Dividend Policy and Dividend Status

Our basic policy is to continuously pay dividends commensurate with our business performance while striving to strengthen our financial position and increase internal reserves necessary for aggressive business development and reinforcement of our management base. The Company's basic policy is to pay dividends from surplus twice a year, an interim dividend and a year-end dividend. The decision-making bodies for dividends are the Board of Directors for the interim dividend and the General Meeting of Shareholders for the year-end dividend. For the current fiscal year, the Company has decided to pay no dividend, placing the highest priority on strengthening the Company's financial base and accumulating internal reserves for future business expansion. The Company's Articles of Incorporation stipulate that interim dividends may be paid.