Changes in estimates for fixed assets and asset retirement obligations in connection with the relocation of the Kansai Branch

「Following the decision to relocate the Kansai branch during the current interim consolidated accounting period, the company shortened the useful lives of fixed assets not expected to be used after the relocation and applied the change prospectively. In addition, after obtaining new information on the asset retirement obligation recognised for the restoration obligation under the Kansai branch’s real estate lease, the company changed its estimates of restoration construction costs and the expected period of use.」