Inappropriate Expense Use by the Former Representative Director and President and Others

「In August 2023, the company established a special investigation committee comprising independent, neutral and impartial external experts and independent outside directors to investigate inappropriate expense use by the former representative director and president and others. On 1 November 2023, the company received the committee's investigation report, which identified instances of expense use that could not be confirmed as related to the Group's business. However, because the impact of the inappropriate expense use on the consolidated and non-consolidated financial statements was immaterial, the company will not restate the financial statements for prior years or through the second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2023.」