Kanematsu : Notice Concerning Revision to Year-end Dividend Forecast (Dividend Increase) TSE

May 8, 2026

Company name: Kanematsu Corporation Representative: Yoshiya Miyabe, President

(Securities Code: 8020,

Prime Market, Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Inquiries: Miho Kondo, Manager, Investor Relations Section (Telephone: +81-03-6747-5000)

Kanematsu Corporation (the "Company") hereby announces that, at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 8, 2026, it resolved to revise its year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, as described below.

1. Details of Revision to Year-end Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026

   	Annual Dividends per Share (Yen)
   	End of 2nd Quarter	Year-end	Total
   Previous forecast [Pre-stock split basis]	57.50 yen	31.25 yen [62.50 yen]	-[120.00 yen]
   Revised forecast [Pre-stock split basis]		34.25 yen [68.50 yen]	-[126.00 yen]
   Actual results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026	57.50 yen
   Actual results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025	52.50 yen	52.50 yen	105.00 yen

   Note: The Company conducted a 2-for-1 stock split of its common shares on January 1, 2026. The previous and revised forecasts for the year-end dividend are presented both on a post-stock split basis and on a pre-stock split basis.

2. Reason for the Revision

The Company recognizes the return of profits to shareholders as one of its key management priorities. Its basic policy is to distribute profits supported by business performance, while maintaining an appropriate balance with internal reserves for future growth investments.

Under its Medium-Term Management Plan "integration 1.1," the Company has adopted a progressive dividend policy as its basic policy. The Company aims for a dividend payout ratio, or a total return ratio, of 30% to 35%, and intends to increase dividends in line with growth in profit for the year.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, as business performance exceeded the forecast, the Company has decided to increase its year-end dividend forecast by ¥3.00 from the previous forecast, to ¥34.25 per share. As a result, the annual dividend per share is expected to be ¥63.00 on a post-stock split basis, equivalent to ¥126.00 on a pre-stock split basis. The dividend payout ratio is expected to be 32.2%.