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Structure of Daiwa Office

Structure

  1. Asset management contract / General administrative contract related
  2. General administrative affairs contract / Asset custodian contract
  3. Unitholder register, etc. management contract / Special account management contract
  4. Sponsor support agreement
  5. Fiscal agency agreement

Names and administrative roles and details of related operations of the Investment Corporation and its affiliated corporations

Administrative role Name Details of related operations
Investment Corporation Daiwa Office Investment Corporation (the Investment Corporation) The Investment Corporation shall manage funds contributed by unitholders by investing them in real estate, etc. and real estate-backed securities in accordance with its Articles of Incorporation. 
Asset Manager/General Administrator related to the operation of the administrative instruments Daiwa Real Estate Asset Management Co. Ltd. (the Asset Manager) The Asset Manager concluded the asset management contract dated July 11, 2005, with the Investment Corporation.
As an investment trust management company defined under the Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations (the “Investment Trusts Act”), the Asset Manager shall provide, based on the contract, asset management services pursuant to the targets and policies of asset management outlined under the Articles of Incorporation of the Investment Corporation (Article 198, Paragraph 1 of the Investment Trusts Act).
The services provided by the Asset Manager are (1) services relating to the management of assets held by the Investment Corporation, (2) services relating to the procurement of funds by the Investment Corporation, (3) services relating to reporting to the Investment Corporation, and (4) services relating or incidental to items (1) through (3) above that are requested by the Investment Corporation as needed (including attending and reporting to the Board of Directors of the Investment Corporation).
The Asset Manager concluded the general administrative contract related to the operation of the administrative instruments dated July 11, 2011, with the Investment Corporation.
As a general administrator defined under the Investment Trusts Act, the Asset Manager shall provide, based on the contract, administrative services related to the operation of the administrative instruments (Article 117, Item 4 of the Investment Trusts Act).
General Administrator/Asset Custodian
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited. concluded the general administrative affairs contract and the asset custodian contract dated July 11, 2011, with the Investment Corporation.
As a general administrator defined under the Investment Trusts Act (Article 117, Items 5 and 6 of the Investment Trusts Act), the company shall engage in, based on the general administrative affairs contract, (1) administrative procedures relating to accounting, (2) administrative procedures relating to preparation of accounting books, and (3) administrative procedures relating to tax payments.
Furthermore, as an asset custodian defined under the Investment Trusts Act, the company shall provide, based on the asset custodian contract, services relating to the custody of assets owned by the Investment Corporation (Article 208, Paragraph 1 of the Investment Trusts Act).
General Administrator
(Investment Corporation Bonds)
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation concluded the fiscal agency agreements pertaining to Fourth Series of Unsecured Investment Corporation Bonds (with pari passu clause among specific investment corporation bonds) dated September 5, 2014, Fifth Series of Unsecured Investment Corporation Bonds (with pari passu clause among specific investment corporation bonds ) dated September 5, 2019, and Seventh Series of Unsecured Investment Corporation Bonds (with pari passu clause among specific investment corporation bonds ) (Green bonds) dated September 4, 2020, with the Investment Corporation.
As a general administrator defined under the Investment Trusts Act, the company shall engage in (1) administrative procedures relating to issuance of investment corporation bonds, (2) administrative procedures relating to payment of interest and redemption amount to investment corporation bondholders, (3) administrative procedures relating to receipt of requests regarding exercise of rights and other notifications from investment corporation bondholders, and (4) administrative procedures relating to preparation and keeping of the unitholders registry and other affairs related to the registry (Article 117, Items 2, 3 and 6 of the Investment Trusts Act).
General Administrator
(Investment Corporation Bonds)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited. concluded the fiscal agency agreement pertaining to Sixth Series of Unsecured Investment Corporation Bonds (with pari passu clause among specific investment corporation bonds ) dated September 5, 2019, with the Investment Corporation.
As a general administrator defined under the Investment Trusts Act, the company shall engage in (1) administrative procedures relating to issuance of investment corporation bonds, (2) administrative procedures relating to payment of interest and redemption amount to investment corporation bondholders, (3) administrative procedures relating to receipt of requests regarding exercise of rights and other notifications from investment corporation bondholders, and (4) administrative procedures relating to preparation and keeping of the unitholders registry and other affairs related to the registry (Article 117, Items 2, 3 and 6 of the Investment Trusts Act).
General Administrator
(Investment Corporation Bonds)
MUFG Bank, Ltd. MUFG Bank, Ltd. concluded the fiscal agency agreement pertaining to Eighth Series of Unsecured Investment Corporation Bonds (with pari passu clause among specific investment corporation bonds ) (Green bonds) dated September 4, 2020, with the Investment Corporation.
As a general administrator defined under the Investment Trusts Act, the company shall engage in (1) administrative procedures relating to issuance of investment corporation bonds, (2) administrative procedures relating to payment of interest and redemption amount to investment corporation bondholders, (3) administrative procedures relating to receipt of requests regarding exercise of rights and other notifications from investment corporation bondholders, and (4) administrative procedures relating to preparation and keeping of the unitholders registry and other affairs related to the registry (Article 117, Items 2, 3 and 6 of the Investment Trusts Act).
Administrator of
Unitholders Register/Special account management institution
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited. concluded the unitholder register, etc. management contract dated January 26, 2009, and a special account management contract dated January 26, 2009, with the Investment Corporation.
As a general administrator defined under the Investment Trusts Act (Article 117, Items 2, 3 and 6 of the Investment Trusts Act, excluding administrative procedures relating to investment corporation bonds), the company shall engage in, based on the unitholder register, etc. management contract, (1) administrative procedures relating to preparation, management, keeping of a unitholder register, (2) administrative procedures relating to keeping a record in the unitholder register and registration or extinguishment of the right of pledge for investment units, (3) administrative procedures relating to issuance of investment units to be offered, (4) administrative procedures relating to payment of cash distributions to unitholders, (5) receipt of requests regarding exercise of rights and other notifications from unitholders, and other administrative procedures.
Furthermore, as a special account management institution based on the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Corporate Bonds and Shares, the company shall engage in administrative procedures relating to preparation, management and keeping of book-entry transfer account register and other administrative procedures.
Specified affiliated juridical person /Supporting Company Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is the Asset Manager’s parent company (meaning a parent company as stipulated in Article 8, Paragraph 3 of the Ordinance on Terminology, Forms and Preparation Methods of Financial Statements, etc. (Ordinance of the Ministry of Finance No. 59 of 1963; including amendments thereto)). As of August 23, 2021, the Investment Corporation is a consolidated subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. concluded a sponsor support agreement dated June 17, 2009, with the Asset Manager. With an aim to seek sustainable and stable growth of the Investment Corporation, the company shall provide information that it judges to be valuable to the Asset Manager or the Investment Corporation, among information on properties for the Asset Manager, etc. and other information related to administrative procedures of the Asset Manager, as needed. The company shall also cooperate in securing human resources for the Asset Manager, in forming bridge funds and such.
Furthermore, the company has concluded a contract concerning posting of advertisement and other contracts accompanying such with the Investment Corporation. The company posts advertisement at properties owned by the Investment Corporation and pays posting fees to the Investment Corporation.