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October 14, 2022
Company:Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. Representative:Yuichiro Wakatsuki
Director, Representative Executive Officer & Co-President
Wee Siew Kim
Director, Representative Executive Officer & Co-President
(Code No.: 4612; TSE Prime) Contact:Ryosuke Tanaka
General Manager, Investor Relations and Sustainability
(TEL +81-50-3131-7419)

Nippon Paint Integrated Report Shortlisted for
Best Practice Awards (Large Cap) of UK IR Society

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. is announcing that our Integrated Report 2022, which was released at the end of August 2022, was selected for the Shortlist (Large Cap)^*1 of the Best Annual Report category in the 2022 Best Practice Awards of the Investor Relations Society (IRS) in the U.K. This is the first nomination for Best Practice Awards for a company in Japan or any other Asian country^*2.

Established in 2000 with the objective of recognizing companies committed to clear and consistent engagement with investors, the IRS Best Practice Awards are in their 22nd year. We are among the six shortlisted companies in the Best Annual Report category (Large Cap). The judging panel has 16 members including experts in the fields of investor relations, investment banking, asset management, accounting and other professionals. The winner will be announced on November 22, 2022.

We use our Integrated Report as a communication tool for a better understanding, as well as sound engagement, of our group's management policies and growth strategies among investors and other stakeholders around the world. The 2022 edition of the report explains the medium- and long-term value creation story of the Nippon Paint Group as we pursue Maximization of Shareholder Value (MSV), which is based on Asset Assembler model that aims to accelerate growth through our existing businesses and M&A. The report also explains the Nippon Paint Group's initiatives for pursuing autonomous growth based on mutual collaboration among group partner companies in every region through autonomous and decentralized management. This management structure combines the delegation of authority and accountability based on Trust of group partner companies around the world.

We will continue to improve our Integrated Report and strengthen engagement with shareholders, investors, and stakeholders worldwide.

	【Nippon Paint Holdings Integrated Report 2022】 URL for the Japanese version：https://www.nipponpaint-holdings.com/ir/library/annual_report/ URL for the English version：https://www.nipponpaint-holdings.com/en/ir/library/annual_report/

*1 https://irsocietyawards.org.uk/awards/category/annual-report/
*2 Excluding the International category