[Note : This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purpose only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.]
To whom it may concern:
August 7, 2026
Company Name: HORIBA, Ltd.
Representative: Masayuki Adachi,
President
(Securities code: 6856, Prime of Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Contact: Aiji Horii, Department Manager of General Affairs Department
Telephone Number: (81)75-313-8121
Notice Regarding Interim Dividend for FY 2026 and Amendments to Dividend Forecasts for FY 2026
HORIBA, Ltd. (hereinafter the Company) hereby announces that, at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 7, 2026, it resolved to pay an interim dividend from retained earnings with a record date of June 30, 2026 as stated below, and to revise its dividend forecast for FY2026, previously announced on May 14, 2026.
Details of the Dividends (Interim)
Items Decided
Latest Dividend Forecast (As of May 14, 2026)
Previous Year's Dividend (Six Months Ended
June 30, 2025)
Record Date
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026
June 30, 2025
Dividend per Share
150 yen
150 yen
80 yen
Total Dividend Payment
6,303 million yen
-
3,359 million yen
Effective Date
August 31, 2026
-
September 1, 2025
Source
Retained earnings
-
Retained earnings
Amendments to Dividend Forecasts for FY2026
Amount: Yen
Annual Dividend per Share
Record Date
Interim
Year-end
Total
Previous Forecasts (As of May 14, 2026)
150
340
490
Revised Forecasts
640
(Ordinary dividend:210) (Special dividend:190) (Commemorative dividend:240)
790
(Ordinary dividend:360) (Special dividend:190) (Commemorative dividend:240)
Results for FY2026
150
(Reference) Results for FY2025
80
370
450
Reasons for the Amendments
The Company's shareholder return policy is targeting a dividend payout ratio at 30% of consolidated net income attributable to HORIBA Ltd.'s shareholders, while special dividend and share buybacks will be executed timely and properly, taking into account investment opportunities, cash flow situation and other factors.
In May 2026, the Company's market capitalization exceeded 1 trillion yen. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our shareholders and other stakeholders for their generous support, which has made this milestone possible. Accordingly, we have decided to pay a commemorative dividend of 240 yen per share, totaling approximately 10 billion yen, in commemoration of the milestone of the Company's market capitalization exceeding 1 trillion yen and to express our appreciation for our shareholders' continued support. In addition, considering the revised consolidated earnings forecasts for FY2026, the Company has amended the annual forecast for the ordinary dividend increasing by 60 yen to 360 yen per share.
As a result, we have revised our annual dividend forecast upward by 300 yen per share from the previous forecast to 790 yen per share, comprising an interim dividend of 150 yen per share and a year-end dividend of 640 yen per share.
Others (Revision of Shareholder Return Policy)
At the Board of Directors meeting held on the same day, the Company resolved to revise its shareholder return policy, effective from the fiscal year ending December 2027, from "targeting a dividend payout ratio at 30% of consolidated net income attributable to HORIBA Ltd.'s shareholders, while special dividend and share buybacks will be executed timely and properly, taking into account investment opportunities, cash flow situation and other factors" to "targeting a dividend payout ratio at 40% of consolidated net income attributable to HORIBA Ltd.'s shareholders, while special dividend and share buybacks will be executed timely and properly, taking into account investment opportunities, cash flow situation and other factors".