Provisional Decision on Final Dividend for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026

(Press release on March 18, 2026) (English translation for reference purposes only)

Listed on: Tokyo Stock Exchange (Prime Section) (Stock code: 8624) President & Representative Executive Officer: Mr. Hirofumi Tamada Enquiry to: Mr. Takatoshi Kawai, Manager of Public Relations

Tel: 03-4346-4512

The Board of Directors of Ichiyoshi Securities Co., Ltd. (the Company) at its meeting today on March 18, 2026, provisionally decided on the amount of the final dividend per share (consisting of the final regular dividend and the commemorative dividend for 75th anniverasy of founding) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 payable to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2026.

Final decision on the amount of the final dividend per share will be formally made at the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held in the latter half of May 2026.

1. Provisionally-decided amount of final dividend per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026:

   58.00 yen per share (the sum of the final regular dividend of 48.00 yen and the commemorative dividend of 10.00 yen)

2. Dividend policy:

   An amount of (regular) dividend per share will be equal to the higher of approximately 50% of consolidated earnings per share (namely, the payout ratio of approximately 50%) or approximately 2% of consolidated shareholders' equity per share (namely, the DOE of approximately 2%), both calculated semi-annually.

   The provisionally-decided amount of final regular dividend of 48.00 yen per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, is based on the payout ratio of approximately 50%.

3. Policy for commemorative dividends for 75th anniversary of founding:

The Company reached its 75th anniversary of founding on August 18, 2025. In order to commemorate the anniversary and express its appreciation to shareholders for their constant support, the Company resolved to pay the commemorative dividends, in addition to regular dividends, as follows:

10.00 yen per share payable to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2025, and

10.00 yen per share payable to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2026,

amounting to an annual total of 20.00 yen.

(Reference)

The following table shows the record of dividend payments per share

*These figures are provisional and subject to finalization.

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