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Notice Regarding a Change to the Shareholder Return Policy and the Payment of an Interim Dividend

The dividend policy has been changed from a policy targeting a payout ratio of 50% or more to one using a payout ratio of 100% as a guideline. An interim dividend will be introduced from the fiscal year ending March 2027, resulting in dividends being paid twice a year.

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Scale
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Payout ratio (guideline, %)
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Dividend per share

Fiscal year ending March 2027
84YenDividend per share for this transactionPrior-year result ¥40, change ¥+44
Previous-period resultsCurrent

Each vertical step represents one dividend payment, and the total height of the accumulated steps represents the annual dividend for the period. For periods showing only the annual amount, the payment breakdown is not provided, so only the end point is plotted.

Dividend per shareyen¥42
Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is RequiredBoard of directors resolution only
Record dateEvery 30 September

The record date is the cutoff date for determining which persons listed in the shareholder register on that date are entitled to receive dividends.

Payout ratioCurrent Not disclosed / Policy 100% payout ratio as a guidelineThe percentage of earnings paid out as dividends.
Dividend policy

Using a payout ratio of 100% as a guideline, the Company will continue to implement a progressive dividend policy under which it increases or maintains dividends, while aiming to repurchase ¥10 billion of treasury shares cumulatively between the fiscal year ending March 2026 and the fiscal year ending March 2028, through continuous and flexible share repurchases to improve capital efficiency.

Dividend per share
ItemDetails
Dividend per shareNot disclosed → Interim: ¥42.00, year-end: ¥42.00
Total Annual DividendsNot disclosed → ¥84.00
Previous-period results (per share)Interim Not disclosed / End of period ¥40.00 / Annual ¥40.00
Record dateEvery 30 September
Payout ratioCurrent Not disclosed / Policy 100% payout ratio as a guideline
Dividend policyUsing a payout ratio of 100% as a guideline, the Company will continue to implement a progressive dividend policy under which it increases or maintains dividends, while aiming to repurchase ¥10 billion of treasury shares cumulatively between the fiscal year ending March 2026 and the fiscal year ending March 2028, through continuous and flexible share repurchases to improve capital efficiency.
Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is RequiredBoard of directors resolution only
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending March 2027
Items this document does not state (4)
Total dividendsEffective dateSource of dividendsBreakdown of Regular, Commemorative and Special Dividends

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

After considering the amount required for future growth investments and the amount of equity capital that should be maintained in preparation for the credit risk underwriting business, the Company determined that it is currently able to provide further returns to shareholders.

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