Japan Exchange : Jan. 30, 2023JPXDisclosure Decision on Matters Regarding Acquisition of Own Shares and Revision to Dividend Forecast

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January 30, 2023

Company Name: Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

Name of Representative: Kiyota Akira,

Director & Representative Executive Officer, Group CEO

(Code No.: 8697, TSE Prime)

Inquiries: Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

(TEL: [phone])

Decision on Matters Regarding Acquisition of Own Shares

(based on Provisions of the Articles of Incorporation

Pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act) and

Revision to Dividend Forecast

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) reached a resolution in its Board of Directors meeting, held on January 30, 2023, on matters regarding acquisition of own shares in accordance with the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation and Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act.

In addition, JPX has decided to revise its year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, originally released on April 26, 2022.

Details on the above are as follows.

1. Acquisition of Own Shares

1. Reason for Acquiring Own Shares
   To enhance shareholder returns by implementing an agile and flexible capital policy
2. Matters Pertaining to Acquisition

1. Classification of Shares to be Acquired
2. Total No. of Shares to be Acquired
3. Total Value of Shares to be Acquired
4. Acquisition Period
5. Acquisition Method

Common shares

20,000,000 shares (maximum)

(3.8% of total no. of issued shares (excluding treasury shares)) JPY 20 billion (maximum)

January 31, 2023 - July 27, 2023

(Excluding the period from May 1, 2023 to May 17, 2023 and the last five business days of each accounting period (including quarters))

Purchase on the market of Tokyo Stock Exchange

(Reference) No. of treasury shares as of December 31, 2022
Total no. of issued shares (excluding treasury shares)	526,717,398 shares
No. of treasury shares	1,861,043 shares

2. Revision to Dividend Forecast

JPX marked the 10th anniversary of its establishment on January 1, 2023.

As such, in order to express its gratitude to shareholders for their continued support, for the year-end dividend with the record date of March 31, 2023, JPX has decided to pay a commemorative dividend of JPY 10 per share.

As a result, the year-end dividend per share with the record date of March 31, 2023 will be JPY 36 (ordinary dividend of JPY 26 plus commemorative dividend of JPY 10). The dividend payment will be made after it is formally decided at the Board of Directors meeting to be held in May 2023.

		Dividend per share
	Second quarter	Year-end	Annual
Previous forecast	JPY 26.00	JPY 52.00
Revised forecast	JPY 36.00	JPY 62.00
(Ordinary JPY 26.00)	(Ordinary JPY 52.00)
		(Commemorative JPY 10.00)	(Commemorative JPY 10.00)
Actual (for	fiscal
year ended	JPY 26.00
March 31, 2023)
Actual (for	fiscal	JPY 46.00	JPY 72.00
year ended	JPY 26.00
(Ordinary JPY 31.00)	(Ordinary JPY 57.00)
March 31, 2022)
(Special JPY 15.00)	(Special JPY 15.00)

Note on Forward-looking Statements

This material contains earnings forecasts, projections, and other forward-looking statements, which are based on available information and certain assumptions that are considered reasonable at the time of preparation. Various factors may cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed in these forward-looking statements.

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