Announcement on Completion of the Acquisition of Treasury Shares and Number of Treasury Shares to be Cancelled

To whom it may concern

February 10, 2026

Company name: Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. Representative: Yasuo Nishiyama Representative Director & President

(Code number: 2433; TSE Prime Section)

Inquiries: Daisuke Hara Executive Manager, Investor Relations Division

(Tel: +81-3-6441-9033)

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. (the "Company") today announces an update on its progress with the acquisition of the Company's shares decided at its board of directors meeting held on May 13, 2025 based on Article 156 of the Companies Act applied pursuant to Article 165, Paragraph 3 of the Act.

Furthermore, with respect to the cancellation of Treasury shares resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on November 13, 2025, pursuant to Article 178 of the Companies Act, the Company announces that the number of shares to be cancelled has been determined as follows.

1. Status of the Share Acquisition

   1. Type of shares acquired Common shares of the Company

   2. Total number of shares acquired 432,800 shares

   3. Total cost of acquisition 494,921,200 JPY

   4. Acquisition period From February 1, 2026 to February 9, 2026

   5. Method of acquisition Market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Through a discretionary trading authorization agreement.

2. Results of the Share Acquisition

   1. Type of shares acquired Common shares of the Company

   2. Total number of shares acquired 8,656,800 shares

   3. Total cost of acquisition 9,999,996,250 JPY

   4. Acquisition period From May 14, 2025 to February 9, 2026

   5. Method of acquisition Market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Through a discretionary trading authorization agreement.

3. Details of the Cancellation of Treasury Shares.

   1. Type of shares to be cancelled Common shares of the Company

   2. Number of shares to be cancelled 25,656,800 shares

      (Percentage of the total number of issued shares prior to cancellation: 6.59%)

   3. Number of total issued shares after the cancellation 363,902,636 shares

   4. Scheduled date of cancellation March 31, 2026

(For Reference)

1. Details of the resolution at the board of directors meeting held on May 13, 2025.

   1. Type of shares to be acquired Common shares of the Company

   2. Total number of shares to be acquired 12,000,000 shares (maximum)

      (3.27% of the total number of shares issued (excluding treasury shares))

   3. Total acquisition cost JPY 10 billion (maximum)

   4. Acquisition period From May 14, 2025 to March 31, 2026

   5. Method of acquisition Market purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Through a discretionary trading authorization agreement. (planned)

2. Details of cancellation of treasury shares resolved by the board of directors meeting held on November 13, 2025.

   1. Type of shares to be cancelled Common shares of the Company

   2. Total number of shares to be cancelled Total number of treasury shares acquired pursuant

      to the resolution of the board of directors on May 13, 2025, plus 17,000,000 shares.

   3. Scheduled date of the cancellation March 31, 2026