July 1, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Issuer of REIT Securities

1-17-10, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc.

Representative

Nobuhiko Matsumoto,

Executive Director

(Securities Code: 2979)

Asset Management Company

Sumisho Realty Management Co., Ltd.

Representative

Hideki Yano, President & CEO

Inquiries

Tomoaki Sato,

General Manager, REIT Management

Department

TEL: +81-3-4346-0579

Notice Concerning Issuance of Green Bonds

SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc. ("SLR") hereby announces that it today decided to issue Green Bonds based on a comprehensive resolution on the issuance of investment corporation bonds determined at the meeting of the Board of Directors of SLR held on June 17, 2022.

1. Overview of the Investment Corporation Bonds

(1)Name

SOSiLA Logistics REIT, Inc. First Series Unsecured Investment

Corporation Bonds (Ranking Pari Passu among the specified

Investment Corporation Bonds)(Green Bonds)

(2)

Total issue amount

1,600 million yen

(3)

Form of bond certificate

The Bonds Transfer Act is applicable to the bonds, thus

investment corporation bond certificates will not be issued.

(4)

Amount to be paid in

100 yen per 100 yen face value

(5)

Redemption amount

100 yen per 100 yen face value

(6)

Interest rate

0.400 % per annum

(7)

Amount of each investment

100 million yen

Corporation bond

(8)

Method of offering

Public offering

(9)

Subscription period

July 1, 2022(Friday)

(10)

Payment date

July 7, 2022(Tuesday)

(11)

Security and guarantee

The Investment Corporation Bonds are unsecured and unguaranteed

with no specific assets reserved for the Investment Corporation Bonds.

(12)

Redemption method and date

The total amount to be redeemed on July 7, 2027

The corporation bonds may be purchased and cancelled at any time the

date of payment unless otherwise specified by the transfer agent.

(13)

Interest payment date

January 7 and July 7 of each year

The first interest payment date is January 7, 2023

If an interest payment date falls on a bank holiday, then the date of

payment will be moved to the immediately preceding bank business

day

(14)

Financial covenants

Negative pledge clause is attached

(15)

Rating obtained

AA- (Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd.)

(16)

Fiscal agent, issuing agent, and

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Paying agent

(17)

Underwriters

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.

Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd.

Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

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2. Reason for Issuance

SLR aims to strengthen the funding platform by expanding the ESG investor base, along with promoting ESG initiatives, by procuring funds through the Investment Corporation Bonds. The Investment Corporation Bonds will be issued as green bonds based on the green finance framework which was announced in the "Notice Concerning Submission of Revised Shelf Registration Statement for Issuance of Green Bonds" released on June 20, 2022, for eligibility of the green finance framework, Starts Proceed has been assigned "Green 1 (F)," the highest evaluation grade in the JCR Green Finance Framework Evaluation by Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. For further details of the framework please refer to the news release above mentioned.

  1. Amount, Use, and Scheduled Date of Expenditure of Funds to be Procured (1)Amount of funds to be procured (estimated net proceeds)

    1. 1,584 million yen
    2. Specific use and scheduled date of expenditure of funds to be procured
      The estimated net proceeds of 1,584 million yen, calculated by deducting the estimated issuance cost of 15 million yen from the total issue amount of 1,600 million yen, will be used by July 29, 2022 to partially fund the prepayment of the short-term borrowings maturing on March 31, 2023 (all proceeds have been used for the acquisition of SOSiLA Itabashi and SOSiLA Amagasaki (Quasi-co-ownership interest ratio: 10%)) and the prepayment of the short-term borrowings maturing on November 30, 2022 (all proceeds have been used for the acquisition of SOSiLA Yokohama Kohoku (Quasi-co-ownership interest ratio: 80%), SOSiLA Sagamihara, SOSiLA Kasukabe, SOSiLA Kawagoe and SOSiLA Nishiyodogawa I).
  2. Investors who declared investment in the Green Bonds

Listed below in alphabetical order are investors to date who declared their intention of investment in the Green Bonds. Aoi Mori Shinkin Bank

Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank

KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD The Kita Osaka Shinkin Bank

The Fuji Shinkin Bank

Ryobi Shinkumi Bank

5. Outstanding Debt Balance after Issuance of the Investment Corporation Bonds

(Unit: million yen)

Before the Issuance

After the Issuance

Change

Short-term borrowings

3,790

3,790

-

Long-term borrowings

46,200

46,200

-

Total borrowings

49,990

49,990

-

Investment corporation bonds

1,600

+1,600

Total borrowings and

49,990

51,590

+1,600

investment corporation bonds

6. Others

Concerning the risks pertaining to the issuance of the Investment Corporation Bonds, there will be no change to the content of "Chapter 1 Fund Information - Part 1 Fund Status 3. Investment Risks" of the securities report filed on February 24, 2022.

* For more information about SLR, please visit: https://sosila-reit.co.jp/en/

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