Aozora Bank, Ltd.
May 28, 2009

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Aozora Bank Announces Retained Earnings Dividend Payments
Tokyo May 28, 2009 – Aozora Bank, Ltd, (“the Bank”), a leading Japanese commercial bank, today announced that a resolution was passed at its Board of Directors Meeting held on May 28, 2009, for retained earnings dividend payments for the 2008 fiscal year, ended March 31, 2009. Please refer to the charts below for details. 1．Details of Common Stock Dividend Payments
Amount
Most recent forecast
（
Announced May 15, 2009)

Previous
（
FY2007）
Record date
March 31, 2009
March 31, 2009
March 31, 2008
Dividend per share
0 yen
0 yen
3.5 yen
Total dividend amount
－

－

5,775 million yen
Payment
date
－

－

June 27, 2008
Source of dividend payments
－

－

Retained earnings
2．Details of Class A Series 4 Preferred Stock Dividend Payments
Amount
Most recent forecast
（
Announced May 15, 2009)

Previous
（
FY2007）
Record date
March 31, 2009
March 31, 2009
March 31, 2008
Dividend per share
10 yen
10 yen
10 yen
Total dividend amount
240 million yen
－

240 million yen
Payment
date
June 29, 2009
－

June 27, 2008
Source of dividend payments
Retained earnings
－

Retained earnings

3．Details of Class C Series 5 Preferred Stock Dividend Payments
Amount
Most recent forecast
（
Announced May 15, 2009)

Previous
（
FY2007）
Record date
March 31, 2009
March 31, 2009
March 31, 2008
Dividend per share
7.44 yen
7.44 yen
7.44 yen
Total dividend amount
1,925 million yen
－

1,925 million yen
Payment
date
June 29, 2009
－

June 27, 2008
Source of dividend payments
Retained earnings
－

Retained earnings

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About Aozora Bank Aozora Bank, Ltd. is a leading provider of lending, securitization, business and asset
revitalization, asset management, loan syndication and investment advisory services to financial institutions, corporate and retail customers. Originally established in 1957 as the Nippon Fudosan Bank, Ltd., the Bank changed its name to Aozora Bank, Ltd. in 2001. In 2003, it became majority owned by Cerberus NCB Acquisition, L.P. Aozora is
proud of its heritage and the long-term relationships it has developed with corporate, financial and individual customers over the years. Building on this heritage, Aozora has created a strong customer-oriented and performance-based culture that will contribute to both innovative business solutions for customers and sustainable earnings
growth for investors and shareholders.