スパークス・グループ（8739） – SPARX Group Announces Assets Under Management for May 2022

The following is an English version of the official Japanese announcement, which has been given to the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the media in Tokyo, Japan. June 7, 2022 Company: SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (Code: 8739, TSE Prime Market) SPARX Group Announces Assets Under Management for May 2022 SPARX Group AUM increased by JPY 8.8 billion (0.6% increase) compared to the previous month; as a result, Group AUM is JPY 1,526.3 billion ■ AUM by Investment Strategy-Four Pillars 2021 Jun. 2021 Jul. 2021 Aug. 2021 Sep. (Unit: 100million JPY） 2021 Oct. 2021 Nov. 2021 Dec. 2022 Jan. 2022 Feb. 2022 Mar. 2022 Apr. 2022 May 10,460 10,376 10,807 11,307 11,370 11,155 11,326 10,279 10,009 10,210 9,656 9,713 1,366 1,347 1,332 1,171 1,180 1,126 1,180 961 959 1,050 1,050 1,037 2,538 2,538 2,538 2,538 2,539 2,543 2,543 2,543 2,564 2,578 2,583 2,583 1,162 1,172 1,172 1,174 1,332 1,329 1,457 1,605 1,665 1,731 1,883 1,928 15,528 15,435 15,850 16,191 16,423 16,155 16,507 15,389 15,198 15,571 15,174 15,263 Japan Equity OneAsia Real Assets Private Equity (Mirai Creation, etc.) Total (Note) 1. The preliminary figures of the most recent month are released monthly, usually within five working days of the beginning of the next month since they constitute the basis for the revenues such as fees from mutual funds and investment advisory fees, which accounts for the Company’s majority of revenue. AUM is assets that were entrusted to us by our investors, and not the assets owned by SPARX Group. AUM would fluctuate due to the changes in investment performance, foreign exchange rate, and subscription and redemption of the funds. The above-mentioned tables detail historical month-end AUM and preliminary figures for the asset management subsidiaries of SPARX Group, consisting of SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd., SPARX Asset Trust & Management Co., Ltd., SPARX AI & Technologies Investment Co., Ltd., SPARX Innovation for Future Co., Ltd., SPARX Asset Management Korea Co., Ltd., and SPARX Asia Capital Management Limited, and its affiliated company named Nomura SPARX Investment, Inc.(“Nomura SPARX”) combined. In addition, AUM of power stations which SPARX Green Energy and Technology Co., Ltd. manages is also included in it. SPARX Group owns either directly or indirectly 100% of all the subsidiaries mentioned above, while holding Nomura SPARX for the equity ratio as indicated below. Please note that above figures include 100% of AUM for each subsidiary and affiliated company, regardless of the ratio of SPARX Group’s equity interest in those companies. Company Name SPARX Group Interest (as of the end of May 2022) Nomura SPARX Investment, Inc. 49.0％ All funds are valued at current market prices or commitment amount that are the basis for the management fee calculation and are rounded down to the nearest ¥100 million. The figures at the end of the previous month are based on in-house calculations and should be regarded as preliminary. In addition, the preliminary figures will be adjusted and released as confirmed figures in the next month. AUM of “Japan Renewable Energy Investment Strategy” is shown in terms of the amount of cost for acquisition of assets of renewable energy generating facilities. The group companies have steady inflows of management fees for such power stations calculated based on the acquisition cost each month from contracts as well as investment advisory fees based on the equity investment amount. “One Asia” includes funds that are investing in both Japanese equity and Asian equities. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The following is an English version of the official Japanese announcement, which has been given to the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the media in Tokyo, Japan. ■ Stock market indexes and exchange rates April 2022 May 2022 variability rate Nikkei 225 TOPIX KOSPI Index KOSDAQ Index KRW/JPY rate USD/JPY rate Hong Kong Hang Seng Index 21,089.39 21,415.20 26,847.90 27,279.80 1,899.62 2,695.05 904.75 0.1031 129.56 1,912.67 2,685.90 893.36 0.1039 128.64 +1.61％ +0.69％ -0.34％ -1.26％ +1.54％ +0.80％ -0.71％ ■ Contact Information SPARX Group Co., Ltd., Finance & Management Control Dept. TEL : 81-3-6711-9100 / FAX : 81-3-6711-9101 ###