Daiichi Sankyo Company, LimitedTSE: 4568

Daiichi Sankyo Selected as SX Brand for the Third Consecutive Year

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Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. has been selected as one of the SX(Sustainability Transformation) Brand 2026, an annual designation jointly administered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). This marks the Company's third consecutive selection, following its selection in 2024 and 2025.

This year's selection particularly recognizes Daiichi Sankyo's concrete initiatives to create a sustainable growth model in which patients, society, and the Company thrive together by addressing the societal challenge of cancer to achieve its 2030 Vision of becoming an "Innovative Global Healthcare Company Contributing to the Sustainable Development of Society" as set forth in the 6th Mid-Term Plan.

Key factors contributing to this recognition include:

● A clear value creation story rooted in Patient Centricity, together with a strong competitive advantage and its distinctive position in the oncology field;

● Clear and specific resource allocation priorities, including focused investments in R&D, while positioning investment in human capital and initiatives related to non-financial capital, including DX/AI, and intellectual property-all of which underpin the Company's value creation-as key components of its business strategy; and

● Steady progress in strengthening a governance framework aligned with the Company's global growth, which underpins its value creation model and investment plan.

For further details, please refer to the SX Brands 2026 Report.

Daiichi Sankyo Group will continue to contribute to solving societal challenges and enhance corporate value in line with our Purpose, "Contribute to the Enrichment of Quality of Life Around the World."

■What is an SX brand?

SX is an initiative in which companies strive to improve long-term and sustainable corporate value by synchronizing the sustainability of society with their own while carrying out the necessary management and business reforms to achieve such synchronization. For more information on "SX Brands", please click here.