Notice Regarding Dividend of Surplus (Dividend Increase)

Our company announces that at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today, it was resolved to pay a dividend of surplus with a record date of March 31, 2026, as detailed below.

This matter is scheduled to be submitted to the 75th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, which is planned to be held on June 26, 2026.

1. Details of Dividend

Decided Amount

Latest Dividend Forecast (Announced on May 7, 2025)

Previous Fiscal Year Performance (Fiscal Year Ended March 2025)

Record Date March 31, 2026 Same as left March 31, 2025

Dividend per Share 82 yen 00 sen (Ordinary dividend 82 yen 00 sen)

81 yen 00 sen (Ordinary dividend 81 yen 00 sen)

74 yen 00 sen (Ordinary dividend 74 yen 00 sen)

Total Amount of Dividends 3,287 million yen - 2,964 million yen

Effective Date June 26, 2026 - June 26, 2025

Source of Dividends Retained Earnings - Retained Earnings

2. Reason

Our company's basic policy for shareholder returns for the three years from the fiscal year ended March 2025 to the fiscal year ended March 2027 is to determine the dividend amount with a target of approximately 3.0% consolidated dividend on equity (DOE), while considering the maintenance of sufficient shareholder equity to quickly and reliably capture expanding business opportunities. Based on this policy, a dividend of 74 yen per share was paid for the fiscal year ended March 2025.

Considering this basic policy and the business performance trends for the current fiscal year, and in response to the continuous support from our shareholders, we have decided to set the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2026 at 82 yen per share, an increase of 8 yen from the previous fiscal year.

(Reference) Breakdown of Annual Dividend

Dividend per Share (yen)

Record Date End of Q2 Year-end Annual

Current Fiscal Year Performance 0.00 82.00 (Ordinary dividend 82 yen 00 sen) 82.00 (Ordinary dividend 82 yen 00 sen)

Previous Fiscal Year Performance (Fiscal Year Ended March 2025) 0.00 74.00 (Ordinary dividend 74 yen 00 sen) 74.00 (Ordinary dividend 74 yen 00 sen)