Declaration by Taguma San

Dated: The Director (Registration & Incentive – Commercial) Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Prime Minister’s office Government of the People’s republic of Bangladesh E-6/B Agargaon, Sher -e-Bangla Nagar Dhaka-1207 Dear Sir, I, the undersigned person, HIDEYUKI TAGUMA, Japanese national (Bearing Passport: MJ1454944) humbly would like to request you that I have been working with ASTY INC. (Bangladesh Liaison Office) from 15 October, 2018 as a “Country Manager”. Now the top management of ASTY INC. wants to transfer me to Japan head office with cancelling my work permit in Bangladesh. It is mentionable that with proper quorum of Board meeting held on 05 October 2022, the top management has decided to transfer me to head office. So that I want to cancel my work permit from Bangladesh that will be effective from 31 October 2022. Additionally, I want to inform that I have been depositing continuously all the taxes from my salary to govt. treasury duly since obtained the work permit to till the last day of my work as 31 October 2022. So, I humbly like to request to Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) that please consider my declaration above and approve my work permit cancellation from Bangladesh. _________________________ Hideyuki Taguma Country Manager ASTY INC. (Bangladesh Liaison Office)