Kokuyo Co., Ltd. provided dividend guidance for the fiscal year 2021. The dividend forecast for the full year is expected to increase from the initial forecast and should achieve a dividend payout ratio of 40%. With regard to the dividend amount, they plan to pay an annual dividend of JPY 43 per share in order to achieve the dividend payout ratio of 40%, which was initially set in the second medium-term management plan, and to increase the dividend compared to the previous fiscal year and also up from the initial forecast.