FY2021
Results for Shareholder Survey

Intended respondents:  All 47,486 shareholders (as of March 31, 2021)

Method:  Survey postcards were enclosed in dividend documents sent to shareholders (shipped on June 17, 2021).

Period:  June 17 to July 21, 2021

Number of postcards collected:  3,389

Response rate:  7.1%

Results for Small Group Meetings with Individual Shareholders

Period:  February 15 to March 11, 2022

Duration:  30 to 90 minutes, depending on the number of participants at each session

Format:  Online via Google Meet

Total number of participants:  26 (12 meetings in total with 1 to 3 participants each)

Total number of shareholders willing to participate: 691 (The number of respondents who showed their willingness to join in the meetings out of 3,389 respondents to the Shareholder Survey conducted from June to July, 2021)

We contacted mainly those who made free-text comments in the survey, ensuring not to create an imbalance in terms of age, gender, and region.