The FTSE Japan Green Chip 35 Index is comprised from the FTSE Japan All-Cap Index universe, the constituent issues of which have market capitalizations of at least 10 billion yen, are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section, and Osaka Stock Exchange First Section, and have gone through liquidity testing and meet share flotation standards.
The index calculates 35 representative companies which are involved key environmental sectors by organizing issues in the universe in these sectors (including reduction of greenhouse gases, water technologies and pollution control, and waste technologies and resource management).

Environment-related Business Sector
Environmental Focus	Category
Greenhouse Gas Reduction	Next-generation Auto Industry
	Rail
	LED
	OLED
	Alternative Energy
Water Issues	Water Resources
Waste Disposal	Waste Disposal
Resource Recycling	Resource Recycling

The calculation method uses the closing price as of December 30, 2005 as the standard date, assigns a value of 5,000 for the flotation-adjusted market capitalization, and indexes subsequent flotation-adjusted market capitalization.

Index continuity is preserved by adjusting market capitalization to avoid the impact on fluctuations in market capitalization of paid-in capital increases, new share listings, delisting, and other factors not originating in market conditions.



The FTSE Japan Green Chip 35 Index may have a higher volatility than regular stock price indexes due in part to the limited number of issues incorporated.

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