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Acquired 31,500 shares of treasury stock totaling ¥1,350,989,000 during February 1 to February 28, 2026. Cumulative acquired shares amount to 114,300 shares, with a total acquisition value of ¥4,935,857,000.

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. has decided to issue the 55th unsecured bond totaling 91 billion yen with an interest rate of 2.52% and a redemption date of March 12, 2030.

For the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2026, revenue was 542,500 million yen (8.8% increase YoY), operating income was 88,503 million yen (2.2% increase YoY), and net income attributable to owners of the parent was 112,671 million yen (9.6% increase YoY).

Full-year earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 2026 has been revised upward to revenue of 760 billion yen (YoY +10%), operating income of 115 billion yen (+9%), and net income attributable to owners of parent of 120 billion yen (+2%).

The forecast for net income attributable to owners of parent for the fiscal year ending March 2026 was upwardly revised by 5,000 million yen (4.3%) to 120,000 million yen.

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. has resolved a dividend of 190 yen per share as of December 31, 2025, revised the year-end dividend forecast upward by 5 yen, and expects an annual dividend of 746 yen.

Acquired 32,300 shares of treasury stock through market purchase totaling JPY 1,425,422,000 during January 1 to January 31, 2026.

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. announced that it has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court seeking the cancellation of a correction notice following the dismissal decision by the National Tax Tribunal concerning the tax treatment of a past corporate restructuring involving its consolidated subsidiary, Inteia Holdings.