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The purpose of the acquisition is to strengthen shareholder returns and enhance capital efficiency. The shares to be acquired are the Company's common shares, with an upper limit of 24 million shares and a total acquisition price capped at 30 billion yen. The acquisition period is from May 7, 2026, to March 31, 2027, and the acquisition method will be market purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Current Status\nThe total number of issued shares excluding treasury stock is 927,741,900 shares, and the upper limit of shares to be acquired corresponds to approximately 2.59% of the total issued shares. As of March 31, 2026, the number of treasury stock shares held was 41,674,110 shares. 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