Ceres Achieves Prime Market's 2030 Target of "30% Female Executive Ratio" Early

Ceres Inc. has welcomed Ms. Sanae Okawa as an outside director, achieving a 30% female director ratio and 50% outside director ratio. This proactive move strengthens governance and diversifies management perspectives, ahead of market targets.

Ceres Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Satoshi Tsunoki; Stock Code: 3696) announces that it has welcomed Ms. Sanae Okawa as an outside director (audit and oversight committee member) at its 21st Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting on March 30, 2026, thereby achieving a 30% female director ratio and a 50% outside director ratio. In anticipation of "Women's Day" on April 10th, this announcement reinforces Ceres' commitment to integrating diverse perspectives into management, striving further for innovation creation and governance enhancement.

Ceres has continued to pursue challenges in new business areas, expanding its operations into a wide range of fields, including point sites, D2C businesses, and crypto asset-related businesses. In line with the rapid expansion of the organization and the broadening of its business domains, we have decided to welcome Ms. Sanae Okawa as an outside director (audit and oversight committee member) to further strengthen our audit system. Ms. Okawa possesses advanced professional knowledge in finance, accounting, and taxation as a Certified Public Accountant and Tax Accountant. We have judged that her appointment will contribute to the further strengthening of our governance system by overseeing management from an objective standpoint and an independent position. Furthermore, due to her high degree of independence, she has been designated as an "Independent Director" who does not pose a risk of conflict of interest with general shareholders. With this appointment, Ceres' board of directors now has a female ratio of 30% and an outside director ratio of 50%, achieving the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market's goal of "achieving a female executive ratio of 30% or more by 2030" four years ahead of schedule. Moving forward, Ceres will continue to achieve sustainable corporate value improvement by balancing thorough risk management with the creation of new market opportunities through the integration of diverse perspectives into management. Female Director Ratio: 30% Outside Director Ratio: 50%

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