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From February 2 to February 28, 2026, HOYA Corporation acquired 1,303,200 shares of treasury stock for approximately 35,971,424,500 yen.

The Company has decided to participate as an auxiliary defendant in the shareholder derivative lawsuit and will appropriately counter the plaintiff shareholders' claims as they are judged to be unfounded.

A shareholder has filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit claiming damages of 23.624 billion yen related to illegal treasury stock acquisition against a total of seven individuals, including one former director and representative executive officer, five former outside directors, and one current director and representative executive officer.

HOYA Corporation resolved to acquire up to 5 million shares of treasury stock (1.48% of the total issued shares) through market purchases with a total amount of up to 100 billion yen from February 2, 2026, to July 17, 2026, followed by cancellation.

FY25 Q3 revenue reached 244.7 billion yen (YoY +11%, CC +8%), and pre-tax profit was 110.8 billion yen (YoY +70%, CC +68%), both achieving record highs.

For the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, revenue amounted to 699,619 million yen (a 7.8% increase YoY), and net income attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter was 198,865 million yen (a 32.1% increase YoY), achieving significant profit growth.

HOYA Corporation has announced plans to cancel 4,708,300 shares of treasury stock on January 9, 2026, aimed at improving capital efficiency and enhancing shareholder returns.

From August 22 to August 31, 2025, HOYA Corporation acquired 459,600 shares of common stock for approximately 8,818,475,500 yen.