The Company intends to appropriately distribute its corporate earnings based on the operating performance of the Group as a whole, and taking into consideration strategic growth investments, financial soundness, appropriate balance of return to shareholders and stable dividend payment. Regarding shareholder returns during the three-year period of our new medium-term management plan starting from FY2025, our policy is to "stable dividends with a target DOE (dividends on equity attributable to owners of the parent company) of approximately 3.5% and flexible share buybacks." Based on this policy, we will implement a stable dividend policy that is not affected by short-term profit fluctuations due to sudden changes in the environment.