Shareholder Return and Dividends

The policy of the Company regarding dividends is to aim for stable payment of dividends while also securing funds necessary for investment, and the dividends are determined by comprehensively taking into account factors such as financial performance trends, the financial situation, and the dividend payout ratio.
The Company flexibly conducts repurchase of its shares depending on factors such as capital needs and the business environment.

Fiscal year	Record date	Dividend per share	Start of payment
Fiscal 2024 interim	September 30 ,2024	¥21.0	November 27 ,2024
Fiscal 2023 year-end	March 31 ,2024	¥100.0	June 4 ,2024
Fiscal 2023 interim	September 30, 2023	¥80.0	November 27, 2023
Fiscal 2022 year-end	March 31, 2023	¥75.0	June 2, 2023
Fiscal 2022 interim	September 30, 2022	¥70.0	November 29, 2022
Fiscal 2021 year-end	March 31, 2022	¥65.0	June 2, 2022
Fiscal 2021 interim	September 30, 2021	¥60.0	November 29, 2021
Fiscal 2020 year-end	March 31, 2021	¥55.0	June 2, 2021
Fiscal 2020 interim	September 30, 2020	¥50.0	November 30, 2020
Fiscal 2019 year-end	March 31, 2020	¥50.0	June 8, 2020
Fiscal 2019 interim	September 30, 2019	¥45.0	November 29, 2019
Fiscal 2018 year-end	March 31, 2019	¥50.0 (including a special dividend of ¥5.0)	May 31, 2019
Fiscal 2018 interim	September 30, 2018	¥8.0	November 27, 2018
Fiscal 2017 year-end	March 31, 2018	¥8.0	May 29, 2018
Fiscal 2017 interim	September 30, 2017	¥7.0	November 28, 2017
Fiscal 2016 year-end	March 31, 2017	¥7.0	May 29, 2017
Fiscal 2016 interim	September 30, 2016	¥6.0	November 28, 2016
Fiscal 2015 year-end	March 31, 2016	¥6.0	May 30, 2016
Fiscal 2015 interim	September 30, 2015	¥6.0	November 26, 2015
Fiscal 2014 year-end	March 31, 2015	¥6.0	June 1, 2015
Fiscal 2014 interim	September 30, 2014	¥6.0	November 26, 2014

• Note: On October 1, 2018, the Company completed the share consolidation of every five shares into one share for its common stock.
•           On July 1, 2024, the Company executed a 5-for-1 split of its common stock.

• Note: On October 1, 2018, the Company completed the share consolidation of every five shares into one share for its common stock.
•           On July 1, 2024, the Company executed a 5-for-1 split of its common stock.
•           From FY2018 to FY2023, dividends in the upper row are calculated based on the adjusted number of shares due to the share consolidation and split
•           (inside brackets are dividends before the adjustment).

Period of repurchase	Method of repurchase	Total number of shares repurchased	Total purchase price for repurchased shares
September 1, 2023 to October 2, 2023	Open market purchase	1,938,100 shares	19,104,201,796 yen
August 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023	Open market purchase	2,885,900 shares	26,850,684,808 yen
July 1, 2023 to July 31, 2023	Open market purchase	2,693,400 shares	23,913,901,919 yen
June 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023	Open market purchase	2,372,600 shares	20,528,764,410 yen
April 28, 2023 to May 31, 2023	Open market purchase	1,183,400 shares	9,601,865,794 yen
November 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022	Open market purchase	2,560,200 shares	18,437,587,804 yen
October 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022	Open market purchase	6,679,200 shares	42,968,978,715 yen
September 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022	Open market purchase	3,516,500 shares	24,026,947,196 yen
August 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022	Open market purchase	5,197,900 shares	35,362,958,261 yen
July 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022	Open market purchase	5,568,500 shares	36,492,157,214 yen
June 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022	Open market purchase	4,193,800 shares	28,147,199,111 yen
May 2, 2022 to May 31, 2022	Open market purchase	2,267,700 shares	14,563,892,048 yen