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As of March 31, 2026, the cancellation of 1,493,200 shares of treasury stock (2.63% of the total shares issued prior to cancellation) was completed, resulting in a total of 55,294,534 shares issued after cancellation.

Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. announced plans to cancel 1,493,200 shares of common stock (2.63% of total shares issued) on March 31, 2026.

Revised the Stock Grant Trust (J-ESOP) introduced in February 2024 to the J-ESOP-RS system with transfer restrictions in order to enhance employees' motivation for stock price and performance improvement. Transfer restriction agreements impose stock disposal limitations until retirement.

From January 5 to January 30, 2026, 161,200 shares of treasury stock were acquired at a total price of 591,931,500 yen, concluding the acquisition based on the Board of Directors resolution dated May 14, 2025.

Acquired 146,700 shares of treasury stock for 524,601,000 yen from December 1 to December 23, 2025. The cumulative total as of December 31, 2025, amounts to 1,332,000 shares acquired for 4,407,896,400 yen.