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        <name>Kraftia Corp</name>
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        <name>Nomura Real Estate Holdings Inc</name>
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        <name>Omron Corp</name>
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        <name>Prysmian SpA</name>
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        <name>Safestore Holdings PLC</name>
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        <name>Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd</name>
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        <name>Shimadzu Corp</name>
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        <name>Virbac SACA</name>
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        <name>Sundrug Co Ltd</name>
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