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June 24, 2021

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Akio Toyoda Telephone Number: 0565-28-2121

Code Number: 7203 https://global.toyota/en/

Corporate governance at Toyota Motor Corporation ("TMC") is as follows:

  1. TMC's Basic Policy on Corporate Governance and Capital Structure, Business Attributes and Other Basic Information

1. Basic Policy

TMC has positioned the sustainable growth and the stable long-term growth of corporate value as priority management issues.

Believing that in carrying this out, it is essential that it both builds positive relationships with all stakeholders, including shareholders and customers as well as business partners, local communities and employees, as well as continues to supply products that will satisfy its customers, TMC has been working to enhance corporate governance.

[Reason not to implement each principle of Corporate Governance Code]

TMC implemented all of the principles of its Corporate Governance Code.

[Disclosure based on each principle of Corporate Governance Code]

1. Business principlesPrinciple 3.1 (i)

  1. Corporate philosophy
    TMC, since its formation till today, has been following the "Toyoda Precepts," which

captures the spirit of Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of the Toyota Group, and his insights into research, inventions and business management, as the foundation for its management.

Toyoda Precepts (https://global.toyota/en/company/vision-and-philosophy/guiding-principles/)

In 1992, given changes in the social landscape and the business structure, TMC established "Guiding Principles at Toyota" based on the "Toyoda Precepts" in order to promote business in cooperation with people in different countries and regions throughout the world, notwithstanding differences in cultures and values.

"Guiding Principles at Toyota"

  1. Honor the language and spirit of the law of every nation and undertake open and fair business activities to be a good corporate citizen of the world.
  2. Respect the culture and customs of every nation and contribute to economic and social development through corporate activities in their respective communities.
  3. Dedicate our business to providing clean and safe products and to enhancing the quality of life everywhere through all of our activities.
  4. Create and develop advanced technologies and provide outstanding products and services that fulfill the needs of customers worldwide.
  5. Foster a corporate culture that enhances both individual creativity and the value of teamwork, while honoring mutual trust and respect between labor and management.
    1. Pursue growth through harmony with the global community via innovative management.
    2. Work with business partners in research and manufacture to achieve stable, long-term growth and mutual benefits, while keeping ourselves open to new partnerships.
  1. Vision

Taking into account the business environment then, the "Toyota Global Vision" was published in March 2011 based on the "Guiding Principles at Toyota." The "Toyota Global Vision" clarifies the direction that TMC should take as a company, based on the thought that "Toyota aspires to be a company that is chosen by its customers. Toyota wants to be a company that brings smiles to the faces of customers who have chosen us."

"Toyota Global Vision"

(https://global.toyota/en/company/vision-and-philosophy/global-vision/)

(3) Toyota Philosophy

In order to advance its transition to a mobility company, TMC has reflected on the path it has taken thus far and has formulated the "Toyota Philosophy" as a roadmap for the future.

TMC's mission is "Producing Happiness for All" by expanding the possibilities of people, companies and communities through addressing the challenges of mobility as a mobility company. In order to do so, TMC will continue to create new and unique value with various partners by relentlessly committing towards monozukuri (manufacturing), and by fostering imagination for people and society.

Please see the end of this report for details on the "Toyota Philosophy."

2. Business strategies and business plansPrinciple 3.1 (i)

Towards the achievement of its "Toyota Global Vision," TMC is analyzing its customers' values, technology trends, market trends and other factors looking further into 2030 and beyond, clarifying its business challenging and, based on that, discussing its long-term direction. Furthermore, TMC has established a medium-term management plan for each region, taking into consideration the prospect of markets and exchange rates, its production and supply system on a global basis and other factors.

As the automotive industry enters into a phase of revolutionary evolution at an unprecedented pace, TMC has decided to focus in 2020 on efforts toward fostering innovation to open the way to "our future" (challenges for the future) and strengthening true competitiveness (sustainable growth) by implementing "innovation of the way we work," as an initiative that we must carry through, in order to survive in a time of profound transformation that could happen only once in a hundred years and realize a new mobility society.

TMC has disclosed in the "Annual Report" its long-term strategy for enhancing its corporate value and the ways that it is contributing to the sustainable development of society in order to communicate them to stakeholders. In addition, TMC has disclosed its initiatives related to ESG (Environment, Society and Governance) in the "Sustainability Data Book."

In order to convey top management's aspirations and the company's direction to all stakeholders of TMC, TMC communicates what TMC is really like through "Toyota Times."

"Annual Report" (https://global.toyota/en/ir/library/annual/)

"Sustainability Data Book"(https://global.toyota/en/sustainability/report/sdb/) "Toyota Times" (https://toyotatimes.jp/en/)

3. Basic views and guidelines on corporate governancePrinciple 3.1 (ii)

Please see 1. "Basic Policy" of this report under the section entitled "I. TMC's Basic Policy on Corporate Governance and Capital Structure, Business Attributes and Other Basic Information."

4. Roles and duties of the Board of Directors and senior management

The scope of delegation to the management Supplementary Principle 4.1.1

By specifying matters to be resolved at its Board of Directors and matters to be reported to its Board of Directors in the Regulations of the Board of Directors, TMC delegates management to executive officers and carries out "acceleration of decision-making" and "appropriate supervision."

With respect to its framework for executing its operations, TMC, with the aim of realizing the Toyota Global Vision, has been continuing its efforts to respond swiftly to the external environment, which is changing faster than ever. Following the introduction of "region-based management" in 2011, the "business unit system" in 2013, and the "in-house company system" in 2016, in April 2017, TMC further clarified that Members of the Board of Directors are responsible for decision-making and management oversight and that operating officers are responsible for operational execution for purposes of further accelerating decision-making and operational execution.

Furthermore, in 2018, TMC brought forward the timing of executive changes from April, when it used to take place, to January, in order to further accelerate management oversight that is fully coordinated with the workplace. In addition, TMC transformed the company structure into one that enables decision-making that is both close to the needs of customers and close to where the action takes place, by taking measures such as reviewing the corporate strategy function and restructuring the Japan Sales Business Group into a group based by regions rather than sales channels.

In 2019, to further advance its "acceleration of management" and the development of a diverse and talented workforce, TMC made executive and organizational changes as follows.

  • Executives are composed of only senior managing officers and people of higher rank.
  • A new classification called "senior professional/senior management" (kanbushoku in Japanese) grouped and replaced the following titles or ranks: managing officers,

executive general managers, (sub-executive managerial level) senior grade 1 and senior grade 2 managers, and grand masters

From the perspective of appointing the right people to the right positions, senior professionals/senior management are positioned in a wide range of posts, from those of chief officer, deputy chief officer, plant general manager, senior general manager to group manager, regardless of age or length of employment, to deal with management issues as they arise and to strengthen their development as part of a diverse and talented workforce through genchi genbutsu (on-site learning and problem-solving).

In April 2020, TMC consolidated the post of executive vice president and the post of operating officer into the post of operating officer and in July 2020, clarified the responsibilities of operating officers. TMC redefined the role of operating officer to be members who, together with the president, have cross-functional oversight of the entire company. Furthermore, in-house company presidents, regional CEOs and chief officers, as on-site leaders of business implementation elements, were given authority while being consolidated into the rank of senior professionals/senior management. The roles of operating officers and senior professionals/senior management are to be determined where and as needed, and persons appointed as operating officers and senior professionals/senior management are to change in accordance with the challenges faced and the path that should be taken, as the company exercises greater flexibility than ever in appointing the right people to the right positions.

TMC, based on its basic policy of appointing the right people to the right positions, has been swiftly and continuously innovating. TMC will further press forward with the tide of such innovations, aiming for a corporate structure capable of carrying out management from a viewpoint that is optimal for a global company.

Views on the balance, diversity and size of the Board of Directors Supplementary Principle

4.11.1

With respect to the system regarding Members of the Board of Directors, TMC has comprehensively considered and appointed the right person for the right position to make appropriate and prompt decision-making. TMC believes that it is critical to appoint individuals who contribute to decision-making aimed at sustainable growth into the future according to the concept of the "Toyoda Precepts," which set forth our founding philosophy. Moreover, these individuals should be able to play a significant role in transforming TMC into a "mobility company" through responding to social transformation by using CASE (an acronym for Connected, Autonomous/Automated, Shared, and Electric) external partnerships based on trust and

friendship and internal two-way interactive teamwork, while working in furtherance of the SDGs and towards solutions for other social challenges.

5. System to appropriately perform roles and duties of the Board of Directors and senior management

Policy and procedures for determining remuneration for top-level executives and Members of the Board of Directors Principle 3.1 (iii)

TMC believes that it is critical to appoint individuals who contribute to decision-making aimed at sustainable growth into the future according to the concept of the "Toyoda Precepts," which set forth our founding philosophy. Moreover, these individuals should be able to play a significant role in transforming TMC into a "mobility company" through responding to social transformation by using CASE external partnerships based on trust and friendship and internal two-way interactive teamwork, while working in furtherance of the SDGs and towards solutions for other social challenges. TMC's director compensation system is an important means through which to promote various initiatives and is determined based on the following policy.

It should be a system that encourages Members of the Board of Directors to work to improve the medium- to long-term corporate value of TMC

It should be a system that can maintain compensation levels that will allow TMC to secure and retain talented personnel

It should be a system that motivates Members of the Board of Directors to promote management from the same viewpoint as our shareholders with a stronger sense of responsibility as corporate managers

Remuneration and other payments to the Board of Directors is paid within the total amount of remuneration as resolved at the shareholders' meeting. The Board of Directors decides by resolution the policy for determining remuneration for and other payments to each member of the Board of Directors. Remuneration for Members of the Board of Directors is effectively linked to corporate performance while reflecting individual job responsibilities and performance. Remuneration standards in each member's home country are also taken into account when determining remuneration amounts and methods. Remuneration for Outside Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members consists only of fixed payments. As a result, this remuneration is not readily impacted by business performance, helping to ensure independence from management.

The amounts of remuneration for the Company's Members of the Board of Directors and the remuneration system are decided by the Board of Directors and the "Executive Compensation Meeting," a majority of the members of which are Outside Members of the Board of Directors, to ensure the independence of the decisions. The Executive Compensation Meeting consists of Representative Directors Takeshi Uchiyamada (Chairman) and Koji Kobayashi, and Outside Members of the Board of Directors Ikuro Sugawara, Sir Philip Craven and Teiko Kudo.

The Board of Directors resolves the policy for determining remuneration for and other payments to each member of the Board of Directors and the executive remuneration system as well as the total amount of remuneration for a given fiscal year. The Board of Directors also resolves to delegate the determination of the amount of remuneration for each Member of the Board of Directors to the Executive Compensation Meeting. The Executive Compensation Meeting reviews the remuneration system for Members of the Board of Directors and senior management on which it will consult with the Board of Directors and determines the amount of remuneration for each Member of the Board of Directors, taking into account factors such as corporate performance as well as individual job responsibilities and performance, in accordance with the policy for determining remuneration for and other payments to each member of the Board of Directors established by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors considers that such decisions made by the Executive Compensation Meeting are in line with the policy on determining remuneration and other payments for each member of the Board of Directors.

Remuneration for Audit & Supervisory Board Members is determined by the Audit & Supervisory Board within the scope determined by resolution of the shareholders' meeting.

Policy and procedures for appointing/dismissing top-level executives and nominating candidates for Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members Principle 3.1

With respect to the system regarding Members of the Board of Directors, TMC has comprehensively considered and appointed the right person for the right position to make appropriate and prompt decision-making. TMC believes that it is critical to appoint individuals who contribute to decision-making aimed at sustainable growth into the future according to the concept of the "Toyoda Precepts", which set forth our founding philosophy. Moreover, these individuals should be able to play a significant role in transforming TMC into a "mobility company" through responding to social transformation by using CASE external partnerships based on trust and friendship and internal two-way interactive teamwork, while working in furtherance of the SDGs and towards solutions for other social challenges.

Members of TMC's "Executive Appointment Meeting," of which a majority of the members are Outside Members of the Board of Directors, discuss recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning appointment/dismissal of Members of the Board of Directors.

With respect to Audit & Supervisory Board Members, TMC believes that it is necessary to have individuals who have broad experiences and insight in their respective fields of expertise and can advise management from a fair and neutral perspective, as well as audit the execution of business. Members of TMC's "Executive Appointment Meeting," of which a majority of the members are Outside Members of the Board of Directors, discuss recommendations concerning appointment/dismissal of Audit & Supervisory Board Members to the Audit & Supervisory Board.

If there is any event where a Member of the Board of Directors or Audit & Supervisory Board Member is unable to fulfill his or her duties, the Executive Appointment Meeting considers whether he or she should be dismissed.

Explanations with respect to individual appointments/dismissals and nominations Principle 3.1

The Notice of Convocation of General Shareholders' Meeting contains the individual profiles and professional histories of candidates nominated or elected for Members of the Board of Directors or Audit & Supervisory Board Member positions as well as the reasons for the elections of such individuals.

Effective use of Independent Outside Members of the Board of Directors Principle 4.8, Criteria for assessing the independence of Independent Outside Members of the Board of Directors and their quality Principle 4.9

Out of the nine Members of the Board of Directors, three Outside Members of the Board of Directors are registered with the Tokyo Stock Exchange as Independent Members in accordance with the requirements for outside directors set forth in the Companies Act and the independence standards set forth by financial instruments exchanges.

Concurrent positions of Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members Supplementary Principle 4.11.2

Concurrent service as officers of listed companies is noted each year in the Notice of Convocation of General Shareholders' Meeting.

Policy on training for Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members Supplementary Principle 4.14.2

TMC provides Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members with opportunities to participate in practical training sessions for officers, factory inspections and test-ride events that go beyond classroom lectures in order to improve their understanding and practice of the core ideals of "the manufacturing of ever-better cars" and problem solving based on the actual situation on-site (Genchi Genbutsu), and from the perspective of necessity for

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