September 17, 2024

Notice Regarding Participation in TNFD Forumand Registration as a TNFD Adopter
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (President CEO: Toshihiko Hamada, hereinafterreferred to as NSHD), in support of the principles of the Taskforce on Nature-related
Financial Disclosers (TNFD*1), has decided to participate in the TNFD Forum*2 andregistered as a TNFD Adopter*3 in August 2024. NSHD is the first company in theindustrial gas industry to register as a TNFD Adopter.

Having established as a framework following the Task Force on Climate-related FinancialDisclosures (TCFD), the TNFD is a task force to promote and assess disclosure ofbusiness risks and opportunities related to natural capital and biodiversity. The TNFD
also promotes the development of a disclosure framework for nature-related risks, withthe aim of shifting to a "nature positive" approach, which will halt and reverse natureloss and contribute to nature-positive outcomes.
In 2021, NSHD formulated the Nippon Sanso Holdings Group Environmental Policy,
which sets forth our commitment to reduce environmental impact through ourproducts, services, and business activities. We have also positioned "preservation ofbiodiversity" as a key aspect in our materiality and have been working to conserve thenatural environment and biodiversity. We will continue to analyze and examine ourinformation disclosure in line with the TNFD's information disclosure framework topromote our measures for the preservation of biodiversity.
The NSHD Group will keep its efforts in making contribution to a sustainable society byproviding values to customers and society while taking the global environment intoconsideration and working to solve social issues.
*1. TNFD: An international initiative established in June 2021 to appropriately assessand disclose how companies and organizations depend on and give impact onnature’s assets and biodiversity in their business activities.
*2. TNFD Forum: A network in which companies and organizations with expertise in awide range of fields participate and support the construction of an information
disclosure framework based on TNFD.

1*3. TNFD Adopter: A company or organization that has registered its intention, on theTNFD Website, to make public disclose aligned with the TNFD Recommendations
issued in September 2023. Registered companies and organizations need to makedisclosures in line with the TNFD Recommendations in respect of their fiscal year of2024 or 2025.

The Nippon Sanso Holdings Group is the world's fourth-largest supplier of industrial, electronic, and medical gases,
operating in four geographic regions - Japan, U.S., Europe and Asia & Oceania - covering over 30 countries andregions. In addition, the Thermos business supplies THERMOS branded products to more than 120 countries
worldwide. Since its foundation as Nippon Sanso Ltd. in 1910, the group stands for creating social value throughinnovative gas solutions that increase industrial productivity, enhance human well-being and contribute to a moresustainable future. With more than 19,000 employees, together, we are “The Gas Professionals” and we all have thesame goal: “Making life better through gas technology”

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Important Notice – Trading of Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation Common Stock, Disclaimer Regarding
Unsponsored American Depository Receipts
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation ("NSHD”) encourages anyone interested in buying or selling its common stock todo so on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, which is where its common stock is listed and primarily trades. NSHD’s
disclosures are not intended to facilitate trades in, and should not be relied on for decisions to trade, unsponsoredAmerican Depository Receipts (“ADRs”).
NSHD has not and does not participate in, support, encourage, or otherwise consent to the creation of any
unsponsored ADR programs or the issuance or trading of any ADRs issued thereunder in respect of its common stock.
NSHD does not represent to any ADR holder, bank or depositary institution, nor should any such person or entity
form the belief, that (i) NSHD has any reporting obligations within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Exchange Actof 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or (ii) NSHD’s website will contain on an ongoing basis all information necessary for NSHD
to maintain an exemption from registering its common stock under the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)thereunder.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, NSHD and its affiliates disclaim any responsibility or liability toADR holders, banks, depositary institutions, or any other entities or individuals in connection with any unsponsored
ADRs representing its common stock.

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