Ratings, Awards, and Recognition
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MARUI GROUP established the IR Department in October 2015 and then the ESG Promotion Department in October 2016 to enhance communication with institutional investors and ESG rating institutions, earning much praise from external organizations. We have also identified the promotion ofdiversity and healthcare management as key measures under the medium-term management plan with the aim of improving corporate value.

MARUI GROUP was chosen for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series,
comprising companies selected by FTSE Russell for meeting evaluation
standards based on ESG criteria.

MARUI GROUP was included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Index. This index
is meant to reflect the performance of Japanese companies that meetvarious ESG-related requirements, and industry is therefore not consideredwhen selecting companies for inclusion.

MARUI GROUP was included in the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index*.
This ESG index comprises Japanese companies with relatively high MSCIESG Ratings in each industry selected from among the top 500 companies
in terms of market capitalization after excluding those companies with thelowest MSCI ESG Rating of CCC.

MARUI GROUP has been included in the MSCI Japan Empowering WomenIndex*, an ESG index for Japanese stocks consisting of companies thatexhibit gender diversity excellence in each industry, based on the Global
Industry Classification Standard, selected from among the top 500 companies in terms of market capitalization.

Rating and Investment Information, Inc.
MARUI GROUP has been granted a rating of A- for its overall debt repayment capacity with regard to financial liabilities.

● ESG indexes of Japanese stocks utilized by the Government Pension Investment Fund* THE INCLUSION OF MARUI GROUP CO., LTD. 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 MARUI GROUP CO., LTD. BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. THEMSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES ANDLOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.

134MARUI GROUP has been selected for inclusion in the Dow JonesSustainability Asia Pacific Index, the Asia Pacific division of the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index series, a major global socially responsible investment
index series.

MARUI GROUP was selected for inclusion in the Morningstar Socially
Responsible Investment Index. This index compiles the stock price of listedcompanies in Japan that display excellence in terms of social contributions
based on ESG concerns and human resource-related matters.

MARUI GROUP was awarded the 16th Porter Prize out of recognition for
how we ensure the convenience of credit card issuance, how our cards arelargely held by customers under the age of 40, and the large ratio ofrevolving payment usage.

MARUI GROUP Ranked High Among Retail Sector­Companies in the 2017 All-Japan Executive TeamRankings Released by U.S. Financial Industry MagazineInstitutional Investor
Honored Companies

Combined No. 3

Best IR Companies

Combined No. 1, Buy Side No. 1,Sell Side No. 2Best CEO

Buy Side No. 3

Best Analyst Days

Combined No. 2The All-Japan Executive Team Rankings is a ranking of major listed Japanesecompanies compiled by U.S. financial industry magazine Institutional
Investor, based on votes from institutional investors and securities analysts
from around the world. In 2017, votes were received from 1,007 institutional investors and securities analysts from 368 institutions.

More detailed information on these and other awards and recognition can befound on the Company’s corporate website.
www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/ci/award.html

MARUI GROUP was listed among the Companies
Exhibiting Excellence in Promoting Women’sEmpowerment in the SMBC Nadeshiko Loans andPrivate Placement Bonds selection out of reflectionof the Company’s establishment of women’sempowerment indexes for measuring the empowerment of female employees.

MARUI GROUP was included in the Excellent
Enterprise of Health and Productivity
Management—White 500 selection. Thisinclusion acknowledged our proactive healthcare
management approach that goes beyond simply
addressing lifestyle diseases and mental healthissues in an attempt to energize employees.

Out of recognition for its ongoing initiatives,
MARUI GROUP received a silver rating in thePRIDE INDEX. This index is compiled by workwith Pride, an organization that aims to help
realize comfortable working environments formembers of the LGBT community.

MARUI GROUP was presented with the Best IRAward in the 2016 IR Award program due to thepraise earned through the Company’s improvement of disclosure materials based on investor
input, the publication of co-creation management
reports, and other highly distinctive initiatives.

MARUI GROUP CO., LTD.

Corporate, IR, sustainability, and recruit informationwww.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/

Email Newsletter (Japanese only)
MARUI GROUP distributes an email newslettercontaining information on the latest topics and financial
results as well as details on events and surveys.
www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/ir/infomail/reg.html

Retailing BusinessMarui store and product informationwww.0101.co.jp.e.ex.hp.transer.com

MARUI GROUP received the highest rank in theDevelopment Bank of Japan Inc.’s proprietary
DBJ Employees’ Health Management Rated Loan
Program. We were rated highly for setting sectionlevel targets for indicators related to overtime andother measures for entrenching healthcare
management on a Groupwide basis.
MARUI Internet shopping “marui web channel” (Japanese only)
voi.0101.co.jp

MARUI GROUP was ranked 1st for the first timein the retail category of the 2016 Awards for
Excellence in Corporate Disclosure presented bythe Securities Analysts Association of Japan.

MARUI GROUP was awarded an A- climatechange score due to the high evaluation of its
management of CO2 emissions volumes and its
establishment of the Environment CSR
Promotion Committee.

FinTech Business

Epos Card Co., Ltd. (Japanese only)
www.eposcard.co.jp

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