#Daicel

For the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, net sales amounted to 424.8024 billion yen (1.8% decrease YoY), operating income was 32.444 billion yen (25.0% decrease YoY), and net income attributable to owners of parent for the quarter was 35.703 billion yen (18.9% decrease YoY).

For Q3 of the fiscal year ending March 2026, net sales were 424.8 billion yen (YoY -1.8%), operating income was 32.4 billion yen (-25.0%), and net income attributable to owners of parent was 35.7 billion yen (-18.9%).

The start-up of the new COC resin plant has been postponed from April 2026 to the 4th quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027. Sales for the fiscal year ending March 2025 are approximately 15 billion yen. The reason is a slowdown in demand expansion progress and increased investment costs.

Acquired 1,715,800 shares of treasury stock in January 2026 for a total of 2,494,465,950 yen. The cumulative number of shares acquired is 7,804,000 shares, with a total acquisition cost of 10,345,151,350 yen.

Daicel Corporation has resolved to succeed all businesses of its consolidated subsidiary Polyplastics Co., Ltd. by a simplified absorption-type company split effective April 1, 2026, and to change the subsidiary's trade name to "HPP Holdings Co., Ltd.".

From December 1 to December 31, 2025, 1,878,500 shares of treasury stock were acquired at a total acquisition price of 2,526,543,900 yen. The cumulative number of shares acquired reached 6,088,200 shares, with a total acquisition price of 7,850,685,400 yen.