Dividends

Ⅰ.Dividends

Our company aims to increase corporate value over the long term while returning profits to shareholders. Regarding dividends, our basic policy is to maintain a stable dividend level and increase dividends over the medium to long term in line with profit growth, while comprehensively considering the business environment, business performance, and financial soundness.
Under this policy, considering the performance of the current period, we have revised the year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2024 from 12 yen announced on November 10, 2023, to 20 yen, an increase of 8 yen. As a result, the annual dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2024 is expected to be 32 yen, an increase of 18 yen from the previous period's performance (14 yen).

Change in Dividend Amount
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Ⅱ.Acquisitions of Treasury Stock

■Acquisitions of Treasury Stock

Acquisition Period Shares Acquired Amount of Acquisition
Feb. 5, 2024 – Feb. 29, 2024 3,866,900 shares 7,968,607,850 yen
Nov. 8, 2019 – Jan. 27, 2020 10,234,400 shares 9,999,982,400 yen
Feb. 1, 2017 – Feb. 15, 2017 2,216,900 shares 2,999,932,900 yen
Nov. 10, 2015 – Nov. 30, 2015 2,638,800 shares 4,999,876,100 yen
Feb. 24, 2015 – Mar. 3, 2015 553,700 shares 999,856,700 yen

Ⅲ.Cancellation of Treasury Stock

The Company has not canceled treasury stock in the past 12 years.

Ⅳ.Share Splits

The Company has not conducted a share split in the past 12 years.