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July 11, 2024

Net One Systems Co., Ltd. (Stock code: 7518, TSE Prime)

Net One Systems Selected as a Constituent of FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE

Blossom Japan Index, Major ESG Investment Indices, for the First Time

Net One Systems Co., Ltd. (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Takafumi Takeshita; hereafter, the "Company") has been selected for the first time as a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series, a global ESG investment index, and the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, an ESG investment index focused on Japanese companies. The Company has also been selected as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index for the third consecutive year since 2022.

The FTSE4Good Index Series and the FTSE Blossom Japan Index were developed by FTSE Russell, a group company of the London Stock Exchange. These indices are designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, and are widely used in developing and evaluating sustainable investment funds and other financial products.

Furthermore, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index has been adopted by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which operates the world's largest public pension fund, as a benchmark for its ESG passive funds. With our inclusion in the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, we are now included in all six ESG indices adopted by GPIF for domestic equities:

  • FTSE Blossom Japan Index
  • FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
  • MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
  • MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Index

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  • S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
  • Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index

The Net One Group, with the purpose, "unleash the potential of people and networks, and create a prosperous future by carrying on / inheriting tradition and making innovation happen," believes that contributing to customer success, employee happiness, building co- creation relationships with partners, increasing shareholder value, and preserving the natural environment through its business will lead to growth in corporate value. We will hone our ICT expertise in critical assessment and knowledge born of "superior network technology," "multi-vendor support," and "co-creation with customers" to provide services that create both social and economic values, thereby contributing to building a sustainable society and achieving sustainable growth for our Company.

Net One Group's sustainability site https://www.netone.co.jp/english/sustainability/evaluations/

FTSE4Good Index Series https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/ftse4good

FTSE Blossom Japan Index and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/blossom-japan

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