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For Immediate Release

One of the Biggest Charity Events in the Financial Industry in Japan!
The 16th Annual FIT For Charity Run Held in Tokyo~~ Over 2,550 participants coming together online from any location ~~TOKYO | January 24 , 2021

Tokyo’s financial industry held the sixteenth Financial Industry in Tokyo (FIT) For Charity Run
during the month of December 2020 as an online virtual event. 2,566 participants from 75
companies joined in run, cycle, walk events and raised an approximately JPY36,197,412 (subject tofinal confirmation).
Funds raised during this event will be donated to the following six non-profit community
organisations after deducting expenses.

Beneficiary Organisations
NPO ADDS

Carers Japan

Specified Nonprofit Corporation LightRing.

Pirika Association

NPO Saitama Youth Support Net

NPO Tokyo Community School.

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ResultIndividual
Run Total #1:

Yuya Minobe (Deloitte Japan)

800.1km

Cycle Total #1:

Slavek Gronski (Bloomberg L.P.)

2,653.5km

Walk Total #1:

Kazuhiko Araki (SMBC Trust Bank)

473km

Post Total #1:

Kinuko Taguchi (Standard Chartered)

71 postsCorporate
Run Total #1:

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Cycle Total #1:

Bloomberg L.P.

Walk Total #1:

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Top Fundraiser:

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

Yuko Endo (GAM Securities Investment Adviser), Co-Chair of the FIT Charity Run 2020 Organising
Committee, said, "This year's charity run, despite being held as online virtual event, united with morethan 2,550 people from 42 Sponsor companies. We were also sponsored by Tokyo Metropolitan
Government and two newspapers, and were able to make this event even more exciting through thesupport of many donors and participating companies from the finance industry. We appreciated thesupport from the representatives of each participating company as we adapted to different logistics
from our events in past years. Thank you very much for your support.
The theme of FIT this year was "Unity and Evolution". Although the effects of COVID-19 have caused
many issues and forced people within our industry to distance, we decided not to succumb, but rather
use FIT to help us unite and evolve together. Once again FIT provides the opportunity for us to cometogether, connecting our firms, participants and our beneficiary organisations as they address
important social issues.
Although the uncertain situation continues, we wish for your health and your safety. We hope that
FIT2021 will revert to being held in our normal way, as in past years."
In addition, Ayano Yoshida (Fidelity Investments Co., Ltd.), who also serves as the co-Chair, statedas follows, "The 16th FIT For Charity Run 2020 was held online and in a format different from pastyears, but I am glad that we were still able to unite with more than 2,556 participants. We would like toexpress our sincere gratitude on behalf of the Organising Committee for the great support andcooperation of so many companies and individuals, and for delivering your feelings to the six support
organisations.
As the COVID-19 situation changes day by day so will our daily lives. Even in this situation there wereso many people who thought "I want to do something for society", and FIT allowed us to enable this. I
hope that our feelings will spread to more people through FIT and we will continue to evolve anddevelop in the future. "Donors (In alphabetical order)
Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills, Argentum Wealth Management, The Capitol Hotel, Tokyu,
Cryptomeria.inc, Digital Stage, Guzman y Gomez (GYG) JAPAN , Hotel New Otani, Hyatt Centric
Ginza Tokyo, Imperial Hotel, Ltd., InterContinental Tokyo Bay, Kreab K.K, La Posada Co.,Ltd., Mr.
Masahiro Murakoshi (Photographer), Mitsui Fudosan Building Management Co., Ltd., NIJI Inc.,
Novotel Okinawa Naha, The Prince Gallery Tokyo Kioicho, The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, Roots Sports
Japan Co. Ltd., The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Tokyo Shiodome, Toms Co., Ltd., Transit General OfficeInc.

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FIT For Charity Run 2020 Sponsorship (In alphabetical order)
Sponsors (minimum donation of JPY500,000)
Aberdeen Standard Investments (Japan) Limited, Asurion Japan Holdings G.K., Australia and New
Zealand Banking Group Limited, BlackRock, Bloomberg L.P., BlueBay Asset Management
International Limited, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole Group, Credit Suisse, Deloitte Japan, FirstBrothers Co., Ltd., GCA Corporation, Goodman Japan Limited, Grant Thornton Japan, Hitachi Capital
Corporation, HSBC Group, Ichigo Asset Management,Ltd., IG Securities Limited, Invesco, J.P.
Morgan, Japan Securities Depository Center, Incorporated, Jones Lang LaSalle K.K., KPMG Japan,Macquarie Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group,Inc., Morgan Stanley, NAITO Securities Co., Ltd. ,Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd., PIMCO Japan Ltd, PwC Japan Group, Refinitiv, Royal Bank of
Canada Group, Schroder Investment Management (Japan) Limited, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.,SMBC Trust Bank, Standard Chartered, T. Rowe Price Japan, Inc., The Prudential Gibraltar Financial
Life Insurance Co.,Ltd, The Tokyo Star Bank, Limited, UBS Group, White & Case LLP / White &Case Law Offices (Registered Association)

FIT For Charity Run 2020 Beneficiary Organisations (In alphabetical order)
NPO ADDSADDS aspire for a society in which all those in need of developmental support can learn as they are,and live with hope. They create and value a "place of learning" for parents, all supporters, andstudents who will be responsible for the future. http://www.adds.or.jp/
Carers Japan
Carers Japan develop support tools, conduct awareness forums, and training for “carers (namelyfamily and other unpaid/voluntary caregivers)". They advocate for a framework of legislation andordinances to solve the social issue of carers support. https://carersjapan.jimdofree.com/
Specified Nonprofit Corporation LightRing.
Light Ring. aim to prevent of suicide and emotional illness of youth, by fostering and supporting "youthgatekeepers" who will be close to and be familiar in support for troubled children and support needed
young people. http://lightring.or.jp/
Pirika Association
Pirika aim to solve the environmental issue of outflow of garbage, which is a global scale threat. They
will develop educational programs that utilize existing services and products, and provide
environmental education and awareness of issues and solution to plastic outflow problems.
https://corp.pirika.org/
NPO Saitama Youth Support Net
Saitama Youth Support Net provide support to children and young people with various difficulties suchas poverty, abuse, truancy, and mental illness. They aim to prevent poverty for children and young
people as they grow. https://saitamayouthnet.org/
NPO Tokyo Community School
By providing micro-school for infants and elementary school students, Tokyo Community School is
engaged in increasing the awareness of a diverse range of learning options and the freedom ofchoice in education. http://tokyocs.org/

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About the Financial Industry in Tokyo (FIT) For Charity
The Financial Industry in Tokyo (FIT) established the FIT For Charity Run to provide people in thefinancial and related fields in Tokyo with an opportunity as an industry to support local charities. FIT
For Charity chooses to make a difference to its community by raising money for local non-profit
community organisations serving important but not necessarily well-recognised or understood needs,
and which might possess only limited fund-raising capabilities. For more information, please visit
http://fitforcharity.org/about.html

Overview
Event name:

FIT For Charity Run 2020

Organiser:

FIT For Charity Run 2020 Organising Committee

Schedule:

December 1~31, 2020

Activity:

Run, Walk, Cycle

Participation fee:

JPY5,000 per person (children under 16 are free)

Koen supporters:

Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Nikkei Inc. The Asahi Shimbun Company

Target participants: Those working in the financial and related industries and their family and friends
Website:http://fitforcharity.org

FIT For Charity Run 2020 Organising Committee (In alphabetical order)
BGC Shoken Kaisha Ltd., Bloomberg L.P., Deloitte Japan, Deutsche Bank Group, DTCC, ,FIL Investments (Japan) Ltd, GAM Japan, Grant Thornton Japan, HIS Markit, KPMG Japan,Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Morgan Stanley, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., UBS
Group, Wells Fargo, White & Case LLP | White & Case Law Offices(Registered Association)

For further information, contact
Hiroshi Nakaya (MUFG) +81-90-6111-1538 | communications@fitforcharity.org
Vice Chair, Communications Team, FIT For Charity Run 2020 Organising Committee

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