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Dividends9468KADOKAWA CORPORATIONInformation and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Concerning the Distribution of Surplus

The Company has decided to pay a year-end dividend of ¥30 per share for the fiscal year ending March 2026. There is no change from the latest dividend forecast, and the amount is the same as in the previous fiscal year.

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Dividend per share

Fiscal year ending March 2026
30YenRevised annual dividend per sharePrevious forecast ¥30, change ¥0(0.0%)
Previous-period resultsPrevious forecastAfter revision

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. 年間の合計を会社が示していない期は、各回の金額を足した値です。

Total dividendsTotal amount payable to all shareholdersAmount ¥4,429 million→Amount ¥4,462 million
Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is RequiredBoard of directors resolution only
Record date31 March 2026
Effective date25 June 2026

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

Payout ratio55.7% (consolidated) → 344.5% (consolidated)The percentage of earnings paid out as dividends.
Source of dividendsRetained earningsThe source of dividend payments. Depending on the type of surplus, the dividend may be paid from earned profits or may be closer to a return of capital.
Dividend policy

The basic policy is to return profits to shareholders based on an annual dividend of ¥30 per share as a stable dividend, with a target payout ratio of at least 30%, including the portion of profits returned in line with consolidated results.

Dividend per share
ItemDetails
Dividend per share¥30.00 → ¥30.00(0%)
Previous-period results (per share)Interim Not disclosed / End of period ¥30.00 / Annual Not disclosed
Total dividendsAmount ¥4,429 million → Amount ¥4,462 million
Record date31 March 2026
Effective date25 June 2026
Source of dividendsRetained earnings
Payout ratio55.7% (consolidated) → 344.5% (consolidated)
Dividend policyThe basic policy is to return profits to shareholders based on an annual dividend of ¥30 per share as a stable dividend, with a target payout ratio of at least 30%, including the portion of profits returned in line with consolidated results.
Whether Submission to the General Meeting of Shareholders Is RequiredBoard of directors resolution only
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending March 2026
Items this document does not state (2)
Total Annual DividendsBreakdown of Regular, Commemorative and Special Dividends

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

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This is to continue distributing profits to shareholders and others while securing retained earnings needed to strengthen the Company's corporate foundation and develop its business in the future. The dividend was determined in accordance with the basic policy of targeting a payout ratio of at least 30%, based on an annual dividend of ¥30 per share as a stable dividend, including the portion of profits returned in line with consolidated results.

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