Ichiyoshi Securities Co., Ltd. at its board meeting held on September 20, 2023 provisionally decided on an amount of semi-annual dividend per share payable to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2023 as detailed below. Final decision on the amount of the semi-annual dividend will be made by the Board of Directors when it meets in the latter half of October to finalize the Company's business result for the first two quarters of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. Provisionally-decided amount of semi-annual dividend: JPY 17 per share.