October 5, 2021
SKYLARK HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Changing Take-out and Delivery Cutlery from Biomass Plastic toWooden Materials[86 tons of plastic products reduction]
SKYLARK HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Head Office: Musashino-shi, Tokyo; Chairman and CEO:
Makoto Tani; TSE First Section: Stock Code: 3197, “Skylark” hereafter) is announcing that it has
decided to sequentially replace biomass plastic with wooden cutlery (spoons, forks and knives)
for take-out and delivery service at all restaurants of the Skylark Group from January 2022 andwill continue to promote business activities to reduce its environmental impacts.

Skylark Group’s Environmental Management Targets

CO2 emissions

Disposable
plastic usage

By 2030

By 2050

25% reduction compared to 2018
(More than 1% in CO2 emissions per million yen of sales/annual average)

Reduce CO2 emissions tovirtually zero

By 2026

By 2030

50% reduction from 2020
Increase the ratio of environmentally friendly
materials to 50%

Reduce the percentage of
petroleum-based plastics to zero

Estimated Effects of Switching to Wooden Cutlery
・75% reduction in the use of disposable biomass plastic cutlery in 2022 compared to 2020
・Reduce plastic usage by 86 tons

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Specifications
Wooden spoons, forks, and knives in paper packaging, provided to customers who wish to use
themSchedule
From January 2022, sequential switchover at approximately 3,000 stores of Skylark Group

History of Plastic Usage Reduction Initiatives
Elimination ofPlastic Straws

Take-out andDelivery Plastic
Bag Switching

Take-out andDelivery Cutlery
Switching

Switching to paper forpackaging of bamboo
disposable chopsticks

Take-out and Delivery
Container Packaging
Switching

End of July 2019
All Group storescompletedDecember 2019

February 2020

August 2020

September 2020

Biomass straws
available uponrequest.

Switching frompetroleum-based
plastics to plantbased plastics

Switching frompetroleum-based
plastics to plantbased biomass
plastics*.

Bamboo Disposable
Chopsticks
Packaging fromplastic to paper

Some packaging
materials have beenswitched to materials
containing 50% ormore talc (synovialstone).

(Announced inAugust 2018)*From July 2021～
Changed the system to provide only to those who need it whenordering TO or home delivery.

The Skylark Group has positioned contributing to the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
through its business as an important management issue, and has established the Sustainability
Committee and has been implementing various cross-divisional initiatives. In the future, we willcontinue to contribute to local communities by providing safe and secure food, and we will also
actively work to preserve the global environment.

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【Company Information】
Company Name：SKYLARK HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Representative：Makoto Tani, Chairman, President & CEO

Business Activities：Food services and related businesses

Listed Market：First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange （TSE code 3197）

Group Stores：3,108 stores including overseas location （as of September 312021）[Press Inquiries]
Public Relations, SKYLARK HOLDINGS, CO.LTD.
TEL：0422-37-5310 E-MAIL: pr@skylark.co.jp

The purpose of this release is to provide stakeholders with information on our products and services, etc., and not to solicit
investment in our shares. Investment decisions should be made at the discretion of the individual. The Company reserves theright to discontinue or change the provision of services without notice.

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