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Lease & Rental Service for Solar Power Systems and Storage Batteries Wins Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Environment at the 12th Eco-Products Awards

Nov 10, 2015

TOKYO, Japan - November 10, 2015 - TamaHome Corporation (hereinafter, "TamaHome") and ONE Energy Corporation (hereinafter, "ONE Energy")*1 are pleased to announce that the lease and rental service for solar power systems and storage batteries*2 provided jointly by the two companies won the Minister's Prize, the Ministry of Environment at the 12th Eco-Products Awards organized by the Eco-Products Awards Steering Committee.

The Eco-Products Awards were created in 2004 with the objective of encouraging the further development and spread of eco-products (products and services that reduce environmental impact) in Japan by supporting the initiatives of companies and other organizations that supply eco-products and broadly disseminating information about eco-products to consumers through their public recognition.

The lease and rental service for solar power systems and storage batteries that recently won this award facilitates the spread of those products by lowering the initial installation cost, and provides consumers with optimization of energy use and economic advantages. It is also thought that this service will help raise consumers' environmental awareness.

The award ceremony will be held at Tokyo Big Sight (the Tokyo International Exhibition Center), during Eco-Products 2015, Japan's largest environmental exhibition, on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Additionally, a panel exhibition on the lease and rental service for solar power systems and storage batteries will be displayed in the Eco Awards Zone.

TamaHome and ONE Energy are committed to making ongoing contributions to the creation of a sustainable society through the provision of products and services that support the environment and a recycling-oriented society.

*1 Jointly established in March 2013 by ORIX Corporation, NEC Corporation, and EPCO Co., Ltd., ONE Energy operates Japan's first rental service providing storage battery systems for home appliances.

*2 See press release dated December 24, 2014: "Launch of Japan's First Lease & Rental Service Combining Solar Panels and Storage Batteries for Detached Homes"
https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/newsrelease/141224_ORIXG.html

Contact Information:
ORIX Corporation
Corporate Planning Department
Tel: +81-3-3435-3121

About ORIX:
ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is a financial services group which provides innovative products and services to its customers by constantly pursuing new businesses. Established in 1964, from its start in the leasing business, ORIX has advanced into neighboring fields and at present has expanded into the lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, automobile-related, real estate and environment and energy-related businesses. Since its first overseas expansion into Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has spread its business globally by establishing locations in a total of 36 countries and regions across the world. Moving forward, ORIX aims to contribute to society while continuing to capture new business opportunities. For more details, please visit our website:
http://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/

Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements:
These documents may contain forward-looking statements about expected future events and financial results that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those described under "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and under "4. Risk Factors" of the "Summary of Consolidated Financial Results" of the "Consolidated Financial Results April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2015."

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