August 20, 2024

For Immediate Release
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Career Design Center Co., Ltd.
Hiromi Tada, Chairman and CEO(Securities code: 2410, TSE Prime Market)
Yutaka Nishiyama, Senior Managing Director
in charge of Corporate Planning(TEL: 03-3560-1601)

Notice of Change of Dividend Policy and Revision to Dividend Forecast (Dividend Increase)

Career Design Center Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today, itpassed a resolution regarding the change of the dividend policy and the (upward) revision of its dividend forecast announcedon November 8, 2023. Details are as follows.

1. Change of the dividend policy and the reason
The Company recognizes that returning profits to shareholders is an important issue. With this in mind, its basic
policy is to distribute profits in line with its operating results, comprehensively considering the enhancement ofretained earnings, its financial position and other matters.
The consolidated results for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 are expected to fall short of the consolidated
results forecasts announced on July 31, 2024. However, progress is being made almost as planned in the MediumTerm Management Plan "Beyond200" announced in November 2021, whose final year is the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2026. In addition, the Company will strengthen measures to improve sales in each business in the next
fiscal year. By doing so, it will again accelerate growth while also responding to the expectations of stakeholders,including its shareholders and investors. Meanwhile, the Company has been bolstering its financial foundation byincreasing its cash and deposits with a view toward responding to a range of business risks, such as changes fromeconomic crises as well as infectious disease pandemics.
Regarding the return of profits to shareholders, in consideration of situations such as these, previous dividend
payments included special dividends that were paid according to the situation in each fiscal year, in addition to theordinary dividends. Going forward, to clarify its stance on the return of profit to shareholders and to further enhance
its return of profit to shareholders, the Company has decided to set a standard payout ratio at 40% for ordinary
dividends alone, and it will continue to pay dividends in consideration of financial results trends, financial conditions
and other factors.
2. Revision to dividend forecast(1) Dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024
1st quarter-end

Dividend per share
2nd quarter-end 3rd quarter-end

Yen
－

Yen－

Yen
－

Revised forecast－－－

Results－

0.00－

Previous forecast(Announced November 8, 2023)(Reference) Results of previous
fiscal year
(Fiscal year ended September30, 2023)

－0.00

－

Year-end

Total

Yen

Yen80.00

80.00(Ordinary dividend80 yen)(Ordinary dividend
80 yen)

90.00

90.00

(Ordinary dividend
90 yen)(Ordinary dividend
90 yen)

－－

70.00

70.00

(Ordinary dividend
50 yen)(Special dividend
5 yen)(Commemorativedividend 15 yen)(Ordinary dividend
50 yen)(Special dividend
5 yen)(Commemorativedividend 15 yen)(2) Reason for the revision
Following the above change in the dividend policy, the Company will revise its year-end dividend forecast for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 to 90 yen per share (an ordinary dividend of 90 yen). Under the newdividend policy, the Company will continue to work as one to achieve high growth with a view toward theimprovement of financial results and the increase of dividends. The continued support of the Company's
stakeholders is appreciated.