(Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasuzumi Tanji) has announced that it has been selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to participate in theElectricity and Gas Price Dramatic Change Mitigation Measures ProjectWe are participating in the "Electricity and Gas Industry (EGX)" program, offering discounts from our customers' electricity and gas rates starting from the February 2023 rates (for use in January 2023).

September 21, 2024However, in accordance with the government policy in this project, we would like to inform you that the program will continue until June 2024 (for use in May 2024), and all measures have been completed.

As announced on July 22, 2024, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will provide emergency assistance to overcome the severe summer heat for the period from August to October 2024. For details, please contactthis way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)Please check from

<Overview
Discount period from February 2023 to June 2024*1
1 Discounted unit price varies depending on the period. Please see below for details.

■Discount Amount
Discounted unit price (including tax) for February to September 2023

Discounted unit price (including tax) for October 2023 to May 2024

Unit price discount for June 2024 (including tax)

■Discount Method
The applicable unit price will be discounted from the fuel cost adjustment unit price and the feedstock cost adjustment unit price to calculate the bill. However, for customers of the market-linked plan for business customers to which the fuel cost adjustment system and the feedstock cost adjustment system are not applied, a discount will be applied to the billed amount in proportion to the amount of usage.

Apology and Notice to Customers with Gas Contracts
The July 2024 bill did not include information regarding the June 2024 gas rate discount for this project. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to our customers. The discount has been correctly applied and there will be no change in the billed amount; please refer to Ricola for the details as you will be able to confirm the revised invoice with the additional information regarding the gas price discount for the Project on and after September 19, 2024.