Hitachi, Ltd.

<h3>3. Dividend Policy</h3>
The Company considers returning profits to shareholders through improving long-term corporate value and implementing dividends and share buybacks as an important management priority.
Regarding dividends, the Company maintains a policy of implementing them on a stable basis while securing necessary funds for investments and other purposes. Dividend decisions are made by comprehensively considering business performance, financial condition, dividend payout ratio, and other factors.
Share buybacks are also implemented flexibly in response to capital requirements and management environment.
Retained earnings are allocated to M&A, research and development, and capital expenditures based on medium- to long-term management strategy to secure competitive advantage and drive growth as a global company.
Based on the above policy, the dividend per share for this fiscal year was 43 yen annually. Specifically, at the Board of Directors meeting held on October 30, 2024, an interim dividend of 21 yen per share was approved, with a total amount of 96,545 million yen. Additionally, at the Board of Directors meeting held on May 13, 2025, a year-end dividend of 22 yen per share was approved, with a total amount of 100,713 million yen.

We consider enhancing long-term corporate value and returning profits to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks as important management priorities. Our dividend policy aims to provide stable returns while securing necessary funds for investments. We determine dividends by comprehensively considering business performance, financial condition, dividend payout ratio, and other factors. We allocate retained earnings to M&A, research and development, and capital expenditures based on our medium to long-term management strategy. We implement share buybacks flexibly in response to funding needs and changes in the business environment.

Fiscal Year	Type	Interim	Year-End	Total	Payout Ratio
FY2026	Forecast(2025/04/28)	23	-	-	-
FY2025	Actual(2025/04/28)	21	22	43	32.0%
FY2024	Actual(2024/04/26)	80	100	180	28.3%
FY2023	Actual(2023/04/27)	70	75	145	21.0%
FY2022	Actual(2022/04/28)	60	65	125	20.7%
FY2021	Actual(2021/04/28)	50	55	105	20.2%
FY2020	Actual(2020/10/28)	45	50	95	-

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