Chien Luoc

(Translation)

THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PIONEER CORPORATION

(Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha) __________________________________________ CHAPTER I. GENERAL RULES Article 1. (Trade Name)

The Company shall be called Pioneer Kabushiki Kaisha, and its English name shall be Pioneer Corporation. Article 2. business. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Manufacture and sale of electronic and electrical machinery and appliances. Manufacture and sale of optical instruments, medical instruments, and other machinery and appliances. Planning, production, manufacture and sale of audio, video and computer software. Manufacture and sale of woodwork. Manufacture and sale of agricultural products and plants for their cultivation. Sale of food and beverages including liquor, and operation of restaurants and amusement facilities. Sale and purchase, rental and lease, and management of real estate and real estate agency business. Publishing and printing business, advertising agency business, construction business and non-life insurance agency business. Acquisition, management and transfer of industrial property rights, copyrights and other intellectual property rights. All business incidental and related to each and every one of the businesses in the preceding items. (Purpose)

The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in the following lines of

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(Location of Headquarters)

The Company shall have its headquarters in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Article 4. (Corporate Organizations)

In addition to general meetings of shareholders and directors, the Company shall have the following corporate organizations. 1. 2. 3. 4. Article 5. Board of Directors Corporate Auditors Board of Corporate Auditors Accounting Auditor (Method of Giving Public Notices)

Public notices of the Company shall be given by electronic public notices; provided, however, that in the event an electronic public notice is impracticable as a result of an accident or for...