【News】Won Special Prize for New Public Equity Issues Category in Capital Eye Awards 2013.

CYBERDYNE was selected as a winner of Special Prize in “New Public Equity Issues/Uridashi” Category of “Capital Eye Awards 2013” from number of initial public offering in the fiscal year 2013, due to its innovative business as well as its innovative scheme employed in its IPO. A prize (a plaque in honor) awarding ceremony was held today. The reason for selection was as below.

The company impressed investors with its win of EU approval for its Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) robot suit as the world’s first robotic medical device. The cutting-edge nature of its business, as well as the innovative multiple voting rights scheme employed in its IPO—the first from a Japanese issuer–earned its debut offer high praise from critics. (extracted from Capital Eye’s press release) 

*1 Capital Eye Awards 1013: Capital Eye Ltd., a media that covers activities in Japanese capital markets selected winners of its Awards, that is, outstanding issuers of bond and equity transactions of the 2013 fiscal year (April 2013 to March 2014). The honors reflect the results of surveyed responses from securities companies and institutional investors, combined with Capital Eye’s editorial judgment.