Announcement Regarding Cash Dividends (Interim Dividend) from Retained Earnings
| Resolved | Immediate forecast (As of Jul. 8, 2026) |
Previous year (Interim dividend for FY ended Dec. 31, 2025) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Record date | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 |
| Dividend per share | JPY 26.0 | JPY 26.0 | JPY 26.0 |
| Total amount of dividends |
JPY 38,034 million | － | JPY 39,084 million |
| Payable date | September 1, 2026 | － | September 1, 2025 |
| Source of dividends | Retained earnings | － | Retained earnings |
In February 2025, the Company updated its key indicator guidelines and financial policy. In addition to ensuring financial soundness and investing in growth, the Company aims to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term by allocating capital to improve capital efficiency and enhance shareholder returns. Regarding shareholder returns, the Company is targeting DOE*¹ ratio of 4% and higher, and aims to maintain more stable dividend increases through progressive dividends*², as well as implement the acquisition of treasury shares on a flexible basis.
Based on the above policy, the Company has resolved to pay an interim dividend of JPY 26.0 per share for the fiscal year ending December 2026.
- *1 Calculated by dividing the total amount of dividends by the total equity attributable to owners of parent.
- *2 Progressive dividend: A dividend policy in which the dividend per share is increased every year or at least kept at the same level.
As stated in the summary of financial results for the fiscal year ended December 2025, which was announced in July 2026, the Company plans to pay a year-end dividend of JPY 31.0 per share. As a result, the annual dividend is expected to be JPY 57.0 per share, an increase of JPY 5.0 compared to the previous fiscal year.