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May 10, 2024

News Release

Company Name:

GLORY LTD.

Representative:

Akihiro Harada, President

Headquarters:

3-1, Shimoteno 1-chome, Himeji,

Hyogo, JAPAN

Securities Code:

6457

Stock Exchange:

Tokyo (Prime)

Accounting Term:

March

Establishment of the 2026 Medium-Term Management Plan

GLORY LTD. (the "Company") hereby announces the establishment of the 2026 Medium-Term Management Plan (the "Plan") for the three-year period from FY2024 to FY2026.

This period is the third step towards achieving our Long-Term Vision, and the Company marks the time to start harvesting the business that we have been seeded and nurtured.

Under the concept of "GLORY TRANSFORMATION 2026 -Shape the future with GLORY-", The Company aim to drive customers' Digital Transformation (DX) with best-in-class products and software platforms combined. In the new business domain, the Company will establish KIOSK and DMP businesses especially for food and beverage market as new pillars of revenue by maximizing synergies with companies acquired and concluded capital and business alliances, while also strive to further increase profitability in the core business. Furthermore, by implementing these business strategies and enhancing shareholder returns, the Company will strive to achieve a PBR 1.0 or more.

For details of the Plan, please refer to the attached document.

1. Concept - Where we are in the Long-Term Vision

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2. FY2026 Financial Target

3. Shareholder Returns

In the three fiscal years of the Plan (from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027), which began in April 2024, in addition to following the Company's basic policy of "continuing stable dividends while investing in future business growth and maintaining financial strength," we have set a target of "progressive dividends, based on the annual dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 (annual dividend of ¥106 per share), and dividends on shareholders' equity (DOE) of 3% or more" and aim to increase dividends in a stable and continuous manner.

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About GLORY LTD.

GLORY LTD., headquartered in Himeji, Japan, is a pioneer in the development and manufacture of cash handling machines and systems. GLORY provides a variety of products built on its leading-edge recognition/identification and mechatronics technology, such as cash handling machines, cash management systems, vending machines, and automatic service equipment. Committed to meeting society's wide-ranging needs, GLORY serves the financial, retail, vending machine, amusement and gaming industries in more than 100 countries. For more information, please visit GLORY Group website at https://corporate.glory-global.com/.

Contact:

Shigenobu Nishida

General Manager

Corporate Communications Department

Management Strategy Headquarters

Tel: +81-79-297-3131

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  1. 2023 Medium-Term Management Plan Summary
  2. Financial Target
  3. Concept & Basic Policies
  4. Business Strategies
  1. Overall Strategies
  1. Target Markets (Retail, Financial, and F&B)

5. Business Foundation Strategies

  1. DX Strategies
  1. HR Strategies
  1. Capital & Financial Strategies IV. Climate Initiatives
  1. Risk Management

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  1. 2023 Medium-Term Management Plan Summary
  2. Financial Target
  3. Concept & Basic Policies
  4. Business Strategies
  1. Overall Strategies
  1. Target Markets (Retail, Financial, and F&B)

5. Business Foundation Strategies

  1. DX Strategies
  1. HR Strategies
  1. Capital & Financial Strategies IV. Climate Initiatives
  1. Risk Management

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FY2021-2022: Large drop in profit due to Covid-19 pandemic and shortage of semiconductors etc.

FY2023: Sales, operating profit, and ROE all exceeded the targets.

FY2023 (Billion Yen)

Net Sales & Operating Profit (FY2015 - FY2023)

(Billion Yen)

Net Sales

Net Sales

400

Net Sales

Operating Profit

Operating Profit

ROE

(Overall)

(New Business Domain)

Before goodwill amortization

Before goodwill amortization

Result 372.5

Result 36.0

300

256

373

59

80

60

227

227

236

227

Plan

300

Plan

40

223

224

217

200

51

40

Operating Profit

After

Before

goodwill amortization

goodwill amortization

Result

51.3

58.8

Plan

30

35

ROE

After

Before

goodwill amortization

goodwill amortization

Result 14.1

17.7

Plan

9.5

12.0

26

24

24

24

14.1%

22

21

20

21

20

18

19

20

100

14

15

6.5%

10

5.4%

5.3%

7

4.5%

4.5%

3.0%

3.2%

1

0

0

FY2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Covid-19 pandemic

-4.8%

Shortage of semiconductors etc.

Soaring parts prices

Embezzlement at domestic subsidiary

Topics

Termination of ERP deployment

Security incident

New coin/banknote issuance

M&As (Acrelec, Revolution, Flooid)

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Offset the decline in operating cashflow with cash on hand and external funding to enable well-planned shareholder returns

and strategic investment.

Cash Allocation (Plan)

(Billion Yen)

Cash Allocation (Result)

Cash Inflow

Cash Outflow

Results vs. Plans

(Billion Yen)

Cash on hand

33

Repayment

Sales cashflow

- 37

Cash Inflow

Cash Outflow

*Allocate working capital larger than surplus cash on hand

24

• Significantly lower due to a drop in earnings

caused by COVID-19 pandemic and parts

Cash on hand 5

Operating cashflow

70

External funding

40

Repayment

15

CAPEX

30

Shareholder

returns

25

Strategic

investment

45

Cash on hand 5

CAPEX

Operating

25

cashflow

33

Shareholder

returns

24

External funding

71Strategic investment

69

shortage

External funding

+31

  • Significantly higher due to increased operating capital and strategic investment, and decreased sales cashflow

Strategic investment +24

  • Significantly higher due to strategic M&As and capital / business alliances to execute business strategies

115

142

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  • Accelerate business growth to develop "next generation"
  • 2020 MTP and 2023 MTP focused on strategic investment and business alliances in the Retail, F&B (Food & Beverage), and Financial markets. Business expanded in the areas compatible with Glory's core businesses using well-established customer channels.
  • Next-generationF&B and DMP* businesses identified as promising (e.g., Acrelec), although sales target not achieved in New Business Domain.

*DMP (Data Management Platform): Platform used for data-oriented services. It gathers and accumulates online/offline data e.g., customer behavior to be used for efficient advertising etc.

2020 MTP

2023 MTP

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

Net Sales

(New Business Domain)

FY2023(Billion Yen)

(BillionResultYen)36.0 Plan 40.0

40

36

3025

24

20

13

10

3

0

FY2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Additional capital was invested in FY2022.

Additional capital was invested in FY2021.

F&B

Expanded solution businesses with Acrelec

(kiosks) and SHOWCASE GIG

Expanded software solution businesses

Retail

through acquisitions and business alliances

which brought in expertise in retail solutions

Developed new solutions and started

Financial

shared service businesses to accelerate in-

store self-service operations

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  • Maximize core business profits by innovation
  • Retail market sales increased, supported by opportunities gained with leading global retailers.
  • Developed stable revenue streams from service contracts gained through enhanced global service functions.

Net Sales (Retail)

Net Sales (Recurring-Revenue Business)

(Billion Yen)

Incl. Retail & Transportation Market (domestic) and overseas retail market

400

Excl. Acrelec sales

80%

60%

(Billion Yen)

Domestic & Overseas

400

80%

60%

300

33%

34%

29%

38%

41%

39%

40%

20%

300

35%

38%

38%

43%

46%

Sales40%of new

34% banknote work

(Temporary)

20%

200

0%

200

0%

-20%

-20%

100

-40%

100

-40%

104

146

-60%

98

118

127

69

74

74

86

83

85

83

-60%

0

-80%

0

-80%

FY2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

FY2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Retail

Financial

F&B(Acrelec)

Recurring

Non-recurring

Recurring revenue

Amusement

Others

Retail sales ratio

Excluding the sales associated with new coin/banknote issuance

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  • Maximize core business profits by innovation

Overseas Business

Domestic Business

Retail market sales increased, supported by opportunities

Record-high net sales in FY2023, supported by machine replacement

gained with leading global retailers

and software modifications associated with new banknote issuance in

Japan, as well as by strong sales in amusement market

Net Sales

72

Net Sales

187

Overseas Retail Market

Non-Product

by Business Segment

6

(Billion Yen)

Product

Others

(Billion Yen)

28

59

Amusement Market

133

Retail & Transportation Market

Financial Market

3

121

113

21

5

75

3

39

99

100

21

11

3

3

52

12

15

25

53

49

22

48

46

17

78

57

50

42

36

37

FY2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

FY2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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