#Dividend

Revised the year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2025 from undecided to 110.00 yen per share. The annual dividend forecast has also been determined to be 110.00 yen in total.

The consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending December 2025 has been upwardly revised to net sales of 70,700 million yen (+1.0% from previous forecast) and operating income of 10,800 million yen (+8.0%). The dividend forecast has also been raised, with a year-end dividend of 30 yen, resulting in an increased annual dividend of 55 yen.

Revised the dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2026 to an annual dividend of 56 yen. The year-end dividend was increased by 2 yen from 27 yen to 29 yen, representing a 6 yen increase compared to the previous fiscal year.

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. announced that it received dividends totaling approximately 640 million RMB and approximately 17 million USD (approximately 16.8 billion JPY combined) from its consolidated subsidiary Sekisui Chemical (China) Co., Ltd. on December 29, 2025.

Revised the year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2026 to 62.5 yen per share, an increase of 20 yen, with the annual dividend revised to 105 yen (85 yen for the previous fiscal year).

At the Board of Directors meeting held on January 14, 2026, the interim dividend as of the record date November 30, 2025 was resolved at 10 yen per share, with a total dividend amount of 804 million yen.

The year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending February 2026 was increased by 10 yen from 45 yen per share to 55 yen, revising the annual dividend from 90 yen to 100 yen.

The dividend per share for the fiscal year ending November 2025 is 52 yen (ordinary dividend 20 yen, special dividend 32 yen), with total dividends of 3,301 million yen, and the effective date is scheduled for February 20, 2026.

The dividend for the record date of February 28, 2026, will be increased from 30 yen to 40 yen per share, with the total dividend amount expected to be 6,946 million yen. The proposal will be submitted at the shareholders meeting on May 27, 2026.

The annual dividend forecast per share for the fiscal year ending August 2026 has been revised upward from ¥520.00 to ¥540.00. Both the interim and year-end dividends have been increased from ¥260.00 to ¥270.00 each.

Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. sold 4,777,600 shares of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. common stock, recording approximately 4 billion yen in special gains, leading to a 20.1% upward revision of net income attributable to owners of parent from 15,400 million yen to 18,500 million yen for the fiscal year ending March 2026, and an increase in the year-end dividend forecast to...

From the fiscal year ending November 2026, the dividend policy will be revised from a consolidated payout ratio of over 35% to a basis of the higher between 45% or a DOE (Dividend on Equity) of 3.5%, aiming for stable dividends with an emphasis on capital efficiency.