Notice on Continuation and Additional Trust Funding of Employee Stock Grant Trust

Overview of Continuation and Additional Trust Funding

This scheme has been in place since fiscal 2020 and will continue to promote long-term employee performance improvement and enhancement of corporate value. For the additional trust funding, 62 million yen will be contributed to expand the framework of the employee stock grant trust using trust funds. Resona Bank will act as the trustee of the trust agreement, and Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. will be the re-trustee. Using the additional trust funds as the source, the Company plans to acquire its shares on the market. The trust agreement signing date and the operation period are also specified.

Impact and Future Schedule

This notice concerns the continuation of the employee stock grant trust and implementation of additional trust funding, and does not constitute an announcement of a direct dividend or a share buyback. The maximum number of shares scheduled for additional acquisition is 161,700 shares, and the acquisition period is scheduled from 2026-11-10 to 2026-12-04, with the trust agreement modification also planned on the same dates. This is positioned as part of scheme operations to encourage long-term employee motivation and the sharing of corporate value.