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September 8, 2023 》 Click here for the PDF version. Artner Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) hereby notifies that on September 8, 2023, the Board of Directors resolved to distribute dividends of surplus with a record date of July 31, 2023, as follows: 1. Details of dividends

	Decided amount	Latest dividend forecast (announced on March 14, 2023)	Previous result (fiscal year ended January 31, 2023 – interim dividend)
Record date	July 31, 2023	Same as left	July 31, 2022
Dividend per share	¥37.50	¥32.00	¥20.00
Total amount of dividends	¥398 million	–	¥212 million
Effective date	October 6, 2023	–	October 7, 2022
Source of funds for dividends	Retained earnings	–	Retained earnings

2. Reason The Company comprehensively considers future business developments, earnings, the management environment, as well as the strengthening of its management foundations, and positions the supply of stable dividends to its shareholders as a top-priority management task. Accordingly, we have agreed to consider a payout ratio based on 50%. In respect of interim dividends for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, based on the above policy and as a result of comprehensively considering our performance and other factors, we have decided to increase the price of the initial forecast by ¥5.50, making it ¥37.50 per share. Reference: Breakdown of annual dividends

	Dividend per share
Record date	Second quarter-end	Fiscal year-end	Annual
Dividend forecast		¥32.00	¥69.50
Result	¥37.50
Results in previous period (fiscal year ended January 31, 2023)	¥20.00	¥40.00 (Ordinary dividend: ¥23.00) (Commemorative dividend: ¥17.00)	¥60.00 (Ordinary dividend: ¥43.00) (Commemorative dividend: ¥17.00)