<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20240830/1725008628519178.png" title="1725008628519178.png" alt="2.png"/></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">NSK&nbsp;Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Akitoshi Ichii)&nbsp;announced today that NSK has been selected as a constituent of the MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index, a stock index for ESG investments provided by MSCI Inc. (Morgan Stanley Capital International). MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index is an ESG index developed by MSCI of the United States. Japan’s public pension fund, the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has adopted it as a key index for ESG investment. In NSK’s Mid-Term Management Plan (MTP2026), which runs from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2026, NSK has positioned ESG management as a key management task and is moving forward with initiatives to contribute to a sustainable world through its businesses and remain a company that is needed, trusted, and continually chosen by society.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">-Web page for more information about NSK’s ESG and sustainability initiatives: https://www.nsk.com/company/sustainability/ -Website for MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index: &nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/sustainable-investing" style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/sustainable-investing</span></a> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">THE INCLUSION OF NSK IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF NSK BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.</span></p>