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From March 1 to March 11, 2026, the company conducted a share buyback of 60,000 common shares with a total acquisition price of 335,660,000 yen, and the acquisition under the Board of Directors’ resolution has been completed.

Acquired 115,000 shares of common stock via market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, totaling 664,054,000 yen, during the period from February 4 to February 28, 2026.

In the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, ordinary income was 702.91 billion yen (up 20.6% YoY), ordinary profit was 16.958 billion yen (up 24.5% YoY), and net income attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter was 12.18 billion yen (up 21.9% YoY).

Revised the year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 from ordinary dividend of 60 yen to 70 yen including a commemorative dividend of 10 yen, and increased the full-year dividend forecast from 120 yen to 130 yen.

Awa Bank, Ltd. has resolved to acquire up to 200,000 shares of common stock (0.50% of total outstanding shares) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange from February 4, 2026 to March 18, 2026, with an upper limit of 1,000 million yen.