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Sekisui House Asset Management, Ltd.

PRI reporting framework 2020

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Investment policy

SG 01. RI policy and coverage

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01.1. Indicate if you have an investment policy that covers your responsible investment approach.

01.2. Indicate the components/types and coverage of your policy.

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Coverage by AUM

01.3. Indicate if the investment policy covers any of the following

01.4. Describe your organisation’s investment principles and overall investment strategy, interpretation of fiduciary (or equivalent) duties,and how they consider ESG factors and real economy impact.

SHAM recognizes that there are 6 elements which properties are expected to offer as bases for sustainable living for residents or as sustainable bases of operation of tenant companies: economic zones, convenience, safety/BCP, brand, livability/functionality, and environmental consideration. After considering and analyzing these 6 elements as viewpoints for investment, we make investment decisions by assessing whether the real estate to be invested in is located in a "strategic location" and is of "high quality". We are determined to fulfill our fiduciary duty by achieving stable earnings and steady growth in assets under management through the implementation of the above strategy. Based on the above investment strategy, we believe that establishing management policies and targets and making efforts in promoting sustainability to achieve those policies and targets for each ESG will contribute, over the medium to long term, to the internal growth of SHR managed by SHAM, in the form of cost reductions and improved profitability through improved satisfaction with tenants (rise in rent and occupancy rates).Furthermore, by continuing to provide with social capital such as residential properties and commercial properties in accordance with these viewpoints, we believe to be contributing to the sustainable development of society.

01.5. Provide a brief description of the key elements, any variations or exceptions to your investment policy that covers your responsible investment approach. [Optional]

01.6. Additional information [Optional].

          
        

SG 01 CC. Climate risk (Private)


SG 02. Publicly available RI policy or guidance documents

 

02.1. Indicate which of your investment policy documents (if any) are publicly available. Provide a URL and an attachment of the document.

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02.2. Indicate if any of your investment policy components are publicly available. Provide URL and an attachment of the document.

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SG 03. Conflicts of interest

03.1. Indicate if your organisation has a policy on managing potential conflicts of interest in the investment process.

03.2. Describe your policy on managing potential conflicts of interest in the investment process.

Establishment of governance structure for ensuring objectivity regarding conflicts of interest
For the purpose of tightening examinations on transactions with interested parties, including the acquisition of portfolio assets and the entrustment of property management services, SHAM has adopted frameworks under which (i) each decision to be made by Investment Committee and Compliance Committee must be conditional upon the attendance and assent by external members appointed from among professionals who have no special interest with interested parties of the SHAM such as Sekisui House, Ltd.; and (ii) preliminary review by Compliance Officer and Internal Control Promotion Department, deliberations and resolution in respective meetings of Investment Committee and Compliance Committee, and deliberations and resolution for approval of the Board of Directors of SHAM, and consent of SHR based on deliberations and resolution of the Board of SHR are required.

03.3. Additional information. [Optional]

SHAM stipulates Rules for Transactions with Interested Parties concerning transactions between the Interested Parties of SHAM and SHR as an internal rule to exclude adverse effect of conflicts of interest.
An overview of Rules for Transactions with Interested Parties is as follows:

Acquisition of property from Interested Parties

The acquisition price (excluding taxes, cost of acquisition and others) must be no more than the amount of the appraisal value, etc. determined by a real estate appraiser who is a non-interested party appointed at the time of the acquisition.

Sale of property to Interested Parties

The sale price (excluding taxes, cost of transfer and others) must be no less than the amount of the appraisal value determined by a real estate appraiser who is a non-interested party appointed at the time of the sale.

Payment of an agency fee to Interested Parties

The amount of intermediary charge to be paid must be within the range of remuneration set forth in the Building Lots and Buildings Transaction Business Act.

Entrusting management, etc. of real estate and other assets to Interested Parties

Entrustment of management services, etc. for real estate and other assets must be based on conditions considered adequate upon comprehensive consideration of market levels of management consignment fees, the content of provided services, total workloads and so on.
(The appropriateness of contractors is verified by independent external evaluation organizations which have no interest with SHAM once a year, in principle.)

Conclusion of leasing contract for real estate and other assets with Interested Parties

Lease contracts must be based on conditions considered adequate upon investigation of market rent levels and prices of similar transactions in surrounding areas, etc. and by using the opinions of third parties as a reference, who are non-interested parties, as needed.

Placing orders for construction work, etc. to Interested Parties (Residential Properties: Contract amount of 5 million yen or more Commercial Properties: Contract amount of 30 million yen or more )

Placement of orders with interested parties must be limited to cases in which the estimated price, content of services provided, etc. are not disadvantageous to SHR upon comparison with third parties.


SG 04. Identifying incidents occurring within portfolios (Private)


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