The Company recognizes that the interests of shareholders as one of the most important issues facing management and, while keeping in mind improvements in capital efficiency over the medium to long term, has positioned dividends as the basis for shareholder returns after a comprehensive assessment of such factors as business performance, investment plans, and the business environment, and aims to pay a progressive dividend, setting a DOE (ratio of equity attributable to owners of parent to total assets) of 3.5%. We will increase dividends depending on business performance and market conditions, and take a flexible approach to share repurchases.
Further, as the Company aims for progressive dividend, ratio of equity attributable to owners of parent to total assets, the base for DOE, excludes other components of capital that significantly fluctuates due to the impact of foreign exchange and other factors.

The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2026 is expected to be 58.5 yen per share. As the interim dividend was 57 yen per share, the annual dividend is expected to be 115.5 yen per share.
The forecast for the dividend per share for the fiscal year ending March 2027 is 116 yen.