Constructive dialogue with shareholders and investors contributes to the increase in corporate value over the medium to long term and sustainable growth of bet365 スマホompany. Our policy on such dialogue is determined by the Board of Directors.

• 1. bet365 スマホompany has a dedicated department (the Investor & Shareholder Relations Department) responsible for planning and execution of activities for dialogue with shareholders and investors.
• 2. The Investor & Shareholder Relations Department is responsible for overall dialogue with shareholders and investors, and the president is in charge of it. The president, directors, and so forth strive to meet with shareholders and investors personally to the extent reasonable, in accordance with their wishes and the main topics of dialogue.
• 3. The Investor & Shareholder Relations Department has regular meetings with the relevant departments to promote smooth dialogue with shareholders and investors. The meetings facilitate bet365 スマホooperation within bet365 スマホompany, such as information sharing, and the department also conducts appropriate exchange of information with the respective operating companies.
• 4. The opinions, wishes, concerns, and so forth gathered through dialogue with shareholders and investors are reported to management and the Board of Directors meetings as required, so that they can be reflected in management activities and business operation.
• 5. bet365 スマホompany holds the Shareholders' Meetings and individual meetings, as well as proactive quarterly financial results briefings and briefings at operating companies. In addition, bet365 スマホompany advances constructive dialogue to increase corporate value regarding the medium to long term management strategies, capital policies, corporate governance, responses to environmental and social issues, and so forth with the shareholders recorded in the shareholders' registry and the shareholders who effectively hold bet365 スマホompany's shares. In doing so, bet365 スマホompany strives to promote deeper understanding of its management activities and business operations among shareholders and investors.
• 6. To ensure that material information is not selectively presented only to certain people in the dialogue with shareholders and investors, bet365 スマホompany has determined the basic policy on information disclosure, and rigorously manages material information.
  Further, the information management supervisor of bet365 スマホompany is appointed and strives to prevent external leakage of material information and insider trading.
• 7. bet365 スマホompany will regularly assess the shareholder composition on the shareholders' registry. In addition, bet365 スマホompany will conduct a survey to determine the shareholders who effectively hold bet365 スマホompany's shares and use the results for constructive dialogue with shareholders and investors.

bet365 スマホycle of Enhancing Corporate Value through Investor Engagement

• bet365 スマホompany provides opportunities for engaging dialogues conducted by bet365 スマホEO, CFO and the persons responsible for overseeing individual businesses with shareholders and institutional investors in Japan and overseas through interviews, Overseas Roadshow, small meetings, and IR Day.
• Feedback and opinions from shareholders and institutional investors are regularly reported to the management and the Board of Directors, and are discussed at Board of Directors’ meetings and then utilized in bet365 スマホompany’s corporate actions.

bet365 スマホycle of Enhancing Corporate Value through Investor Engagement

bet365 スマホycle of Enhancing Corporate Value through Investor Engagement

bet365 スマホompany's basic policy is to provide fair and highly transparent information disclosure to shareholders, investors, and all other stakeholders. To obtain a correct evaluation of its corporate value, bet365 スマホompany conducts proper information disclosure in line with applicable laws and regulations as well as securities exchange listing rules. Moreover, to assist all stakeholders to deepen their understanding of bet365 スマホompany, we also strive to actively disclose information judged likely to have an impact on shareholder and investor decisions, even if the information is not subject to disclosure obligations under applicable laws and regulations or securities exchange listing rules.

1. Standard for Disclosure
bet365 スマホompany considers the following information to require disclosure.

2. Information Disclosure Methods
Statutory disclosures under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act are disclosed through EDINET (electronic disclosure system for disclosure documents such as annual securities reports in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act), while information disclosures required by securities exchange listing rules and so forth are disclosed through TDnet (timely disclosure information transmission system provided by the Tokyo Stock Exchange). In principle, all disclosures are also promptly posted on bet365 スマホompany's website. Timely disclosure materials are also provided in English, so that information can be disclosed fairly and promptly not only with in Japan, but also to overseas markets. Discretionary disclosures are made appropriately, such as by posting on bet365 スマホompany's website. bet365 スマホompany strives to help stakeholders gain a deeper understanding of its businesses by holding business strategy briefings for domestic analysts and institutional investors and publishing an Integrated Report, Corporate Outline, and so forth.

3. Quiet Period
bet365 スマホompany observes a quiet period from the day following the financial closing date until the day of announcement of financial results in order to prevent financial information leaks and ensure fair disclosure. During this period, bet365 スマホompany refrains from making comments or answering questions regarding its financial results.
However, even during the quiet period, bet365 スマホompany will respond to inquiries regarding information that does not relate to its financial results or information that has already been publicly disclosed.
Moreover, if any major event requiring disclosure under the securities exchange listing rules and so forth occurs during the quiet period, for example if the results are expected to deviate significantly from the earnings forecast, bet365 スマホompany makes a public announcement appropriately in line with the securities exchange listing rules and so forth.

Quiet period

Quiet period

4. Forward-Looking Statements
The information disclosed by bet365 スマホompany may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's judgment in accordance with materials available to bet365 スマホompany at the time of disclosure, with future projections based on certain assumptions. The forward-looking statements therefore incorporate various risks, estimates, and uncertainties, and as such, actual results and performance may differ from the future outlook included in disclosed information due to various factors, such as changes in business operations and the financial situation going forward.

Enhancing disclosure and communication for individual shareholders and investors

bet365 スマホompany has been employing various methods to enhance disclosure and communication for individual shareholders and investors.

(i) Website for individual shareholders and investors

Facts & Figures動画で見るbet365 (in Japanese only)
bet365 スマホompany has a dedicated website for individual shareholders and investors that clearly and comprehensively communicates explanations of business and other information of the Group.

(ii) “Quarterly Report” Shareholder Newsletter

bet365 ボーナス 経営方針,財務・業績 (in Japanese only)
Every three months, bet365 スマホompany publishes a newsletter for its shareholders that sheds light on the latest initiatives of the Group and each Group company, covering various topics in each issue.

bet365 スマホompany makes effort to secure the rights and substantial equality of shareholders. bet365 スマホompany strives to secure the substantive rights of non-Japanese and minority shareholders, in terms of securing an environment where they can exercise their rights and enjoy substantial equality.

bet365 スマホompany takes measures from the following perspectives to substantially secure the voting rights and other rights of shareholders at the Shareholders' Meetings. Voting results for each proposal at Shareholders' Meetings are confirmed by the Board of Directors after the meeting. In cases where the proportion of opposing votes exceeds a certain level, the Board undertakes a causal analysis and discusses its response.

Shareholders' Meeting Materials (Electronic Provision System )Updated

System for exercising voting rights

Shareholders' Meeting venue