Efforts to Revitalize Shareholders' Meetings and Facilitate the Exercise of Voting Rights

Early dispatch of notice of convocation for shareholders

As a general rule, we try to ship 3 weeks before the date of the meeting.

Establishing a general meeting of shareholders that avoids concentration days

After confirming the concentration date of the General Meeting of Shareholders with the trust bank, we set the date to avoid the concentration date.

Exercise of voting rights by electromagnetic means

From the 21st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on September 26, 2017, we accommodated exercise voting rights by electromagnetic means.With respect to the platform for electronic exercise of voting rights, the Company will participate in the platform from the 25th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on September 28, 2021.

Convocation notice in English

Provided from the 25rd Ammual General Meeting of Shareholders.

Other

The Company had made improvements to procedures of General Meeting of Shareholders such as presentation using slideshows and video archives. The Company continues to improve the meeting further to facilitate the active participation by the shareholders and exercise of voting rights. In addition, the Company posts a notice of convocation on the Company's website to facilitate attendance at shareholders' meetings and the exercise of voting rights.

The 29th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Convocation Notice

Date

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

10 a.m. (venue opens at 9:30 a.m.)

Venue

1-3-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Keidanren Hall 2F, Keidanren Kaikan

Objective

Matters to be reported

1.Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the 29th Fiscal Year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025) and the Audit Reports of the Accounting Auditor and the Audit Committee on the Consolidated Financial Statements

2.Financial Statements for the 29th Fiscal Year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025)

Matters to be resolved

Proposal 1: Appropriation of Surplus

Proposal 2: Election of Four (4) Directors (excluding Directors who are Audit Committee Members)