#SkylarkHoldings

On May 8, 2026, 28,268 shares of treasury stock were disposed of and granted as restricted stock compensation totaling 96,224,272 yen to 12 directors and officers.

For March 2026, total store sales year-over-year was 103.9%, existing stores sales year-over-year was 102.3%, with Sukesan Udon reaching 101 stores, driving business expansion through menu revisions and M&A.

Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd. will acquire 169,462 shares of Shinpachi Co., Ltd. for 11,039 million yen and plans to make it a subsidiary on April 30, 2026.

Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd. announced a personnel change promoting Mr. Shigeru Machida from Deputy Managing Director of the Finance Division to Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026.

In February 2026, existing store sales YoY were 105.7% and total store sales YoY were 107.3%, exceeding guidance. Two new stores opened and seven stores underwent format conversion. The company received the Bronze Award in the Ministry of the Environment's ESG Finance Award.

On February 16, 2026, 108,500 shares of treasury stock were acquired through market purchase, totaling 399,798,500 yen, and the acquisition based on the board resolution dated February 13 was completed.

For the fiscal year ending December 2025, revenue was 457,794 million yen (14.1% Year-over-Year increase), operating income was 29,957 million yen (23.9% Year-over-Year increase), and net income attributable to owners of parent was 16,748 million yen (19.9% Year-over-Year increase).

For the fiscal year ending December 2025, net sales reached 457.8 billion yen (YoY +14.1%), operating profit was 33 billion yen (+36.0%), operating income was 30 billion yen (+23.9%), and ROE improved to 9.3%.

The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, is 14 yen per share, with a total dividend amount of 3,185,029,120 yen. The dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026 is a total of 26 yen.

Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd. has resolved to acquire up to 250,000 shares of treasury stock, valued at up to 400 million yen, from February 16 to 20, 2026, in conjunction with the introduction of a restricted stock remuneration plan.

Introducing a Restricted Stock Compensation Plan with an annual monetary claim limit of up to 400 million yen and up to 250,000 shares granted to eligible directors. Approval will be sought at the shareholders meeting on March 27, 2026.

After the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for March 27, 2026, the representative director and president will change from Minoru Kanaya to Takuo Sato. The number of directors will increase to 13.