Return to Shareholders

To achieve sustained growth in corporate value over the medium to long term, the Company recognizes the importance of pursuing upfront investments in services and capital expenditures for future growth, as well as rewarding the shareholders through profit distribution.  Based on this belief, the Company has established a shareholder return policy of aiming for a cumulative total payout ratio of 70% or more in the five years from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. After comprehensively considering factors such as this shareholder return policy and the Company's performance, the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 will be a total of JPY50.0 billion, or JPY7.00 per share.