Notification Regarding the Status of Treasury Stock Acquisition (Based on the provisions of Article 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act)

Overview of Capital Policy

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. has implemented treasury stock acquisition based on the board resolution dated March 28, 2025, applying Article 156 of the Companies Act by analogy in accordance with Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the same Act. During the period from February 1 to February 28, 2026, the company acquired 73,000 shares of common stock at a total cost of 129,898,600 yen. The acquisition method was market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The board resolution stipulates that the total number of shares that may be acquired is 14,000,000 shares (equivalent to 8.76% of the total number of issued shares), the acquisition cost upper limit is 17,000,000,000 yen, and the acquisition period is from April 14, 2025, to March 31, 2026.

Impact on Shareholders and Future Outlook

As of February 28, 2026, the cumulative number of shares acquired reached 10,425,600 shares, with an acquisition cost of 14,777,137,750 yen, continuing acquisitions within the permitted limit. Treasury stock acquisition is positioned as a measure to prevent dilution of the number of issued shares and as part of shareholder returns, and it is expected to be appropriately executed taking market trends into account going forward. Investors should closely monitor the status of acquisitions.