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Credit Rating

Canon Inc. is rated highly by two agencies in the U.S. and one in Japan, reflecting the Company's strong financial position.

Ratings by Key Agencies
Credit Rating Agencies Long Term Short Term
Standard & Poor's AA A-1+
Moody's Aa1 -
Rating and Investment Information AA+ -

(As of April 1, 2011)

Canon's Inclusion in Sustainability Investment Indexes

Canon Inc. has received high marks from SRI evaluation agencies worldwide for responding to their questionnaires and surveys and for disclosing CSR information through various reports. The Company is included in the indexes listed below.
In the future, we will strive to disclose CSR information in a more easily understandable manner in response to the needs of society.

Key Sustainability Investment Indexes
Sustainability Investment Indexes Index Operator
Ethibel Sustainability Index Global Ethibel (Belgium)
Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index Morningstar Japan K.K. (Japan)

(As of April 1, 2011)

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