Return to Shareholders

Ensuring a Fair Return to Shareholders

The Company considers the return of profits to shareholders as a crucial management issue, and determines the consolidated dividend payout ratio and the level of internal reserves in overall consideration of the future expansion of the Company's business and consolidated operating results, while maintaining basic policies that ensure stable, ongoing dividend payments.

The Company's basic policy on surplus distribution in the form of dividend payments is that, in principle, the Company distributes dividends twice annually, in the form of an interim dividend, with a record date of September 30 each year, which is approved by resolution of the Board of Directors, and a year-end dividend, with a record date of March 31 each year, which is approved by resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders.

The Company intends to use internal reserves for investments required to increase new customer contracts, research and development, and investments in strategic businesses, as well as for measures to return profits to employees, with the aim of strengthening our corporate structure and expanding business.

Years ended March 31