Issuance of Domestic Unsecured Straight Bonds

Kobe Steel, Ltd. hereby gives notice that it has decided to issue Domestic Unsecured Straight Bonds under the terms as set forth below.

Domestic Unsecured Straight Bonds (Five-year bond)

1. Name:

Kobe Steel, Ltd. Series 70 Unsecured Bonds
(Limited Inter-Bond Pari Passu Clause)

2. Total amount of issue:

10 billion yen

3. Denomination of bond:

100,000,000 yen each

4. Interest rate:

0.871 % per annum of the principal of the bonds

5. Issue price:

100% of the principal amount of the bonds

6. Redemption price:

100% of the principal amount of the bonds

7. Maturity date:

To be redeemed in a lump sum on April 25, 2029

8. Offering period:

April 19, 2024

9. Closing date:

April 25,2024

10. Method of issue:

Public offering in the domestic market

11. Date of payment of interest of the bonds:

Semiannually on April 25 and October 25

12. Status of the bonds:

Unsecured by assets or guarantees

13. Fiscal agent:

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

14. Underwriters:

・Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.

・Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. as the Joint Lead Manager

・SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. as the Joint Lead Manager

Use of the proceeds:

To be applied to the redemption of loans