay all stamp, court or documentary taxes or any excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies and duties, if any, which may be imposed by Japan, the United States or any political subdivision or any taxing authority thereof or therein, with respect to the execution of the Indenture or as a consequence of the initial issuance, execution, delivery or registration of the Securities.

References to principal or interest in respect of the Securities shall be deemed to include any additional amounts due which may be payable as set forth here and in the Indenture.

The Issuer has the option to redeem any series of Securities prior to maturity if, as a result of change in, or amendment to, the laws or regulations of Japan or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, or any change in application or official interpretation of such laws or regulations, which


change or amendment becomes effective, or which change in application or interpretation is announced, on or after the issue date of the relevant series of Securities, the Issuer would be required to pay additional amounts as described above, in which case the Issuer may redeem the Securities of such series in whole, but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities plus accrued interest to the redemption date. Furthermore, the Issuer must give the Holders between 30 and 60 days’ notice before redeeming the Securities, and no such notice of redemption may be given earlier than 90 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer would be required to make such payment of additional amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities were actually due on such date. Prior to giving any such notice of redemption, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee (i) an Officer’s Certificate stating that the conditions precedent to the Issuer’s right to redeem the Securities have been fulfilled and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel, who shall be independent legal counsel to the Issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, confirming that the Issuer has or will be required to pay additional amounts as a result of such change or amendment. The Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as sufficient evidence of the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described above, in which event it shall be conclusive and binding on the Holders of the Securities.

So long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, the Issuer may not create or permit to subsist any pledge, lien or other charge upon the whole or any part of its undertaking, assets or revenues present or future to secure, for the benefit of the holders thereof, any External Indebtedness, as defined below, without according or procuring to be accorded to the debt obligations of the Issuer under the Securities and the Indenture the same security as is granted to such External Indebtedness or such other security or guarantee as shall be approved by Holders representing more than 50% of the outstanding principal amount of the Securities. “External Indebtedness” means any of the indebtedness of the Issuer or any of its consolidated subsidiaries, with a stated maturity of more than one year from the creation thereof, which is represented by bonds, debentures, notes or any other similar debt securities which are quoted, listed or ordinarily dealt in, or are intended to be quoted, listed or ordinarily dealt in, on a stock exchange or on any over-the-counter or any other similar securities market outside Japan and which are by their terms repayable or confer a right to receive repayment in any currency other than yen or are denominated in yen, if a majority of the aggregate nominal amount thereof is initially distributed outside Japan by or with the Issuer’s authorization (or guarantees, indemnities or other like obligations (in each case granted or undertaken for the benefit of the holders of such securities to secure the payment of such indebtedness) in respect of such indebtedness).

The Issuer reserves the right, from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities of a particular series, to issue additional Securities on terms and conditions identical to those of the Securities of such series (other than the issue date, the date upon which interest first accrues, and, in some cases, the first interest payment date), which additional Securities may increase the aggregate principal amount of, and may be consolidated and form a single series with, the outstanding Securities of such series; provided that any additional Securities that are so consolidated must be fungible with the outstanding Securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Issuer may also issue other securities under the Indenture as part of a separate series that have different terms from the Securities.

The Issuer may change the paying agent or registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Securities, and the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries may act as paying agent or registrar.

A Holder of Securities issued in definitive form may transfer or exchange Securities in accordance with the Indenture. As described in the legend on the face of this global security, interest payments on such Securities issued in definitive form will be subject to Japanese income taxation unless the Holder establishes the matters set forth therein. Such legend concerning Japanese taxation shall also be included on the face of any Securities issued in definitive form. The registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Issuer will treat the registered Holder of a Security as the owner of that Security for all purposes, except as described above.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.


The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Issuer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of all series to be affected (voting as a class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Issuer in any place where the principal of and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and the security registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except with respect to its authorization and execution by the Issuer and other matters required to be governed by the laws of Japan.

All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

TRUSTEE

The Bank of New York Mellon

240 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10286

United States of America

Attn: Global Corporate Trust—ORIX Corporation

Fax: +1 212 815 5915

Exhibit 5.1

Opinion of Mitsui Company

July 7, 2023

ORIX Corporation

World Trade Center Bldg., SOUTH TOWER

2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho

Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-5135

Japan

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as Japanese counsel to ORIX Corporation, a joint stock corporation (kabushiki kaisha) formed under the laws of Japan (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (the “Registration Statement”) filed on the date hereof under the United States Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the “1933 Act”), with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the registration of the senior debt securities (the “Securities”) to be issued pursuant to an indenture, the form of which is exhibited to the Registration Statement, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Indenture”). The Company has asked us to furnish our opinion to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

For such purpose, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

In such examination, without independent investigation, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and seal impressions, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified, photostatic, reproduced or conformed copies, the authenticity of the originals of such documents and the accuracy and completeness of the statements regarding matters of fact in the certificates, records, agreements, instruments and documents that we have examined. We have also assumed due execution and delivery of Indenture by the respective parties and due authentication and delivery of the Securities by the Company.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that, assuming that the Securities will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the Company under their governing law, the Securities will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, civil rehabilitation, reorganization, or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of Japan, and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and the prospectus constituting a part thereof and any amendments thereto. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required to be filed under Section 7 of the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Yours sincerely,
MITSUI COMPANY
By:  

/s/    Takuhide Mitsui        

  Takuhide Mitsui

Exhibit 5.2

[LETTERHEAD OF DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP]

July 7, 2023

ORIX Corporation

World Trade Center Building, SOUTH TOWER

2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku

Tokyo 105-5135

Japan

Ladies and Gentlemen:

ORIX Corporation, a joint stock corporation (kabushiki kaisha) formed under the laws of Japan (the “Company”) is filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form F-3 (the “Registration Statement”) and the related Prospectus (the “Prospectus”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company’s senior debt securities (“Senior Debt Securities”), which will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of July 18, 2017, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture.

We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.

In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all documents filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that have not been executed will conform to the forms thereof, (iv) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (v) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (vi) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vii) all representations made by the Company as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we advise you that, in our opinion, assuming the Indenture and any supplemental indenture to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Senior Debt Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and the Company; the specific terms of a particular series of Senior Debt Securities have been duly authorized and established in accordance with the Indenture; and such Senior Debt Securities have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the Indenture and the applicable underwriting or other agreement against payment therefor, such Senior Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability and may be subject to possible judicial or regulatory actions giving effect to governmental actions or foreign laws affecting creditors’ rights, provided that we express no opinion as to the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Securities to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.

In connection with the opinion expressed above, we have assumed that at or prior to the time of the delivery of the Senior Debt Securities (i) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have duly established the terms of the Senior Debt Securities and duly authorized the issuance and sale of the Senior Debt Securities and such authorization shall not have been modified or rescinded; (ii) the Company is, and shall remain, validly existing as


a joint stock corporation under the laws of Japan; (iii) the Registration Statement shall have become effective and such effectiveness shall not have been terminated or rescinded; (iv) the Indenture is a valid, binding and enforceable agreement of each party thereto; and (v) there shall not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity or enforceability of such security. We have also assumed that the terms of any security whose terms are established subsequent to the date hereof and the issuance, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of any such security (a) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (b) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or public policy or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States. Insofar as the foregoing opinion involves matters governed by the laws of Japan, we have relied, without independent inquiry or investigation, on the opinion of Mitsui Company filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement referred to above and further consent to the reference to our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

 

2

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our reports dated June 26, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of ORIX Corporation and its subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG AZSA LLC

Tokyo, Japan

July 7, 2023

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York    13-5160382

(Jurisdiction of incorporation of

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y.    10286
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

 

 

ORIX CORPORATION

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Japan    13-2792249

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

World Trade Center Building, SOUTH TOWER

2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku

Tokyo 105-5135, Japan

+81-3-3435-3116

   105-5135
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

DEBT SECURITIES

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 


Item 1.

General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee—

 

  (a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Superintendent of Department of Financial Services of the State of New York

One State Street, New York, N.Y. 10004-1417, and Albany, N.Y. 12223

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10045

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

550 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20429

The Clearing House Association L.L.C

100 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10004

 

  (b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes

 

Item 2.

Affiliations with the obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None

 

Item 16.

List of exhibits.

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Act”) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

 

  1.

A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York, itself formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits la and lb to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735).

 

  4.

A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-229494).

 

  6.

The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-188382).

 

  7.

A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a banking corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York with limited liability, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the city of Singapore, on the 7th day of July, 2023.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon
By:  

/s/ Pao Chu Priscilla Pang

Name:   Pao Chu Priscilla Pang

Title

 

Vice President


EXHIBIT 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

of 240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. 10286

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2023, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

 

     Dollar amounts
in thousands
 

ASSETS

  

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

  

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

     4,712,000  

Interest-bearing balances

     125,756,000  

Securities:

  

Held-to-maturity securities

     54,560,000  

Available-for-sale debt securities

     83,794,000  

Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading

     0  

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

  

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

     0  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     8,912,000  

Loans and lease financing receivables:

  

Loans and leases held for sale

     0  

Loans and leases held for investment

     29,415,000  

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     149,000  

Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance

     29,266,000  

Trading assets

     3,700,000  

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

     2,812,000  

Other real estate owned

     2,000  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

     1,234,000  

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

     0  

Intangible assets

     6,941,000  

Other assets

     19,766,000  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     341,455,000  
  

 

 

 


     Dollar amounts
in thousands
 

LIABILITIES

  

Deposits:

  

In domestic offices

     186,566,000  

Noninterest-bearing

     68,448,000  

Interest-bearing

     118,118,000  

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

     98,019,000  

Noninterest-bearing

     5,805,000  

Interest-bearing

     92,214,000  

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

  

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

     0  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     16,316,000  

Trading liabilities

     2,552,000  

Other borrowed money:

  

(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

     1,314,000  

Not applicable

  

Not applicable

  

Subordinated notes and debentures

     0  

Other liabilities

     9,886,000  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     314,653,000  
  

 

 

 

EQUITY CAPITAL

  

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

     0  

Common stock

     1,135,000  

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

     12,066,000  

Retained earnings

     17,595,000  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     -3,994,000  

Other equity capital components

     0  

Total bank equity capital

     26,802,000  

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     0  

Total equity capital

     26,802,000  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity capital

     341,455,000  
  

 

 

 


I, Dermot McDonogh, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Dermot McDonogh

Chief Financial Officer

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities.

We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

 

Robin A. Vince
Frederick O. Terrell
Joseph J. Echevarria
   ]    Directors

Exhibit 107.1

Calculation of Filing Fee Table

Form F-3

(Form Type)

ORIX KABUSHIKI KAISHA

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

ORIX CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

    

Security

Type

 

Security
Class

Title

  Fee
Calculation
or Carry
Forward
Rule
  Amount
Registered
  Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price Per
Unit
  Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price
  Fee
Rate
  Amount of
Registration
Fee
  Carry
Forward
Form
Type
  Carry
Forward
File
Number
  Carry
Forward
Initial
effective
date
  Filing Fee
Previously
Paid In
Connection
with
Unsold
Securities
to be
Carried
Forward

Newly Registered Securities

Fees to Be

Paid

  Debt   Senior Debt Securities   457(r)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)   (1)                

Fees

Previously Paid

  n/a   n/a   n/a   n/a   n/a   n/a       n/a                

Carry Forward Securities

Carry

Forward Securities

  n/a   n/a   n/a   n/a       n/a           n/a   n/a   n/a   n/a
    Total Offering Amounts       (1)       (1)                
    Total Fees Previously Paid               n/a                
    Total Fee Offsets               n/a                
    Net Fee Due               (1)                

 

(1)

An indeterminate amount of senior debt securities to be offered at indeterminate prices is being registered pursuant to this registration statement. The registrant is deferring payment of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 456(b) and is excluding this information in reliance on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act.


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