News Release

Announcement Regarding Change in Company Name to ORIX Business Center Okinawa Corporation

Nov 19, 2014

OKINAWA, Japan - November 19, 2014 - ORIX Callcenter Corporation ("ORIX Callcenter"), a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591, NYSE: IX), today announced that its company name will be changed to ORIX Business Center Okinawa Corporation effective November 24, 2014. Details are as follows.

1. New Company Name
ORIX Business Center Okinawa Corporation
*There will be no change of address and contact.
2. Effective Date
Monday, November 24, 2014
3. Purpose for Changing Company Name
ORIX Callcenter was founded in 1999 to perform various clerical functions of the ORIX Group and provide customer support. Administration of the contracts, accounts and notes receivable, assets and billing operations for the Group's businesses including leasing, automobiles, life insurance, banking, and electric power are now centralized at ORIX Callcenter. This was done to standardize and raise the efficiency of clerical operations, and to accumulate administrative expertise shared with the Group.
Staffing has grown from around 60 employees in the founding year to approximately 850 employees, with ORIX Callcenter contributing to local job creation.
ORIX Callcenter decided to change its name in time for the 15th anniversary of its founding to better reflect the business it now conducts, and as an expression of its commitment to develop further as a company based in Okinawa.

4. Company Overview
Company name ORIX Business Center Okinawa Corporation
Representative Satoru Katahira, President
Business sites (Head Office) NAHA SHIN-TOSHIN CENTER BUILDING 3F, 1-1-2, Omoro-machi, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
(Asahi-machi business site) Kanehide Building 6F, 112-1, Asahi-machi, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture
(Ginoza business site) Ginoza Village Server Farm 2F, 1443, Aza-Matsuda, Ginoza-son, Okinawa Prefecture
Shareholder ORIX Corporation (100%)
Contact +81-98-951-1551 (main), Fax: +81-98-951-1460 (main)
Business Contact center and business center operation
URL http://www.orix.co.jp/obco/Open Link in New Window(From November 24, 2014, in Japanese)

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 lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, automobile related, real estate and environment and energy related businesses. Since entering Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has spread its businesses globally by establishing locations in 35 countries and regions across the world. ORIX celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014 and moving forward it aims to contribute to society while continuing to capture new business opportunities and sustain growth by promoting acceleration of its corporate strategy "Finance + Services." 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, 2013 - March 31, 2014."

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