Spice Factory Selected for Top 500 Companies in the "High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2026" Ranking for the Third Consecutive Year

Spice Factory Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kousuke Takagi; hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), which supports digital transformation, has been selected for the Financial Times Ranking: High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2026 for the third consecutive year, ranking among the top 500 companies. The company is ranked 303rd in Asia-Pacific and 41st in Japan overall, and 60th in Asia-Pacific and 15th in Japan in the IT & Software sector.

This ranking is based on sales growth rate, and selection for three consecutive years demonstrates our continuous growth. This is underpinned by the enhancement of customer value through company-wide utilization of generative AI. Furthermore, as we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we are investing in further growth while returning the fruits of our growth to our employees, including implementing wage increases. ＜Spice Factory Inc. Ranking Details＞

2026 (Reference: 2025) 【Overall】 【Overall】 Asia-Pacific: 303rd / 500 companies Asia-Pacific: 248th / 500 companies Japan: 41st / 82 companies Japan: 30th / 91 companies

【IT & Software Sector】 【IT & Software Sector】 Asia-Pacific: 60th / 107 companies Asia-Pacific: 72nd / 134 companies Japan: 15th / 27 companies Japan: 12th / 30 companies

Related Information: Spice Factory Selected for Top 500 Companies in the "High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2025" Ranking for the Second Consecutive Year Spice Factory Selected for Top 500 Companies in the "High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2024" Ranking ■ Value Creation and Growth Through Company-Wide Generative AI Utilization The Company positions generative AI as a core area to accelerate business transformation and value creation for its client companies, promoting its company-wide utilization. As a result, we have achieved 100% internal utilization rate of generative AI tools. We are currently advancing the sophistication of generative AI utilization and launched the corporate human resource development service "Spice AI Enablement" in March 2026. Early adopting companies have recorded a satisfaction rating of 4.6 (out of 5 points). ■ Wage Increases and Continuous Returns Supporting Growth To commemorate our 10th anniversary, we implemented a base salary increase of ¥5,000 per month per employee. This is a continuation of base salary increases for the second consecutive year, returning the fruits of our growth to our employees. Additionally, in 2026, we are planning a salary increase of over approximately 9.26% on average across the company (over approximately ¥180,000 annually)*1.