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Update on Initiatives to Achieve Management Conscious of Capital Costs and Share Prices

The current analysis of the response to management that is conscious of cost of capital and share price, announced in July 2025, has been updated. The update adds and revises information on sales of cross-shareholdings, financial leverage following the acquisition of アクト, measures to improve profitability, and capital allocation for FY2026–FY2029.

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Items stated in the management plan

Partially revised
Response to achieving management that is conscious of the cost of capital and share pricePlan period FY2026〜FY2029
Date of board resolution 10 July 2026 · Publication date 10 July 2026
What happened to the previous planContinue selling cross-shareholdings during the fiscal year ending October 2026 so that they account for no more than 10% of consolidated net assets → Continue selling during the fiscal year ending October 2026 until cross-shareholdings account for no more than 10% of consolidated net assets or until the sales target amount calculated to meet condition ① as of the end of July 2025 has been achieved0.0%Calculated from the two disclosed figures
Total investment planFY2026–FY2029: ¥40 billion in recurring investment, ¥27 billion in growth investment, ¥10 billion in structural reform, and ¥23 billion in M&A
Investment amount by sectorField Recurring investments / Amount ¥40 billion, Field Growth Investment / Amount ¥27.0 billion, Field Structural Reform / Amount ¥10 billion, Field M&A / Amount ¥23.0 billion
Statements about the use of capital
Payout ratio / DOE policyMaintain stable dividends over the long term. Specific payout ratio and DOE targets and the applicable period: not disclosed.The payout ratio is the proportion of profit paid out as dividends, while DOE is the ratio of dividends to net assets.
Treasury share acquisition policyThe Company plans to repurchase its own shares as part of shareholder returns within its cash allocation. The amount is included in the ¥12 billion allocated to shareholder returns, but details of the timing and terms of the purchases are not disclosed.
Self-assessment of PBR and share priceROE and PBR show a high correlation. ROE has increased for 3 consecutive years since FY2023, and PBR has also risen. PBR was 0.61 in 2025. The Company has not explicitly assessed PBR as being at a low level.PBR is a measure of how many times the share price is the book value per share.
Key initiatives
01Japan: improve plant utilization and strengthen profitability by optimizing the production structure
02Improve productivity by having each plant specialize in specific products
03Establish a domestic production and supply structure for door modules
04Americas: implement structural reform involving the closure of one U.S. site and transfer production to Mexico
05Strengthen management capabilities in Mexico, which will receive the transferred production
06Optimize the Group as a whole, including アクト production sites
07Europe: close the site in Spain
08Invest in electronic control technologies
09Secure development talent by leveraging the global footprint
10Establish and coordinate a global development structure
11Become a proposal-driven company trusted by customers
12Expand orders in the Indian market
13Expand sales of module products incorporating latches
14Develop new system products and propose them to customers
15Reduce costs through joint procurement and the reciprocal use of logistics networks
16Increase the in-house production ratio by utilizing each other's resources
17Expand sales of アクト products by leveraging the Group's sales network
18Mutually use sites and share resources
19Expand the customer base, including アクト, and increase local production for local consumption
20Allocate funds in preparation for risks and transformation
21Strengthen the quality assurance structure in response to changes in products
22Medical equipment: expand overseas sales
23Industrial equipment: create new high-value-added businesses
24Expand sales in the construction equipment sector by leveraging アクト's technologies
Plan assumptionsAutomotive production is declining in mature markets, including Japan, the Americas and Europe. Automotive production in India is expected to grow going forward. Specific numerical assumptions have not been disclosed.
Risks identified by the company
Geopolitical Risk
Transformation in the automotive industry
Larger products
Reason for revision or withdrawal

The Company once again analyzed and assessed its current situation and updated the information announced on 4 July 2025

Items stated in the management plan
ItemDetails
Plan nameResponse to achieving management that is conscious of the cost of capital and share price
Plan periodFY2026〜FY2029
Progress against the planPartially revised
Payout ratio / DOE policyMaintain stable dividends over the long term. Specific payout ratio and DOE targets and the applicable period: not disclosed.
Treasury share acquisition policyThe Company plans to repurchase its own shares as part of shareholder returns within its cash allocation. The amount is included in the ¥12 billion allocated to shareholder returns, but details of the timing and terms of the purchases are not disclosed.
Self-assessment of PBR and share priceROE and PBR show a high correlation. ROE has increased for 3 consecutive years since FY2023, and PBR has also risen. PBR was 0.61 in 2025. The Company has not explicitly assessed PBR as being at a low level.
Total investment planFY2026–FY2029: ¥40 billion in recurring investment, ¥27 billion in growth investment, ¥10 billion in structural reform, and ¥23 billion in M&A
Investment amount by sectorField Recurring investments / Amount ¥40 billion, Field Growth Investment / Amount ¥27.0 billion, Field Structural Reform / Amount ¥10 billion, Field M&A / Amount ¥23.0 billion
Plan assumptionsAutomotive production is declining in mature markets, including Japan, the Americas and Europe. Automotive production in India is expected to grow going forward. Specific numerical assumptions have not been disclosed.
Key initiativesJapan: improve plant utilization and strengthen profitability by optimizing the production structure, Improve productivity by having each plant specialize in specific products, Establish a domestic production and supply structure for door modules, Americas: implement structural reform involving the closure of one U.S. site and transfer production to Mexico, Strengthen management capabilities in Mexico, which will receive the transferred production, Optimize the Group as a whole, including アクト production sites, Europe: close the site in Spain, Invest in electronic control technologies, Secure development talent by leveraging the global footprint, Establish and coordinate a global development structure, Become a proposal-driven company trusted by customers, Expand orders in the Indian market, Expand sales of module products incorporating latches, Develop new system products and propose them to customers, Reduce costs through joint procurement and the reciprocal use of logistics networks, Increase the in-house production ratio by utilizing each other's resources, Expand sales of アクト products by leveraging the Group's sales network, Mutually use sites and share resources, Expand the customer base, including アクト, and increase local production for local consumption, Allocate funds in preparation for risks and transformation, Strengthen the quality assurance structure in response to changes in products, Medical equipment: expand overseas sales, Industrial equipment: create new high-value-added businesses, Expand sales in the construction equipment sector by leveraging アクト's technologies
Results under the previous planContinue selling cross-shareholdings during the fiscal year ending October 2026 so that they account for no more than 10% of consolidated net assets → Continue selling during the fiscal year ending October 2026 until cross-shareholdings account for no more than 10% of consolidated net assets or until the sales target amount calculated to meet condition ① as of the end of July 2025 has been achieved
Reason for revision or withdrawalThe Company once again analyzed and assessed its current situation and updated the information announced on 4 July 2025
Risks identifiedGeopolitical Risk, Transformation in the automotive industry, Larger products
Date of board resolution10 July 2026
Publication date10 July 2026
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Sales TargetOperating profit targetOperating profit margin targetNet income targetROE targetROIC targetCost of capitalSegment targetNon-financial targetsSize of the Target Market

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At a meeting of the Board of Directors held today, the Company once again analyzed and assessed its current situation and updated the information announced on 4 July 2025.

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