Acquisition of 4,720,438 treasury shares held by NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

「In addition to the above resolution, at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 31 July 2026, we resolved that, subject to the successful completion of the Tender Offer and other conditions, we plan to acquire 4,720,438 of our shares held by NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION as treasury shares under the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 459, paragraph 1 of the Companies Act and Article 156, paragraph 1 of the same Act, by conducting a tender offer as the specific method of acquisition.」