In the initial public offering / sale section of the Capital Eye Awards "BEST DEALS OF 2012"
Euglena Co., Ltd. was elected

Euglena Co., Ltd.

Euglena Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, President: Mitsuru Izumo) was selected by Capital Eye Co., Ltd. in the "Initial Public Offering / Selling Category" of "BEST DEALS OF 2012". I will inform you. The reasons for selection are as follows.

■ "BEST DEALS OF 2012" Initial Public Offering / Selling Division
　"A biotechnology company from the University of Tokyo that established the world's first outdoor mass culture technology for Euglena. It has both the original business content of a venture and the stability of profitable management, and has attracted a wide range of demand from both individuals and institutional investors in book building. As of the end of March, the stock price reached about 10 times the public price, which is the highest rate of increase in the IPO of the current year. "(Excerpt from the release of Capital Eye)

　We will continue to promote businesses that contribute to the global environment and human health, such as food development utilizing Euglena

What are Capital Eye Awards?
What is the best financing in the capital markets this year, who is the issuer, convertible bonds, institutional bonds, municipal bonds, samurai bonds, foreign bonds (overseas issued bonds by Japanese companies), securities Conducted questionnaires to underwriting securities companies and institutional investors for each division of securitization, newly public stocks, public stocks, real estate investment trust securities (J-REITs), and convertible bond-type bonds with stock acquisition rights (CB). Based on the answers, the editorial department of Capital Eye Co., Ltd. selected and commended from the viewpoint of whether it was smoothly accepted by the market, was meaningful to the market, and contributed to the development and revitalization of the market.

<About Euglena Co., Ltd.>
President and CEO: Mitsuru Izumo
Fund: 914.21 million yen
Main store: 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 7th floor, University of Tokyo Entrepreneur Plaza
Business: We develop and sell functional foods and cosmetics using microalgae Euglena (Japanese name: Euglena), and conduct research for carbon dioxide fixation and biofuel production.
* Euglena: A type of algae (Japanese name: Euglena), which is a foodstuff with 59 kinds of abundant nutrients such as vitamins, essential amino acids, and DHA, and grows by photosynthesis while absorbing carbon dioxide. Since it is a raw material for biofuels, it is attracting attention as a material that helps solve food and environmental problems.

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-Contact for inquiries from the press-
Euglena Co., Ltd. Public Relations and IR Division