Policy for Constructive Dialogue with Shareholders

Basic policy for dialogue with shareholders are as follows:

Basic policy for dialogue with shareholders

The Company constructs a system and takes efforts related to IR (including SR) to promote constructive dialogue between investors and shareholders (including beneficial shareholders) based on the below policy in order to continuously improve corporate value.

Controlling supervisors

Appointing Executive Officers who control IR operations as controlling supervisors, the Company constructs a system and takes efforts to generate constructive dialogue.

Sufficient opportunities for dialogue

The Company implements the below measures for sufficient opportunities for dialogue.
- Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
- Earnings briefings, etc. (for analysts and institutional Investors)
- Disclosure for related information on the Company’s website

Execution of individual dialogue

In addition to the measures above, when the Company determines that it is beneficial to the medium- to long-term improvement of corporate value and sustainable growth of the Company, it also conducts individual dialogue after selecting appropriate responders on a case-by-case basis, while taking into consideration fairness in information disclosure.
Furthermore, in dialogue, from the perspective of ensuring effectiveness, the Company conducts surveys on shareholder structure on a regular basis.

Method of feedback

Executive Officers controlling IR operations report information gained by dialogue to the Board of Directors, etc.

Cooperation with internal departments which assist dialogues

The department in charge of IR operations cooperates with the Accounting and Control Department and other related departments and summarizes the content, etc. of the dialogues while sufficiently taking into consideration management of insider information.

Management of insider information

The management of insider information is handled in accordance with the disclosure policy posted on the Company’s website.

IR related materials

The Company’s website includes the flowing data to contribute to dialogues, etc. In light of the ratio of foreign shareholders, the Company also works to provide information in English.

- Consolidated Financial Report

- Presentation materials for earnings briefings

  Videos, audio recordings and scripts of presentations (H1 and year-end earnings)

  Presentation script and outline of questions

- Materials for medium-term management plan

- Sustainability Meeting materials

- Consolidated Financial Statements

- Notice of the General Meeting of Shareholders

- Extraordinary Reports (voting results)

- Newsletter to Shareholders

- Factbook

- Integrate Report

Dialogue with Shareholders and Investors

Dialogue with shareholders and investors are as follows:

(FY2025 result)

Dialogue with Shareholders and Investors

Frequency

Details

Business Results Presentation

4 times

Held quarterly briefings for analysts and institutional investors.

- Q2 & Full-Year: President, CFO, and division heads explained results and future policies.

- Q1 & Q3: CFO explained performance.

Medium-Term Management Plan Briefing

1 time

Held briefing attended by President, CFO, and division heads (May 2024).

IR Events

4 times

└ Small Meetings

3 times

Small meetings between President, CFO, and sell-side analysts.

└ Briefings / Site Visits

1 time

Hosted a site visit to Tsuruga Resesarch and Production Center (December 2024).

Engagements with Proxy Voting Representatives

10 times

Individual meetings with proxy voting representatives and representative directors including President, outside director and CFO (March 2025).

Dialogue on Integrated Reports

5 times

IR and Sustainability groups held meetings with institutional investors to discuss integrated report content (October 2024).

Individual Meetings with Analysts and Institutional Investors

Total: 104 times

One-on-one meetings conducted by President, CFO, and IR group.

Feedback to Management

Frequency

Details

Reporting on Dialogue Activities

8 times

Reported on the content of dialogues with analysts and institutional investors, including their opinions and requests.

Reporting on IR Events

2 times

Reported on the content of small meetings, including opinions and requests.

Other Reports

As needed

Provided reports as necessary, such as on shareholder composition.