■Shareholder return policy

CRI Middleware (3698) believes that business expansion and improvement in corporate value are the greatest return of profits to shareholders. The policy is to determine dividends from surplus funds using a consolidated dividend ratio of 30% as a guide after comprehensively considering the balance between growth investment and shareholder returns. Also, based on the provisions of Section 459 (1) of the Companies Act, the Articles of Incorporation stipulate that surplus dividends can be paid with a resolution of the board of directors, and that the record date for year-end dividends is 9/30 every year, and that the reference date for interim dividends is 3/31 every year, except when otherwise stipulated by law. Based on the above policies and performance, the dividend per share for the fiscal year ending 2024/9 was increased by 5.0 yen from the initial forecast to 20.0 yen per share. The dividend per share for the fiscal year ending 2025/9 is planned to be 20.0 yen.

(Written by FISCO Visiting Analyst Miyata Hitomitsu)