March 14, 2012
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
Annual Report 2011 Wins a Platinum Award in the
LACP Vision Awards 2010/11 Competition
The “K” Line Annual Report 2011 (English edition), the most recent edition of the report Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. issues each year containing comprehensive information about its management and operations, received the Platinum award presented to the top-ranking company in the Transportation and Logistics category in the Vision Awards 2010/11 annual report competition sponsored by the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP)*. Following a multifaceted judging process that considers factors including the message to the shareholders, financial reports and the communication theme, the report ranked 57th overall out of more than 600 entries from around the world.
The award follows receipt of a special award in the in the Abridged Edition category of 14th Nikkei Annual Report Awards 2011**, an annual report competition in Japan sponsored by Nikkei Inc., publisher of The Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha will continue to strive to communicate through easy-to-understand corporate and management information to its shareholders, investors, and business partners.
*League of American Communications Professionals (LACP)
The LACP was established in 2001 in the U.S. for the purpose of promoting improvement in the practice of communication activities by all organizations, including corporations, NPOs, educational groups, and government organizations. The Vision Awards, sponsored by the LACP and held for the past ten years, is regarded as the most authoritative competition in the field of international financial reports.
**Nikkei Annual Report Awards
Held once a year since 1998, the Nikkei Annual Report Awards is an authoritative competition that evaluates annual reports issued by Japanese corporations.
