Notice Regarding the Appointment of an Inspector for General meeting of Shareholders

Company name: JAPAN PURE CHEMICAL CO.,LTD.

Stock exchange listing: Tokyo

Stock code: 4973 URL https://www.netjpc.com

Representative: Representative Director and President Tomoyuki Kojima

June 17, 2025

Inquiries: Senior Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and Finance Division

Motoki Watanabe TEL +81-3-3550-1048

Notice Regarding the Appointment of an Inspector for the General Meeting of Shareholders

We hereby announce that the Company received a petition (hereinafter referred to as the "Petition") filed by a shareholder of the Company with the Tokyo District Court requesting the appointment of an inspector for the General Meeting of Shareholders, and that, on June 13, 2025, the Company received a decision dated the same day from the said court appointing the inspector.

1. Inspector

   Shinichiro Abe, Lawyer in Japan (Kasumigaseki International Law Office)

2. Reason for Appointment

   To investigate the procedures for convening the Company's 54th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 20, 2025, and the method of adopting resolutions.

3. Petitioner

   1. Name: HBIKI PATH VALUE FUND

   2. Principal place of business: 5th Floor, Anderson Square Building, 64 Shedden Road, Grand Cayman,

      KY1-1206, Cayman Islands

   3. Name and title of representative: Yuya Shimizu, Director

4. Date and time of the 54th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

5. Location of the 54th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders "Sakura" room, 4th floor, Hotel Metropolitan Tokyo Ikebukuro, 1-6-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo