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Acquired 1,052,800 shares of treasury stock totaling JPY 1,792,151,600 from February 1 to February 28, 2026. The cumulative number of shares acquired is 1,771,000 shares with a total amount of JPY 2,899,975,100.

For the third quarter of FY March 2026, net sales were ¥164.01301 billion (3.5% YoY increase), operating income was ¥9.134 billion (16.5% YoY decrease), and net income attributable to owners of the parent for the quarter was ¥6.487 billion (21.2% YoY decrease).

For the cumulative third quarter of FY2026, net sales were 164.013 billion yen (up 3.5% YoY), operating income was 9.134 billion yen (down 16.5% YoY), and quarterly net income attributable to owners of the parent was 6.408 billion yen (down 21.2% YoY).

Revised consolidated earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending March 2026 to net sales of 235 billion yen (2.1% decrease from previous forecast), operating income of 20 billion yen (16.7% decrease). Net income is maintained at 12.5 billion yen.

The recruitment period for the career transition support program and the retirement date were extended, with 147 applicants as of the end of December 2025. Early retirement premium costs of 2.4 billion yen were recorded as an extraordinary loss and incorporated into the earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026.

Acquired 718,200 shares of treasury stock with an acquisition value of 1.17 billion yen by January 31, 2026. The upper limit is 3.8 million shares and 5 billion yen, and the acquisition period is from December 4, 2025, to March 31, 2026.

Nihon Kohden Corporation acquires shares of Dwell Co., Ltd., making it a consolidated subsidiary. Post-acquisition shareholding ratio: Nihon Kohden 90.3%, Yoshihiro Shindo 9.7%. Share acquisition execution is scheduled for February 27, 2026.

Completed acquisition of 718,200 shares of treasury stock totaling 1,107,823,500 yen from December 4 to December 31, 2025.