FY2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders: Questionnaire Results

GMO Internet Group, Inc.

FY2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders: Questionnaire Results

Shareholders' attributes

Gender		Age		AGM attendance
Other/Prefer not to say 8%			20's 0%
Female		70's	30's
	and over	8%
2%	8%
			3rd time
		60's		1st time
	23%	40's	or more	38%
	43%
			34%
Male		50's
90%				2nd time
	27%
			19%

Reasons to invest

Effort into ESG 1%

Others 2%

Shareholder

incentives

14%Growth potential

Management 37% philosophy

16%

Undervalued	Stability
10%
9%
Shareholder
		returns
		11%

General meeting of shareholders

Reasons for coming to the venue		Voting		Q&A
		Others 1%			Very bad 0%	Very bad 4%
				Bad		Bad
Understanding	Voting	2%
			9%
business details
22%		27%				Very good
			Good	Very good	33%
Checking
		54%	44%
corporate	Comprehending
performance				Good
management
14%	pholosophy and				54%
	management team
		36%

All in all

Very bad 2%

Bad 9%

Very good

41%

Good

48%

General meeting of shareholders from next year onward

Want to participate

Don't want to participate 4%

Don't know

11%

Want to participate

85%

Received opinions (excerpt)

１. Opinions on the method of holding

１. 開催方法に関するご意見

• Previously, it was held on holidays, the atmosphere was understood, and it was very good.

以前は休日開催で、雰囲気もわかり、とてもよかった。

• Due to the end of the pandemic, like other companies, I would like you to hold it 'face-to-face'. Please use the internet for streaming the shareholders' meeting.

コロナ禍が終息したため、他社同様、「対面」で実施してほしいです。

• I would like you to continue holding virtual shareholders' meetings. It's because we don't have to travel long distances.

これからもバーチャル株主総会での開催をお願いします。遠方へ出向かなくてよいため。

• I want you to hold real shareholders' meetings like before the pandemic（excerpted） Although the shareholders' meeting is the most important event for the company, it can also be an event like a festival. I hope it becomes a company where many people (shareholders) gather, even at shareholders' meetings.

コロナ前のようなリアル株主総会を開催してほしいです。（中略）株主総会は、会社にとって最重要なイベントではありますが、 お祭りのようなイベントでもあって良いと思います。株主総会であってもたくさんの人（株主）が集まる企業になってほしいです。

2. Opinions on the agenda and proceedings

2. 議事・進行に関するご意見

• There is a limit of one question per person, but I would like you to respond to multiple questions.

一人１問に制限しているが、複数の質問にも対応してほしい。

• "Not many shareholders fully understand the responsibilities and backgrounds of the directors involved in the proposals.
  While it is something shareholders should check in advance, a brief introduction would be even better.
  Apart from the proposals, there is a slight dissatisfaction with the lack of specificity in the explanations about the situation in each business area.
  Since the general meeting is the primary communication opportunity for the management with shareholders, we want a comprehensive report on the business. For example, it would be nice to have explanations on the recent focus of investment scale by field or theme, past achievements, challenges, future outlook, and the status of efforts."

議案について、役員それぞれの担当や経歴等を十分に把握している株主は多くないと思う。本来株主が事前に確認すべきところで はあるが、簡単な紹介があるとさらに良いのではないか。

議案以外では、各事業分野の状況について具体性な説明が乏しい点がやや不満。株主にとって総会が経営陣の第一のコミュニケー ションの場なのだから、事業についての総括的な報告が欲しい。例えば、概略でよいので、分野やテーマごとに直近の重点的な投 資規模とこれまでの成果、課題、今後の見通しとそれらへの取り組み状況などの説明があると嬉しい。

3. Other

3. その他

• As an AI-leading company, I would like you to include AI course enrollment into the shareholder benefits.

ＡＩ先進企業として、株主優待にＡＩ講座の受講を取り入れてほしい。

Thank you for answering the questionnaire.