IR Policy and Disclaimer

The Company shall make prompt information disclosures in accordance with the Financial Instruments Act and the Timely Disclosure Rules stipulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange with the objectives of making timely, fair and accurate disclosure of information about its management strategies, financial position and other matters, enhancing management transparency and reliability, and allowing all stakeholders including shareholders, investors and analysts to fairly assess the Company's value.
The Company also proactively discloses information which is effective for increasing understanding of the Company, even if the Timely Disclosure Rules do not apply to the information.

The Company registers and disseminates information on TDnet, the timely disclosure system provided by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in accordance with the Timely Disclosure Rules stipulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Company endeavors to publish information on its website promptly after disclosure via TDnet.
Please note that publication of such information on the Company's website is sometimes delayed for system-related reasons.

Information disclosed by the Company may contain forward-looking statements.
Such statements are based on information available to the Company at the time of disclosure.
A variety of factors, including changes in social conditions, may cause actual performance results, etc. to differ significantly from forecasts or outlooks.

The Company defines the period from the day after the closing date of each quarter and the end of the fiscal year to the date of announcement of the financial results as a silent period, to prevent the leak of financial information and ensure fairness.
During this period, the Company shall refrain from making comments or responding to questions about the results.
However, if during the quiet period, it becomes likely that the Company's business performance forecasts will be subject to significant change or if a material fact has occurred, the Company shall disclose the relevant information in an appropriate manner in compliance with the Timely Disclosure Rules.