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Returns to Shareholders and Dividend

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The fundamental view over the Returns to Shareholders

Our basic policy on profit sharing is to pay dividends based on consolidated payout ratio of around 40% or above, comprehensively taking into consideration our medium-term profit forecast, investment plans, and cash flows.

History of our dividend

2015 interim deviend : 20yen year-end diviend : 25yen, 2016 interim deviend : 20yen year-end diviend : 30yen, 2017 interim deviend : 25yen year-end diviend : 35yen, 2018 interim deviend : 25yen year-end diviend : 35yen, 2019 interim deviend : 30yen year-end diviend : 30yen, 2020 interim deviend : 20yen year-end diviend : 40yen, 2021 interim deviend : 30yen year-end diviend : 45yen, 2022 interim deviend : 40yen year-end diviend : 50yen, 2023 interim deviend : 50yen year-end diviend : 70yen, 2024 interim deviend : 60yen year-end diviend : 70yen(Forecast)
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    The starting of paying a dividend-interim dividend : Late in August / year-end dividend : Late in March

(Dividend:Yen / Payout Ratio:%)

Business Term FY Interim Year End Full Year Payout Ratio
(Full Year)
55th 2023 50 70 120 43
54th 2022 40 50 90 33
53rd 2021 30 45 75 33
52nd 2020 20 40 60 35
51st 2019 30 30 60 35
50th 2018 25 35 60 37
49th 2017 25 35 60 38
48th 2016 20 30 50 36
47th 2015 20 25 45 37
46th 2014 15 25 40 32

Status of Treasury Stock

Acquisition period Means of acquisition Aggregate number of
shares acquired		 Acquisition cost
December 12, 2024 Repurchase of shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Trading Network Off Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading System (ToSTNeT-3) 747,500 3.7 billion yen
July 25, 2024 to
August 22, 2024		 Acquisition through a tender offer 20,025,320 81.9 billion yen
November 5, 2013 to
December 12, 2013		 Market purchase in the form of trust 3,402,900 5 billion yen
October 24, 2012 to
December 3, 2012		 Market purchase in the form of trust 4,248,200 5 billion yen
November 8, 2010 to
December 3, 2010		 Market purchase in the form of trust 4,348,500 5 billion yen
October 24, 2008 to
November 12, 2008		 Market purchase in the form of trust 3,406,100 5 billion yen
August 11, 2008 to
September 11, 2008		 Market purchase in the form of trust 2,861,300 5 billion yen
February 14, 2008 to
March 11, 2008		 Market purchase in the form of trust 2,764,700 5 billion yen
October 23, 2007 to
November 27, 2007		 Market purchase in the form of trust 2,257,200 5 billion yen
August 10, 2007 to
September 5, 2007		 Market purchase in the form of trust 2,368,300 5 billion yen
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    The Company cancelled 20,000,000 of its own stock at March 11,2020.
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    The Company cancelled 20,000,000 of its own stock at September 30,2024.