2023 ANNUAL REPORT

WHO WE ARE

OUR VISION

HIGHLIGHTS

BUSINESS

CORPORATE

GOVERNANCE

DATA

Preparation of the Annual Report and Positioning of the Audit

The Consolidated Financial Statements in this annual report were extracted from the financial conditions, including the Consolidated Financial Statements, described in the 29th Yukashoken Hokokusho,* which was based on the audit carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC. While part of the layout has been changed, every effort was made in the preparation of this annual report to ensure there were no discrepancies between the annual report and the content of the Yukashoken Hokokusho.

Please note that neither the Japanese nor English annual report were included in the scope of the audit carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC.

*An official document Japanese companies must prepare each fiscal year to comply with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.