Policy Regarding Dividends Payment
Dividend Policy From the perspective of maximizing enterprise value, in or to respond to rapid changes in the business environment and thrive in the global marketplace, the Company aims to achieve a durable financial structure by appropriating retained earnings for strategic investments such as research and development of new products and technologies as well as capital expenditures, and to distribute part of its earnings to shareholders.
In order to enable the flexible distribution of dividends from surplus, the Company states in its Articles of Incorporation that, in addition to the resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders, dividends from surplus can be determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors and that the record dates for determining dividends from surplus will be March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year.