【Disclosure G】We have recruited businesses wishing to participate in the English Information Disclosure Support Program for Listed Companies for Fiscal Year 2021.

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Greetings

We sincerely appreciate your ongoing support for FinCity.Tokyo's activities. FinCity.Tokyo (officially known as the General Incorporated Association Tokyo International Financial Organization) is pleased to announce that, as part of our efforts to realize an international financial city, we will be implementing an English-language information disclosure support initiative. This project will be carried out as part of a subsidized program by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Recently, emerging markets such as the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market have seen many socially responsible listed companies, whose activities play a significant role in Japan's economy. However, compared to companies listed on the higher-tier Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section, these emerging market-listed companies often have limited personnel dedicated to IR and face constraints in attracting investment from overseas investors. This leads to insufficient English-language disclosure, particularly regarding ESG aspects of interest to investors. Consequently, they fall into a vicious cycle where they cannot secure the overseas investment crucial for corporate growth. To break this cycle, we believe companies need to focus on disclosure efforts based on an equity story that attracts overseas investors. This requires not only translating Japanese disclosure materials into English but also implementing effective IR that gains the understanding of overseas investors. Based on this, this project plans to provide IR support, including assistance in building equity stories, advice on creating earnings-related disclosure materials and their English translation support, and advice on communicating with overseas investors. Through these initiatives, we aim to support corporate growth not only through domestic but also foreign investment, and contribute to the realization of an international financial city by revitalizing emerging markets through increased capital inflows from overseas. We sincerely hope companies seeking to enhance their IR or increase communication with foreign investors will take advantage of this project.

Application (Applications are now closed)

Please read the implementation guidelines below and submit the required information via the form provided. 

Required Information

• Company Information
• Contact Information
• Listing Information (Stock Code, Market Capitalization (based on closing price as of October 1, 2021), etc.)
• Information on Your Company's Disclosure and IR Activities (Current IR Structure, Management Commitment to IR, Current IR Challenges, Number of Quarterly IR Activities (Meetings with Individual Investors, Domestic/Overseas Institutional Investors, Analysts), Requirements for IR Support, ESG Initiatives)

Implementation Guidelines

Implementation Guidelines for the English Disclosure Support Program_final_1.1 These guidelines comprise three parts: "Application Guidelines for the English Disclosure Support Program," "Implementation Procedures for Selecting Service Providers for the English Disclosure Support Program," and "Implementation Procedures and Service Agreement for the English Disclosure Support Program."

Support Program Content

• Meetings between IR advisors and the management, IR officers, and IR personnel of selected companies
• Analysis of the selected company's previously disclosed materials, etc., by the IR Advisor
• Support for building an equity story appealing to domestic and international investors
• IR advice on preparing earnings announcements disclosed at the time of the selected company's financial results, and materials for investor-oriented earnings IR briefings
• Advice from English Translation and Communication Advisors, and support for translating earnings releases and IR presentation materials into English. Additionally, advice and support for other disclosure materials, such as securities reports, will be provided as needed.
• Communication advice with overseas investors. Support from the English Translation and Communication Advisor regarding communication with overseas investors using the constructed equity story and the English-translated disclosure materials created to reflect it.

In principle, the support programs listed in items 1 through 6 above will be implemented. However, the content of the support programs may be modified based on the circumstances of the selected business operator and at the discretion of the IR Advisor and the Translation and Communication Advisor.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible entities must satisfy all requirements listed under "Section 2: Applicant Requirements" in the "English Information Disclosure Support Program Application Guidelines," including the following criteria. Listing Requirements

• ① Already listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market, JASDAQ Market, or the Second Section of the market
• ② Listed for less than 3 years as of October 1, 2021
• Have a strong intention to actively conduct IR activities targeting overseas investors and to build an IR system capable of supporting such activities.
• Actively engaged in ESG activities or have a strong intention to actively engage in such activities going forward.

Application Deadline

Closes when budget ceiling is reached (5 companies planned for selection).

Inquiries

"English Information Disclosure Support Project" Secretariat disclosure.g@fincity.tokyo