Dividend Payment

1) Year-end dividend
    Year-end dividend paid based on resolution of general meeting of shareholders

2) Interim dividend
    Interim dividend paid based on resolution of board meeting

Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2025

If a dividend has not been paid within 3 years (statute of limitation) of the dividend payment date, such dividend cannot be paid according to Kuraray's Articles of Incorporation; therefore, please obtain your dividend as early as possible. To receive your dividend, Kuraray recommends payment by transfer to a shareholder-designated bank account.

The Company positions the distribution of profits to all shareholders as a priority management issue. Our shareholder return policy is to ensure a total return ratio of at least 50% as a proportion of net income attributable to owners of the parent, hold steady or increase dividends per share, and aim to continually conduct share buybacks. Based on this policy, as for the annual dividend for fiscal 2025, the interim dividend was ¥27 per share and we anticipate year-end dividend to be ¥27 per share, resulting in the annual dividend per share to be ¥54.

In addition, from May 15, 2025 to October 6, 2025, we have completed the acquisition of 16,936 thousand shares of treasury stock, totaling ¥29,999 million. As a result, the total return ratio (planned) for fiscal 2025 stands at about 204%.

At the Board of Directors meeting held on November 12, 2025, we have decided to cancel 16,900 thousand shares of treasury stock (common stock, 5.20% of the total issued and outstanding shares prior to the cancellation). The cancellation is planned to be implemented on November 28, 2025.

(As of November 12, 2025)