April 19, 2013

Press Release
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Nikko AM Wins R&I Fund Award 2013
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nikko AM) has been rewarded second prize in three categories in
the R&I Fund Award 2013, presented by Rating and Investment Information, Inc.
Fund

CategoryPrize

Nikko Eco Fund

Investment Trusts/
Japanese SRI and Ecology Fund

Second prize

Nikko New-Generation Emerging Equity Fund

Investment Trusts/
Emerging Equity Multi-regional Fund

Second prize

Nikko DC Quants Active Japan

Defined Contribution Pension Funds/
Japanese Equity Fund

Second prize

Nikko AM is honored to receive these awards and intends to pursue further improvement in its
investment performance and development of competitive products and services.
About R&I Fund Award 2013
R&I Fund Award is based on the past data, and does not guarantee future performances of the fund. The Award is presented
only to provide information that can be used as a reference, and it does not intend to encourage investors to buy, sell or hold therelevant fund. Furthermore, it has no relation with the qualitative information Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I)
provides to its clients. The Award is calculated by R&I based on information believed to be reliable; however, its accuracy andcompleteness are not necessarily guaranteed. The Award is not the Credit Rating Business, but one of the Other Lines ofBusiness (businesses excluding Credit Rating Business and also excluding the Ancillary Businesses) as set forth in Article 299,paragraph (1), item (xxviii) of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Financial Instruments Business, etc. With respect to such business,relevant laws and regulations require measures to be implemented so that activities pertaining to such business would notunreasonably affect the Credit Rating Activities. The copyright and other related rights of this Award are the sole property of R&I.
Use of the information contained herein (including reproducing, amending, sending, distributing or mutilating the information) is
prohibited without R&I's permission. The Award given to "Investment Trusts/Aggregate Category" is based on the average fundmanagement performance of the relevant fund, and it does not indicate the performance of the manager's other individual funds.
The base value of investment trusts, etc. is obtained from QUICK.
Funds eligible for the "Investment Trusts" and "Investment Trusts/Aggregate" categories are Publicly Offered Open-type Stock
Investment Trusts excluding defined contribution pension funds. "Defined Contribution Pension Funds" consist of Publicly Offered
Open-type Stock Investment Trusts used in the defined contribution pension plan. "Defined Benefit Pension Funds" are funds
registered in "R&I Pension Fund Data Service". All of them are in principle based on R&I's classifications.
The funds nominated in the "Investment Trusts", "Defined Contribution Pension" and "Defined Benefit Pension" categories arethose ranked in the top 75% of the annual quantitative evaluation for three consecutive years based on the actual performancedata for one year ending in March 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively. The winner is selected based on the ranking of quantitativeevaluation for the three-year period ending in March 2013. The quantitative evaluation for the "Investment Trusts" and the"Defined Contribution Pension Funds" is based on "Sharpe Ratio", and nominees must satisfy the following conditions: (1) thefund has been set for three years or more and has one year or more left before maturity, (2) the fund has 1 billion yen or more
outstanding and (3) the fund ranks among the top 75% in its category in terms of outstanding balance. The quantitative evaluationfor "Defined Benefit Pension Funds" is based on "Information Ratio". For the "Investment Trusts" and "Defined Contribution
Pension" categories, R&I gives the first prize to one fund and the second prize to about two funds. For the "Defined Benefit
Pension Funds", there are no prize levels. Eligible for the "Investment Trusts/Aggregate" category, are fund managers that havethree funds or more with the balance of 1 billion yen or more each as of the end of March 2013. The first and second prizes are
given to one fund manager each based on the ranking by balance-weighted average "Sharpe Ratio" of funds during the last threeyears.
* This award is based on past performance and does not guarantee future investment performance.

Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-6242, Japan
www.nikkoam.com

■Risk Information○ Investment trust principal is not guaranteed and invests in assets for which prices fluctuate (assetsdenominated in foreign currencies also bear exchange rate risks), therefore NAV will fluctuate. It ispossible that the NAV will fall below the principal amount of your investment. Profits and losses made by
the management of investment trusts all belong to the beneficiaries. Investment trusts differ fromdeposits and savings.
○ Different investment trusts invest in different asset classes, markets, and countries, and contain different
investment restrictions, so the details of their risks differ accordingly.
■Outline of Fees, etc.
Investors must bear the following expenses:<Fees charged at the time of subscription and redemption>●Subscription Fees:
Up to 4.20% (4.0% before tax)
● Redemption Fees :Up to 1.05% (1.0% before tax)
● Amount Retained in Trust Assets:
Up to 1.0%
< Fees and expenses charged indirectly through the trust assets (i.e. paid by the Fund)>● Trust Fees (annual) :Up to 3.17% (3.12% before tax)
Some fund charge a performance fee based on investment
performance, etc.
●Other Expenses:
Brokerage commission with respect to securities held in the portfolio, audit
fees, interest on borrowings and advances, etc.
*The rate or maximum amounts applicable to other fees and expenses cannot be disclosed in advancebecause the actual amount will vary depending on the state of the assets managed.
* The total amount of fees above will vary depending on the length of investment period and other factors.
Therefore, we cannot give a specific total.
* For more detail, please refer to the investment trust explanatory document (prospectus distributed inadvance of purchase).
<Disclaimer>○ Fees, etc. listed are the highest rates among those charged to the investment trusts managed by
Nikko Asset Management (as of the date this document was created).
○ The risk information and fees, etc. disclosed above are those typical for a general investment trust.
Actual fees will vary for each specific investment trust. For more detail, please refer to the investment
trust explanatory document (prospectus distributed in advance of subscription).
■Other matters to Consider○ These marketing materials were prepared for the purpose of providing information on the investment
trusts managed by Nikko Asset Management and promoting investors’ understanding of this Fund.
○ Unlike bank deposits or insurance policies, investment trusts are not protected by the Deposit
Insurance Corporation or the Insurance Policyholders Protection Corporations. In addition, whenpurchased from registered financial institutions such as banks, investment trusts are not eligible forpayments from the Japan Investor Protection Fund.
Your distributor will provide you with an investment trust explanatory document (prospectus distributed inadvance of purchase) when you submit your application for this Fund. Please take the time to read its
content carefully.

Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-6242, Japan
www.nikkoam.com

About Nikko Asset Management
Established in 1959, the Nikko Asset Management group (Nikko AM) has grown to become the largest regional asset
management company headquartered in Asia, with total AUM of US$154 billion* and one of the largest distributor
networks across the Asia-Pacific region, comprising over 300 banks, brokers, IFAs and life insurance companies.
Nikko AM manages a wide range of Asian equity and Asian fixed income strategies for retail and institutional investors
around the world. The company has been recognised by industry peers for outstanding performance, productinnovation and market leadership across the Asia-Pacific region, winning a number of prestigious awards, including“Asia-Based Asset Manager of the Year” in 2012 and “Best Japan Onshore Fund Manager” in 2012 and 2011, bothfrom AsianInvestor.
Nikko AM also offers specialist third-party expertise – currently from over 40 fund managers – through the World Series
Fund Platform®, operating a “best-in-class” approach across a broad range of asset classes.
Nikko AM’s senior management team has significant experience across Asian as well as global markets. The team
combines local knowledge with internationally recognised standards of investment practice, transparency andcorporate governance to achieve growth across the business. The company adopts a “multi local” approach – giving
local management teams a high degree of autonomy to address local market conditions and client servicing needs.
Nikko AM’s head office is in Tokyo and the firm has an extensive footprint across the Asia-Pacific region that includes
offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland. Offices in New York and London withfull service teams provide support to investors in the US, Europe and the Middle East.
Nikko AM’s strong Asian presence is cemented with stakes in several joint venture companies. Rongtong FundManagement is one of the largest Sino-foreign joint venture fund management firms in China, while Hwang Investment
Management Berhad and Asian Islamic Investment Management Sdn. Bhd. are leading investment management
firms in Malaysia. Recent additions Ambit Investment Advisory Private Limited in Mumbai and Ambit Mauritius
Investment Management Private Limited provide Indian equity expertise to Nikko AM’s global clients.
Nikko AM is an independently managed asset management company, majority owned by Sumitomo Mitsui TrustHoldings and with DBS Bank as the second largest shareholder.
For more information, please visit www.nikkoam.com/english* Consolidated assets under management and advice of Nikko AM and its subsidiaries as at 31 December 2012. “Largest” based on AUM sourced fromAsia, including Australia and New Zealand, using third party published AUM figures as of June 30, 2012. “Regional” excludes firms with more than 75%
of AUM sourced from a single country.

Nikko Asset Management Co., LTD
Registration Number: Director of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Financial instruments firms) No. 368
Member Associations: The Investment Trusts Association, Japan/Japan Investment Advisers Association

Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Midtown Tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-6242, Japan
www.nikkoam.com