Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akihiko Ogino; hereinafter "Daiwa Securities") is pleased to announce that the "Fukuoka Prefecture One Health Bond" (hereinafter the "Bond"), a sustainability bond scheduled to be issued by Fukuoka Prefecture (Governor: Seitaro Hattori) in August 2026, will be available for purchase at Daiwa Securities branches and sales offices nationwide, including five locations within Fukuoka Prefecture. The Bond can be purchased by investors nationwide (corporate entities only) starting from 10 million yen. Investors who purchase the Bond can make an investment intent declaration*1. The names of investors (corporate names) who make an investment intent declaration are scheduled to be introduced on the Fukuoka Prefecture website at a later date. *1 Investment Intent Declaration: Publicly announcing the purchase of this Bond in agreement with the significance of the project that this Bond aims to support. The funds raised through this Bond, which is Fukuoka Prefecture's second sustainability bond issuance, are planned to be allocated to projects that contribute to the promotion of One Health*2, among the eligible green projects and eligible social projects established in the framework. Fukuoka Prefecture is the only prefecture issuing a bond with its funding purposes limited to the promotion of One Health. *2 One Health: A philosophy that views the health of humans and animals and the soundness of the environment as interconnected and aims to protect them integrally. Fukuoka Prefecture, as the location where the "Fukuoka Declaration" was made at the "2nd World Veterinary Association-World Medical Association International Conference on 'One Health'" held in 2016, is engaged in promoting One Health through measures such as enacting a basic ordinance on the promotion of One Health and formulating a promotion action plan. For detailed information regarding this Bond and for purchase inquiries, please fee