There are various factors spanning from the company, industry, and economy that affect our operating profits.

That is why it is difficult to define the relationship of oil prices and our operating profits in a simple manner even if oil prices is an important element on the industry market conditions.

But in the case of revenue, it can be said that it generally rises when oil prices rise, and drops when oil prices drop.

The reason for this is that when oil prices change, our petrochemical products also generally tend to rise or drop with oil prices.

Generally, Q1 performance is announced in early May, Q2 in early August, Q3 in early November, and Q4 in February of the next year.

For the exact date of the respective quarters, please refer to the electronic announcement system’s information announcements or “IR activities information.” The announcement materials can also be checked on the date of the announcement in the said website.

Please refer to the “Financial Info” sector of the website.

Our fiscal year is from January to December, and the general meeting of stockholders is held in March after the general meeting of stockholders. The exact date of the general meeting of stockholders can be checked in the electronic announcements of the electronic announcement system in early March.

※ It can also be checked in the “Electronic Announcements” page of the website.

Please check the “Dividend Info” section in the IR website.

We provide dividends through the resolution of the board of directors and approval of the general meeting of stockholders pursuant to our articles of incorporation, and we determine the appropriate level of dividend rates considering investments for the continuous growth of the company, enhancing stockholder value, management environment, etc. within the scope of profits that can be shared as dividends.

Our dividend policy is annual dividends by establishing the basic policy of [30% of current net profit (based on separate financial statement, excluding one-time profits)] as part of our active stockholder return policy.

However, if financial resources for dividends decrease due to losses of the company caused by sudden external variables, dividend characteristics and market-price dividend rates are considering taking into account the dividend stability of stockholders, future investments of the company, and financial stability.

Year-end dividend payments and the amount of payment, etc. are decided by the regular general meeting of stockholders in March, and when year-end dividends are provided, it is paid within one month from the date of the general meeting of stockholders. The amount of dividends can be checked through the electronic announcement system.

※The year-end dividend reference date is December 31.