#KusuriNoAokiHoldings

The proposal for the election of a director scheduled for the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on February 17, 2026, has been withdrawn due to health reasons, and the candidate for the independent committee member has been changed from Mr. Yoshiki Nishii to Mr. Shinichi Morioka.

From January 1 to January 31, 2026, no treasury stock was acquired, and the total acquisition cost was 0 yen. The Board of Directors resolution authorizes acquisition of up to 6,000,000 shares for up to 24,000,000,000 yen.

The January 2026 monthly sales update showed total store sales at 108.3% year-over-year, existing store sales at 99.1%, total customer count 104.5%, existing store customer count 94.9%, average spending per customer total store 103.6%, and existing stores 104.5%.

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co., Ltd. announced the termination of its business capital alliance with AEON Co., Ltd., which began in 2003, effective January 16, 2026. The impact on business performance is expected to be minimal.

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders will be held on February 17, 2026, with Ryoki Nishii to be appointed as an outside director. The director candidate has extensive management experience and industry expertise.

The Company plans to introduce a policy to respond to large-scale stock acquisitions with voting rights of 20% or more, subject to approval at the extraordinary shareholders meeting scheduled for February 17, 2026, aiming to protect corporate value and shareholder interests.

Announced that outside director Motoya Okada resigned due to personal reasons effective January 15, 2026.

The Company received a notice of termination of the capital and business alliance from AEON Co., Ltd., but the Company has not decided to terminate the alliance, and the report is not a Company announcement.

During the period from December 26 to December 31, 2025, no treasury stock acquisition was conducted; the number of shares acquired was 0 shares, and the acquisition cost was 0 yen.

For December 2025, total store sales were 110.6% year-over-year, existing store sales were 100.9%, total customer traffic was 108.1%, existing store customer traffic was 97.7%, average spend per customer was 102.3% overall and 103.3% for existing stores. Nine new stores opened and one store closed in December.

We have formulated a long-term management vision "50th Anniversary Vision" aiming for the 50th anniversary in 2035, and a five-year growth strategy "4th Medium-Term Management Plan" starting from the fiscal year ending May 2026.

Kusuri no Aoki Holdings Co., Ltd. has revised its dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending May 2026, announcing an annual dividend of 56 yen 00 sen including a 40th anniversary commemorative dividend.