Employee Incentives Through a Trust-Type ESOP for an Employee Stock Ownership Association

「Based on a resolution at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 8 August 2025, the company introduced the employee incentive plan “Employee Stock Ownership Trust-Type ESOP” as part of its employee benefits program. The employee stock ownership trust acquired in advance, using borrowed funds, the number of the company’s shares expected to be acquired by the employee stock ownership association over the four years beginning in September 2025. Thereafter, acquisitions of the company’s shares by the employee stock ownership association will be conducted through the employee stock ownership trust. The company has provided a guarantee for the trust’s borrowings.」