Citi Cards Japan to make JR Tokai's “Plus EX” service available for

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Citi Cards Japan, Inc.

Central Japan Railway Co.

Citi Cards Japan to make JR Tokai’s “Plus EX” service available for card holders

Tokyo, May 29 - Citi Cards Japan, Inc. (hereafter Citi Cards Japan) and Central Japan Railway

Co. (hereafter JR Central) announce that the “Plus EX” service will be made available for card

holders of Diners Club Cards and Citi Cards,

¹ issued by Citi Cards Japan, effective June 27,

2014.

Plus EX is a service provided by JR Central that enables customers to use their own credit

cards to reserve seats on the Tokaido Shinkansen (bullet train) online and board with just an IC

card. This service allows for customers to be able to reserve a seat on the Tokaido Shinkansen

(any section between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka) using their mobile phones, smartphones and

personal computer instead of standing in line to get a ticket at the station, and offers the tickets

at a reasonable price all throughout the year. Customers can also change the date and time of

their train reservations any number of times without charge before the departure of the

reserved train. No ticket is needed when boarding a train. Customers only need to touch their

Plus EX Card, issued by JR Central, on the ticket machine at the gate. The fare will be charged

automatically to their designated Diners Club Cards or Citi Cards.

Many card holders of Citi Cards Japan requested to be provided with the Plus EX service,

which is the main reason for the launch. Going forward, Citi Cards Japan card holders can

access the Tokaido Shinkansen, a major traffic artery connecting eastern and western Japan,

with much more ease. Special applications for Citi Cards Japan card holders will be available

from June 27.

Citi Cards Japan will continue its efforts to meet the needs of its members and improve the

convenience of its services. The two companies will maintain cooperation to provide products

and services that will satisfy their customers.

*¹

: Citibank US Dollar Card is not eligible

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Media contact:

Citi Corporate Affairs: 03-6270-9848

JR Central (PR in Tokyo): 03-6711-9731 (Available in Japanese only)

About Citi Cards Japan, Inc.

Citi Cards Japan, Inc. operates the credit card business in Japan for Citigroup, one of the world’s largest issuers

of credit cards. Citi Cards Japan brings together the strengths of Diners Club, a credit card pioneer in Japan

renowned since 1960 for its service and status, and Citi Card, which leverages Citigroup’s expertise in global

markets to offer a quality suite of products and services for its card members.

Attachment

[General description of services]

Name

JR Central Plus EX Service (Plus EX)

 Plus EX is a service provided by JR Central.

Applications

accepted from

Friday, June 27, 2014

Type of Credit Card

Any regular or family member of credit cards issued by Citi Cards Japan

 Citibank US Dollar Card is not eligible.



Customers cannot apply for Plus EX without becoming a card member. The service

is available for the cardholder (an adult) only.

Annual fee for

Plus EX

500 yen (tax excluded)

JR Central is running a campaign celebrating the 50

anniversary of the

Shinkansen. For applications submitted by March 31, 2015, the annual fee for the

first year will be waived.

Section

Tokaido Shinkansen (any section between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka)

Service features

 This service allows for customers to be able to reserve a seat on the Tokaido

Shinkansen (any section between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka) using their mobile

phones, smartphones and personal computer instead of standing in line to get a

ticket at the station*~****.

Customers can also choose their favorite seats from the

seat map.*****



Customers can change the date and time of their train reservations any number of

times without charge before the departure of the reserved train*****

 No ticket is needed when boarding a train. Customers only need to touch their

Plus EX Card, issued by JR Central, on the ticket machine at the gate. It makes

easier to transfer to conventional lines with TOICA, Suica and others.

 Plus EX provides the tickets at a reasonable price all throughout the year. (The

ticket price for “Nozomi”, “Hikari” and “Kodama” are the same)*******

How to apply

1. Fill in the special application form for Citi Cards Japan card holders. For details,

please access Citi Cards Japan website.

2. After receiving the application forms, JR Central will send card holders a Plus EX

Card and a detailed guide.

 The guide will be delivered two to three weeks after the application is

received.

 Plus EX Cards will be issued by JR Central.

3. Access JR Central’s Plus EX website and register as a member.

For details of the service, see JR Central’s Plus EX website: http://plus-ex.jp (In Japanese only)

[Example of fare】

[An adult traveling by ordinary car between Tokyo/Shinagawa and Shin-Osaka in either direction on a reserved

seat (as of May 29, 2014)]

Train

On-season

Ordinary season

Off-season

Regular fare

Nozomi

14,650 yen

14,450 yen

14,250 yen

Plus EX

All trains

13,940 yen

* Reservations by mobile phone or smartphone are accepted anytime from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

** Tickets can be purchased after 10:00am one month prior to on board.

*** Reservation can be made until 6 minutes before the departure time.

**** Plus EX service may not be accessible by some types of mobile phone or smartphone. For details about

compatible types of phones and service screens for smartphones, see “the User Environment” on JR Central’s

Plus EX website (In Japanese only).

***** If the number of remaining vacant seats is small, the functions of Plus EX may not be usable.

****** The conditions are; before customers enter the ticket gate (or before receiving IC boarding ticket (Plus)), before

the departure time shown on the train schedule (just before the departure time of the train that customers have

changed and more than six minutes before the departure time of the train that the customers are going to ride)

and within three months after the date of initial purchase.

******* The service provided by Shinkansen to be able to use conventional trains inside the Tokyo ward area or inside

the Osaka city area shown on railway tickets does not apply to Plus EX service. If customers use Shinkansen and

transfer to other JR lines consecutively in the area, the fare will be the sum of the Plus EX service fee and the

fare of the other JR lines.

The services above have certain conditions. For details, please visit HP of JR Central’s Plus

EX (

http://plus-ex.jp ) (In Japanese only)