Risk Related to Securing, Developing and Retaining Talent

「Our Group considers the analysis of business and other risks disclosed in the securities report for the previous fiscal year to remain valid during the first 3 quarters of the current fiscal year. There were no significant changes or other developments in the business and other risks described in that securities report during the first 3 quarters of the current fiscal year.」

「The Group considers its analysis of business and other risks disclosed in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year to remain valid during the second quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period. There were no material changes to the business and other risks described in the annual securities report for the previous fiscal year during the second quarter of the current consolidated cumulative period.」

「The transformation and future growth of the Group depend heavily on securing and developing capable personnel. The Group is implementing various measures to recruit, develop and retain personnel, but competition for talent, particularly engineers, is intensifying. If highly skilled personnel cannot be secured as planned at the appropriate time, if the development of personnel secured does not proceed as planned, or if the Group is unable to retain the highly skilled personnel it has developed and they leave for outside organizations, this could affect the Group’s business performance and financial condition.」