From: The Shanghai Futures Exchange

To: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.

Subject: Approval of The Application for Zinc Brands Registration of Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.

Filing Serial: SQPF [2015] No.79

October 28th, 2015

This is an official response to your company’s Report on Application for Registration of zinc brands (ZN99.995), and with respect to the Rules on Registration of Nonferrous Metals Products for Futures Delivery, following our field inspection, sampling and assaying, your company’s “EMC-K”zinc brand (ZN99.995) and “HSC-SHG”zinc brand (ZN99.995) meet all requirements as prescribed in the Exchange’s zinc contract specifications. Given that, you’re hereby notified of the following:

I. We grant your company the approval to register the “EMC-K”zinc brand (ZN99.995) and “HSC-SHG”zinc brand (ZN99.995) with the Exchange.

II. Since the date of issuance, the above-mentioned products shall be applicable to physical delivery against the Exchange’s zinc futures contract. The product’s specifications are as below:

Registered Producer: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.

Smelter: Kamioka Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.

Place or Origin: Gifu, Japan

Product Name: Zinc Ingot (ZN99.995)

Trademark: emc-k

Brand Logo: (as shown in the figure below)

Dimension：Approx. 448 * 224 * 34 mm

Weight per Piece：Approx. 20kg

Weight per Bundle：Approx. 1,000kg

Minimum Warranted Delivery Size（25 tons）：Approx. composed of 25 bundles

Packaging Materials:  1×32 mm rust-resistant steel strap;

Securely bundled up in a parallel manner with 4 vertical straps

Smelter: Hachinohe Smelting Co., Ltd.

Place or Origin: Aomori, Japan

Product Name: Zinc Ingot (ZN99.995)

Trademark: HSC-SHG

Brand Logo: (as shown in the figure below)

Dimension：Approx. 440 * 220 * 32 mm

Weight per Piece：Approx. 20kg

Weight per Bundle：Approx. 1,000kg

Minimum Warranted Delivery Size（25 tons）：Approx. composed of 25 bundles

Packaging Materials:  1×32 mm rust-resistant steel strap;

Securely bundled up in a parallel manner with 4 vertical straps

Shanghai Futures Exchange

October 28th, 2015