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ULVAC’s Strategy

ULVAC’s Sustainable Management
The foundation of all business activities is the Basic Corporate Philosophy stating our aspiration: “tocontribute to the development of industries and science by comprehensively utilizing its vacuum andperipheral technologies.” We will work with our partners to pursue cutting-edge technology, and contribute tothe creation of a sustainable society with vacuum technology while fulfilling our social responsibility.

Basic Corporate Philosophy
The ULVAC Group aims to contribute to the development of industries andscience by comprehensively utilizing its vacuum and peripheral technologies
through the mutual cooperation and collaboration of the Group companies.

Materiality Identification Process

Identification Process
STEP 1

STEP 4

Our Goal for 2050

Environment

Vision 2032
Continue to be a “Field of Potentiality” for the Future

Materiality
Promotion of creation and co-creation of innovation with vacuum technology as the core
Development of diverse human resources and promotion of their advancement; cultivation ofresilient organizations
Respect for human rights and responsible conduct in the value chain
Contribution to a sustainable global environment

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Based on our goal for 2050 and Vision 2032, we organized the points of emphasis.
• Basic Corporate Philosophy and purpose, Business Philosophy, Employee Principle• Uniqueness that differentiates ULVAC• To enhance economic, social, and environmental value

Identify issues
Social Issues: We firstly exhaustively selected items from among the evaluation items of ESG evaluation organizations, non-financial
information disclosure standards*, and other requirements, and then, based on the points of emphasis, we shortlisted the items,
considering the degree of importance and the aspects that should be addressed from a long-term perspective in order to achieve our goals.

Business Issues: The secretariat of the Board of Directors played a central role in identifying ULVAC’s unique management issues.
In addition, at the Management Council on strategy, the awareness of issues at head office divisions was clarified and opportunities andrisks for business divisions were identified.

STEP 3

Human happiness

Organize points of emphasis*Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, ISO 26000 (Guidance on Social Responsibility), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure(TCFD), Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct, International Integrated Reporting Framework of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), Guidance for Integrated Corporate Disclosure andCompany-Investor Dialogues for Collaborative Value Creation (Guidance for Collaborative Value Creation) released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), etc.

The ULVAC Group strives to create economic, social, and environmental value
by comprehensively utilizing its vacuum and peripheral technologies.

Use the latest technological development to contribute to
the realization of a safe, secure, affluent and convenientsociety
Contribute to the creation of a society in which all people
can lead happy lives
Contribute to creation of an environmentally friendly andsustainable society

For details
Website >>Sustainability > ULVAC’s Sustainable Management> Materiality

In the process of identifying materiality, we conducted an internal review and had in-depth discussions as well as
dialogues with external directors, external experts, institutional investors, and others. Reflecting the suggestions
obtained, we considered materiality in a broader sense from the viewpoint of enhancement of corporate valueand have positioned materiality as “ULVAC’s unique management issues for realization of our goal for 2050 andVision 2032.”

Sustainability Policy

Economic growthand social abundance

Financial Data/
Corporate Information

Basic Approach

STEP 2

A company that utilizes vacuum technology to create value for the world with its
partners and continues to contribute to the future of people and the planet

Corporate
Governance

STEP 5Evaluate importanceIn evaluating importance, we evaluated and prioritized items based on the two axes of the “degree of importance for stakeholders” and the“degree of impact on ULVAC’s business,” and then considered whether the items have a significant impact over the long term.

Identify
A series of discussions were held at meetings attended by members of the Sustainability Promotion Committee, internal directors, andmanagers of head office divisions and business divisions. Following discussions under a company-wide cross-functional structure, based on
certain hypotheses, we had dialogues with external directors, institutional investors, experts, and others to confirm their expectations andrequests of the ULVAC Group and to organize the issues.

Determine
The Executive Officer in charge of sustainability who chairs the Sustainability Promotion Committee verified the appropriateness of themateriality evaluation process and analysis results. Then, after discussion at a meeting of the management team, the Board of Directors
deliberated and approved the items of materiality.

For details
Website >>Sustainability > ULVAC’s Sustainable Management> ULVAC’s SustainabilityPromotion Structure
We have established the Sustainable Management
Department, which reports directly to the President,
to promote sustainability initiatives throughout theGroup. The Sustainability Promotion Committee,
which meets twice a year, is attended by internal
directors, executive officers, and department heads.
The Committee sets sustainability targets, manages
progress, considers policies, and discusses initiatives
on key themes. Important matters are reported
and resolved as appropriate at the Management
Council, a body that deliberates on matters related toimportant business execution based on management
policies decided by the Board of Directors. Moreover,the Executive Officer in charge of sustainability
reports to the Board of Directors on the contentsof discussion by the Sustainability Promotion
Committee and the sustainability initiatives of theentire Group, so that the Board of Directors canaccurately grasp the status of business execution andsupervise it appropriately.

Promotion Structure
Board ofDirectors

Chief Responsible Officer: Chairman of the Board ofDirectors (President and Chief Executive Officer)

Supervise

Sustainability Promotion
Committee

ReportChairperson: Executive Officer incharge of sustainability

Supervise

ReportSustainable Management DepartmentReport

Instruct

Divisions of the Company

InstructGroup companies

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