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Management planning7752RICOH COMPANY,LTD.Electrical Equipment and Precision Instruments

Notice Concerning the Conduct of a “Strategic Review” Led by Independent Outside Directors

The company has decided to establish a project team led by independent outside directors and begin a strategic review to objectively assess its management strategy, business portfolio and capital policy. While the company may revise its management strategy based on the review's findings, no specific measures or direction have been decided at this time.

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Consideration of the need for and direction of a review and restructuring of the management strategy
Mid-Term Management Strategy ‘26
Date of board resolution 6 October 2026 · Publication date 6 October 2026
What happened to the previous planKey management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy → Not achieved (continued shortfall)
Statements about the use of capital
Self-assessment of PBR and share pricePBR (price-to-book ratio) remaining below 1x for an extended periodPBR is a measure of how many times the share price is the book value per share.
Key initiatives
01Reform of the corporate governance structure, executive framework and executive officer system
02More rigorous evaluation of executive officers, including the Representative Director, President, Executive Officer and CEO
03Introduction of a compensation incentive system linked to ROE
04Analysis of the earnings structure
05Management Strategy
06Business Portfolio
07Capital Policy
08Capital allocation
09Equity story (an explanation to the capital markets of the growth strategy and value creation)
Plan assumptionsA rolling approach that reviews the strategy with a five-year outlook in order to respond flexibly and nimbly to the rapidly changing operating environment
Risks identified by the company
Continued failure to achieve the financial targets of the mid-term management strategy, including the key management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy
PBR (price-to-book ratio) remaining below 1x for an extended period
Capital profitability (ROE) remaining consistently below the cost of capital expected by shareholders
TSR (total shareholder return) remaining below TOPIX over the short, medium and long term
Low profitability in growth areas, including the workplace services business, and declining profitability in the office printing business, currently the company's main source of earnings
Reason for revision or withdrawal

To improve the effectiveness of the management strategy through a rolling approach, respond appropriately to changes in the operating environment and capital markets surrounding the company, and further accelerate initiatives to enhance corporate value. The company recognizes as key issues the continued shortfall against its financial targets, including the failure to achieve the key management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy, the prolonged continuation of a PBR below 1x, the continued situation in which ROE remains below the cost of capital expected by shareholders, the situation in which TSR remains below TOPIX, low profitability in growth areas, and declining profitability in the office printing business.

Items stated in the management plan
ItemDetails
Plan nameMid-Term Management Strategy ‘26
Progress against the planConsideration of the need for and direction of a review and restructuring of the management strategy
Self-assessment of PBR and share pricePBR (price-to-book ratio) remaining below 1x for an extended period
Plan assumptionsA rolling approach that reviews the strategy with a five-year outlook in order to respond flexibly and nimbly to the rapidly changing operating environment
Key initiativesReform of the corporate governance structure, executive framework and executive officer system, More rigorous evaluation of executive officers, including the Representative Director, President, Executive Officer and CEO, Introduction of a compensation incentive system linked to ROE, Analysis of the earnings structure, Management Strategy, Business Portfolio, Capital Policy, Capital allocation, Equity story (an explanation to the capital markets of the growth strategy and value creation)
Results under the previous planKey management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy → Not achieved (continued shortfall)
Reason for revision or withdrawalTo improve the effectiveness of the management strategy through a rolling approach, respond appropriately to changes in the operating environment and capital markets surrounding the company, and further accelerate initiatives to enhance corporate value. The company recognizes as key issues the continued shortfall against its financial targets, including the failure to achieve the key management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy, the prolonged continuation of a PBR below 1x, the continued situation in which ROE remains below the cost of capital expected by shareholders, the situation in which TSR remains below TOPIX, low profitability in growth areas, and declining profitability in the office printing business.
Risks identifiedContinued failure to achieve the financial targets of the mid-term management strategy, including the key management targets of the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy, PBR (price-to-book ratio) remaining below 1x for an extended period, Capital profitability (ROE) remaining consistently below the cost of capital expected by shareholders, TSR (total shareholder return) remaining below TOPIX over the short, medium and long term, Low profitability in growth areas, including the workplace services business, and declining profitability in the office printing business, currently the company's main source of earnings
Date of board resolution6 October 2026
Publication date6 October 2026
Items this document does not state (15)
Plan periodSales TargetOperating profit targetOperating profit margin targetNet income targetROE targetROIC targetPayout ratio / DOE policyTreasury share acquisition policyCost of capitalTotal investment planInvestment amount by sectorSegment targetNon-financial targetsSize of the Target Market

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To improve the effectiveness of the management strategy through a rolling approach, respond to changes in the operating environment and capital markets, and accelerate initiatives to enhance corporate value. The company will also objectively reassess key issues, including the continued shortfall against the financial targets of the mid-term management strategy, a PBR below 1x, ROE below the cost of capital, TSR below TOPIX, and low profitability in growth areas.

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