Takeo Kusajima

Chuo Mitsui Asset Management Co. Ltd. (CMAM) is a majority-owned subsidiary of The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Co. Ltd., part of Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (TSE: 8309). The frm was established in 1986 and is located in Tokyo. CMAM is the investment trust arm of the Chuo Mitsui Trust financial group, providing investment advisory services and investment trusts to corporate and private clients. The firm relies on investment advice from Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking for some of their portfolios.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SMTAM) is the asset management subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8309, ADR: SUTNY) in Japan. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1986 as STB Capital Management Co., Ltd. They became Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. in 2012 when STB Asset Management Co., Ltd. merged with Sumishin Asset Management Co., Ltd. and Chuo Mitsui Asset Management Co., Ltd. SMTAM provides market coverage and sales support for Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank's Japanese equity investment strategies to institutional investors and intermediaries in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia.