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Notice Regarding the Update to the Medium-Term Management Plan "JGP2028"

The business strategies and targets for the fiscal year ending March 2029 under the medium-term management plan “JGP2028” have been updated in light of changes in the market environment. While the Company raised its consolidated revenue and operating profit targets, it lowered the targets for the Industrial Machinery Business and incorporated growth in the Near-Net-Shape Materials and Engineering Business and other businesses.

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Items stated in the management plan

Partially revised
Medium-Term Management Plan JGP2028Plan period Fiscal years ending March 2025 to March 2029
Publication date 13 July 2026
Net Sales+5.3%
基準 3,800Target4,000Hundreds of millions of yen
Operating profit+8.1%
基準 370Target400Hundreds of millions of yen
Operating profit margin+0.3pt
基準 9.7Target10%
ROE0.0pt
基準 11Target11%

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Statements about the use of capital
Payout ratio / DOE policyThe Company targets a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 35% and will pay dividends with a DOE (consolidated dividend on equity ratio) of 2.5% as the lower limit. The applicable period is JGP2028.The payout ratio is the proportion of profit paid out as dividends, while DOE is the ratio of dividends to net assets.
Key initiatives
01Sustainably increase the value of existing businesses
02Create and develop new businesses
03Expand investment in intangible assets, including investment in people
04Strengthening Corporate Governance
05Capture the recovery in demand in China while allocating management resources on a priority basis to growth regions such as India and the Middle East
06Accelerate the globalization of plastic molding machines, focusing on expanding market share in Europe and increasing sales of electric machines in India
07Further increase supply capacity through optimal-location production and mutual complementarity to meet growing demand
08Establish a production system for F-ELA equipment and strengthen efforts to capture demand for equipment and after-sales services
09Increase production capacity for rotor shafts for high-efficiency thermal power generation by 1.5 times
10Double production capacity for nuclear power products by the fiscal year ending March 2029
11Accelerate customer evaluations and preparations for mass production of gallium nitride (GaN) crystals and lithium niobate (LN) crystals, with the aim of commercializing these businesses at an early stage
Plan assumptionsGlobal plastics demand is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% through 2034., Actual results and other outcomes may differ significantly due to various factors.
Segment targetSegment Industrial-Machinery Business / Sales Target 3,180 Hundreds of millions of yen → 3,150 Hundreds of millions of yen / Operating profit target 320 Hundreds of millions of yen → 285 Hundreds of millions of yen, Segment Near-Net-Shape Materials and Engineering Business / Sales Target 525 Hundreds of millions of yen → 800 Hundreds of millions of yen / Operating profit target 140 Hundreds of millions of yen → 160 Hundreds of millions of yen
Non-financial targetsIndicator Percentage of outside directors / Target value 50% / Timing Fiscal year ended March 2026: actual, Indicator Outside corporate auditor ratio / Target value 50% / Timing Fiscal year ended March 2026: actual, Indicator Percentage of female directors / Target value 20% / Timing Fiscal year ended March 2026: actual, Indicator Female corporate auditor ratio / Target value 25% / Timing Fiscal year ended March 2026: actual, Indicator Cross-shareholdings as a percentage of consolidated net assets / Target value 10% or less / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2027
Size of the Target MarketThe humanoid robot market is projected to reach approximately ¥8.0 trillion and approximately 800,000 units in 2033. The market for high-multilayer printed circuit boards for data centers is expected to be 1.8 times the fiscal year ending March 2025 level in the fiscal year ending March 2029. Sources: various materials, Company research, and materials prepared by the Company based on various sources.
Risks identified by the company
Stagnation in capital investment due to EV demand falling below expectations
Widening supply-demand gap
Geopolitical risk
Changes in the market environment
Actual results and other outcomes may differ from the assumptions
Reason for revision or withdrawal

The market environment for major products has changed significantly since the medium-term management plan was formulated. The business strategies have been revised in light of slower growth in the EV market, heightened geopolitical risks, changes in energy policy, the rapid spread of AI and the increase in data centers, among other factors.

Items stated in the management plan
ItemDetails
Plan nameMedium-Term Management Plan JGP2028
Plan periodFiscal years ending March 2025 to March 2029
Progress against the planPartially revised
Sales Target3,800 Hundreds of millions of yen → 4,000 Hundreds of millions of yen(+5.3%)
Operating profit target370 Hundreds of millions of yen → 400 Hundreds of millions of yen(+8.1%)
Operating profit margin target9.7 % → 10 %(+0.3PP)
ROE target10~11% → 10~11%
Payout ratio / DOE policyThe Company targets a consolidated dividend payout ratio of at least 35% and will pay dividends with a DOE (consolidated dividend on equity ratio) of 2.5% as the lower limit. The applicable period is JGP2028.
Segment targetSegment Industrial-Machinery Business / Sales Target 3,180 Hundreds of millions of yen → 3,150 Hundreds of millions of yen / Operating profit target 320 Hundreds of millions of yen → 285 Hundreds of millions of yen, Segment Near-Net-Shape Materials and Engineering Business / Sales Target 525 Hundreds of millions of yen → 800 Hundreds of millions of yen / Operating profit target 140 Hundreds of millions of yen → 160 Hundreds of millions of yen
Non-financial targetsIndicator Percentage of outside directors / Target value 50% / Timing Fiscal year ended March 2026: actual, Indicator Outside corporate auditor ratio / Target value 50% / Timing Fiscal year ended March 2026: actual, Indicator Percentage of female directors / Target value 20% / Timing Fiscal year ended March 2026: actual, Indicator Female corporate auditor ratio / Target value 25% / Timing Fiscal year ended March 2026: actual, Indicator Cross-shareholdings as a percentage of consolidated net assets / Target value 10% or less / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2027
Plan assumptionsGlobal plastics demand is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7% through 2034., Actual results and other outcomes may differ significantly due to various factors.
Key initiativesSustainably increase the value of existing businesses, Create and develop new businesses, Expand investment in intangible assets, including investment in people, Strengthening Corporate Governance, Capture the recovery in demand in China while allocating management resources on a priority basis to growth regions such as India and the Middle East, Accelerate the globalization of plastic molding machines, focusing on expanding market share in Europe and increasing sales of electric machines in India, Further increase supply capacity through optimal-location production and mutual complementarity to meet growing demand, Establish a production system for F-ELA equipment and strengthen efforts to capture demand for equipment and after-sales services, Increase production capacity for rotor shafts for high-efficiency thermal power generation by 1.5 times, Double production capacity for nuclear power products by the fiscal year ending March 2029, Accelerate customer evaluations and preparations for mass production of gallium nitride (GaN) crystals and lithium niobate (LN) crystals, with the aim of commercializing these businesses at an early stage
Reason for revision or withdrawalThe market environment for major products has changed significantly since the medium-term management plan was formulated. The business strategies have been revised in light of slower growth in the EV market, heightened geopolitical risks, changes in energy policy, the rapid spread of AI and the increase in data centers, among other factors.
Size of the Target MarketThe humanoid robot market is projected to reach approximately ¥8.0 trillion and approximately 800,000 units in 2033. The market for high-multilayer printed circuit boards for data centers is expected to be 1.8 times the fiscal year ending March 2025 level in the fiscal year ending March 2029. Sources: various materials, Company research, and materials prepared by the Company based on various sources.
Risks identifiedStagnation in capital investment due to EV demand falling below expectations, Widening supply-demand gap, Geopolitical risk, Changes in the market environment, Actual results and other outcomes may differ from the assumptions
Publication date13 July 2026
Items this document does not state (9)
Net income targetROIC targetTreasury share acquisition policyCost of capitalSelf-assessment of PBR and share priceTotal investment planInvestment amount by sectorResults under the previous planDate of board resolution

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The market environment for major products has changed significantly since the medium-term management plan was formulated, due to slower growth in the EV market, heightened geopolitical risks, changes in energy policy, the rapid spread of AI and the increase in data centers, among other factors.

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