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.  Guided by the above policy, in the earnings results briefing held in November 2024, the Company announced its shareholder return policy of aiming for a cumulative total payout ratio of 70% or more in the five years from FY2025. After comprehensively considering factors such as this shareholder return policy and the favorable progression of recent performance, the Company has decided to revise the year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 to JPY7.00 per share, increasing the amount by JPY1.44 per share.