On June 1, CEMCO, LLC ("CEMCO"), a member of the JFE Shoji Group, participated in the "Relay for Life" charity event organized by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Relay for Life" began in 1985 when a doctor ran for 24 hours and collected donations from his friends for every lap around the track to support "cancer patients who face cancer 24 hours a day. The doctor raised $27,000 in one day, which spread around the world, and today the event is held in approximately 2,460 locations in 34 countries around the world, with annual donations totaling 13.7 billion yen.

CEMCO invited the families and friends of its employees to join the 40-member "Team CEMCO Steel Strong" with a total of 40 people. Participants walked the track for 12 hours while talking with team members and others who are living strong with cancer, and for every lap around the track by a member of "Team CEMCO Steel Strong," CEMCO donated $1 to ACS. CEMCO donated $1 to ACS for every lap of the track. In addition, original T-shirts and bouquets of flowers were sold, and raffle buckets (*1) were drawn to raise funds.

This was CEMCO's first participation in this event, and we will continue to contribute to society by actively participating in charity events.

*1 "Raffle Bucket": means "basket raffle sales. It refers to a form of fundraising in which baskets filled with gifts and products are offered as prizes, raffle tickets are sold, and the winners are chosen from among those who purchased the raffle tickets.