#DividendPolicyChange

Ai Holdings Corporation will strengthen shareholder returns by introducing a new dividend policy based on a DOE of 6% in addition to a payout ratio of 50%, starting from the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending June 2026.

Resolved to change the dividend policy by raising the dividend payout ratio from 30% or more to 40% or more starting from the fiscal year ending December 2025, enhancing returns to shareholders.

Okura Industrial Co., Ltd. has revised its dividend policy during the Medium-Term Management Plan (2027) period, raising the consolidated dividend on equity (DOE) from 3.5% to 4.0%, applicable to the fiscal years ending December 2026 and December 2027.

From the fiscal year ending March 2027, the dividend policy will be revised targeting a consolidated payout ratio of approximately 40%, and a minimum annual dividend of 60 yen per share will be established.

ITFOR Inc. has introduced a progressive dividend policy targeting a consolidated payout ratio of 50% and a total return ratio of over 70%, to be applied from the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending March 2026.

Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. will change its dividend policy from a core EPS payout ratio of 40% to a DOE of 4% or more with a progressive dividend starting from the fiscal year ending December 2026, with the dividend for 2026 planned to increase to ¥70 per share (up from ¥62).

Riken Technos Corporation will introduce a dividend policy from the fiscal year ending March 2026 that sets the lower limit of dividends at whichever is higher: a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 35% or more, or a DOE of 3.5% or more, thereby strengthening shareholder returns.