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68LINTEC INTEGRATED REPORT 2019ESGLINTEC aims to support the formation of an appropriate stock price through timely, suitable informa-tion disclosure. To that end, the Company conducts a variety of IR activities for institutional investors, securities analysts, and individual investors.Dialog With Institutional Investors and Securities AnalystsFor institutional investors and securities analysts in Japan, we conduct financial results briefings twice per year. We also conduct quarterly IR meetings and respond to requests for information. For overseas insti-tutional investors, we work to promote understanding of the Company through telephone conferences, meetings at IR events in Japan that are held by securities companies, and other means.IR ActivitiesMeeting at an IR event for overseas institutional investorsIssuing Shareholder NewsletterFour times per year, we issue the LINTEC WAVE shareholder news-letter and deliver it to shareholders. We periodically implement a reader questionnaire in the newsletter, and we reflect the feedback received in newsletter production and IR activities.Enhancing Information Provision Through IR WebsiteFrom the viewpoint of fair disclosure, the Company provides infor-mation through Japanese-language and English-language IR websites, and we are working on a daily basis to update the infor-mation and enhance the content. External Evaluations • Daiwa Investor Relations Co., Ltd.2018 Internet IR Awards Commendation Award • Nikko Investor Relations Co., Ltd.Fiscal 2018 All Japanese Listed Companies’ Website RankingAAA Website • Morningstar Japan K.K.Gomez IR Site Ranking 2018 Silver Prize Details of Activities in the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2019Number of institutional investors and securities analysts with whom individual meetings were heldTotal of approximately 150 companiesFinancial results briefings for institutional investors and securities analysts2 timesParticipation in IR events held by securities companies3 timesPlant tours for institutional investors1 timeRatings (As of August 2019) Long-term bonds • Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I): A • Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR): A+ Short-term bonds• Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I): a-1 • Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR): J-1 Status of inclusion in indexes: (as of August 2019) • TOPIX Mid 400 / TOPIX 500 / TOPIX 1000 • Nikkei Stock Index 300 / Nikkei JAPAN 1000• S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index• MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders IndexInformation about Ratings and IndexesLINTEC WAVE shareholder newsletterTHE INCLUSION OF LINTEC CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF LINTEC CORPORATION BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.