Tamron Co. Ltd. announced that at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 8, 2024, it has decided to change the policy on distribution of profits. Details are as follows.

1. Reason for Change: The Company will change the profit distribution policy for the purpose of further increasing its corporate value by stepping up the distribution of profits to shareholders and adopting a more flexible capital policy, including share buybacks. Before change: The Company's basic profit allocation policy is to continue to allocate profits to shareholders in a stable manner by taking into account R&D and capital investment in an effort to strengthen its management structure and develop new businesses based on a long- term view, and by endeavoring to allocate profits based on business performance with a focus on continuous profit distribution with the payout ratio of approximately 35%. After change: The Company will continue to pay dividends with a payout ratio of approximately 40% by taking into account R&D and capital investment in an effort to strengthen its management structure and develop new businesses based on a long-term view, and by endeavoring to allocate profits based on business performance.

The Company will focus on continuous profit allocation to shareholders in a stable manner, and the minimum annual dividend per share will be 100 yen. In addition to dividends, the Company will also carry out flexible share buybacks with a total return ratio of approximately 60% in order to further enhance the shareholder returns. The change will apply from the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.