Hokkaido Soda Co.,Ltd.

<p style="page-break-before:always; line-height:0.75pt; width:100%; font-size:0.75pt;"> </p>
<h3 class="smt_head2">3 [Dividend Policy]</h3><p class="smt_text2" style="orphans:0;widows:0;text-align:justify;padding-left:13.5pt;padding-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:9pt;font-family:'ＭＳ 明朝';letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:15pt;">The Company considers dividend payments to shareholders a top priority and is committed to providing stable dividends while taking business performance into account.</p><p class="smt_text2" style="orphans:0;widows:0;text-align:justify;padding-left:13.5pt;padding-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:9pt;font-family:'ＭＳ 明朝';letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:15pt;">The Company's basic policy is to pay surplus dividends once per fiscal year as a year-end dividend, with the decision made by the shareholders' meeting.</p><p class="smt_text2" style="orphans:0;widows:0;text-align:justify;padding-left:13.5pt;padding-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:9pt;font-family:'ＭＳ 明朝';letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:15pt;">For the current fiscal year, the Company has decided to pay a dividend of 6,000 yen per share in accordance with the above policy. This results in a dividend payout ratio of 42.7% for the fiscal year.</p><p class="smt_text2" style="orphans:0;widows:0;text-align:justify;padding-left:13.5pt;padding-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:9pt;font-family:'ＭＳ 明朝';letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:15pt;">Retained earnings will be used to strengthen the management foundation and support business development, with the aim of securing shareholders' interests in the future.</p><p class="smt_text2" style="orphans:0;widows:0;text-align:justify;padding-left:13.5pt;padding-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:9pt;font-family:'ＭＳ 明朝';letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:15pt;">The Company's Articles of Incorporation provide that interim dividends may be paid by board resolution with June 30 as the record date each year.</p><p class="smt_text2" style="orphans:0;widows:0;text-align:justify;padding-left:13.5pt;padding-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:9pt;font-family:'ＭＳ 明朝';letter-spacing:0pt;line-height:15pt;">The surplus dividend for the current fiscal year is as follows.</p><p class="smt_unitR" style="orphans:0;widows:0;"> </p>
<div class="tbld" style="text-align:left;">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:solid 0pt #000000;width:477.7pt;table-layout:fixed;" class="align_left">
<colgroup>
<col style="width:159.2pt;min-width:159.2pt;"/>
<col style="width:159.2pt;min-width:159.2pt;"/>
<col style="width:159.3pt;min-width:159.3pt;"/>
</colgroup>
<tr style="height:22.7pt;min-height:22.7pt;">
<td valign="middle" style="vertical-align:middle;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0.75pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.75pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0.75pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0.75pt;overflow:hidden;"><p class="smt_tblC" style="orphans:0;widows:0;">Resolution Date</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" style="vertical-align:middle;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0.75pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.75pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0.75pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0.75pt;overflow:hidden;"><p class="smt_tblC" style="orphans:0;widows:0;">Total Dividend Amount (Thousands of Yen)</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" style="vertical-align:middle;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0.75pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.75pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0.75pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0.75pt;overflow:hidden;"><p class="smt_tblC" style="orphans:0;widows:0;">Dividend per Share (Yen)</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:22.7pt;min-height:22.7pt;">
<td valign="middle" style="vertical-align:middle;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0.75pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.75pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0.75pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0.75pt;overflow:hidden;"><p class="smt_tblC" style="orphans:0;widows:0;">March 24, 2025<br/>Annual Shareholders' Meeting Resolution</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" style="vertical-align:middle;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0.75pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.75pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0.75pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0.75pt;overflow:hidden;"><p class="smt_tblL" style="orphans:0;widows:0;text-align:right;">243,996</p>
</td>
<td valign="middle" style="vertical-align:middle;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:0.75pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:0.75pt;border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:0.75pt;border-right-style:solid;border-right-width:0.75pt;overflow:hidden;"><p class="smt_tblR" style="orphans:0;widows:0;">6,000</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table><p style="clear:both; line-height:0.75pt; width:100%; font-size:0.75pt;"> </p>
</div><p class="smt_text6" style="orphans:0;widows:0;"> </p>

<p>Our basic policy is to pay dividends on a stable basis while taking business performance into account, with year-end dividends paid once annually as standard. We retain earnings to strengthen our management foundation and support business development, thereby securing shareholder value for the future.</p>

Hokkaido Soda Co.,Ltd. (E00773) Dividends

Dividend Policy

Dividend per Share

Payout Ratio

Dividend Yield

Dividend History (Forecasts, Revisions, Actuals)