At Astellas, compliance means much more than simply adhering to predetermined rules. It entails a commitment to clarifying the Company's own stance and understanding toward compliance as the foundation for every facet of its business activities, and the unwavering dedication of each and every employee to following such stance and understanding as a basic guideline. In this context, the Company has formulated the Astellas Group Code of Conduct^*, which helps ensure global compliance in the conduct of its business activities by providing a set of commonly shared Group-wide ethics and compliance standards.