Corporate Events

AIN HOLDINGS INC. announced that on August 25, 2026, the Board of Directors resolved to establish an Independent Committee, composed of persons who are independent from the management that executes the Company’s business operations. The Board of Directors resolved to appoint three independent outside directors as members of the Independent Committee: Ms. Noriko Endo, Ms. Mariko Watahiki and Mr. Nobumichi Hattori. Noriko Endo (born May 6, 1968): June 1994 Joined DIAMOND Inc.; March 2006 Deputy Editor of Diamond Weekly, DIAMOND Inc.; September 2013 Visiting Researcher at Policy Alternatives Research Institute, University of Tokyo; April 2015 Project Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University; July 2018 Outside Director of the Company (current post); June 2019 Outside Director of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. (current post); April 2020 Specially Appointed Professor of Keio University Global Research Institute; June 2021 Outside Director of Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. (current post); June 2022 Outside Director of NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION (now NTT Inc.) (current post); April 2024 Professor of Research Council, Waseda University (current post). Mariko Watahiki (born May 2, 1955): April 1980 Assistant Judge of the Tokyo District Court; March 2009 Senior Judicial Research Official, the Supreme Court of Japan (civil affairs); March 2012 Chief Judge of the Utsunomiya District Court; July 2014 Chief Judge of the Yokohama Family Court; June 2015 Judge of the Tokyo High Court (Presiding Judge); April 2016 President of the Sapporo High Court; September 2018 President of the Nagoya High Court; August 2020 Registered as an attorney at law; August 2020 Joined Okamura Law Office (current post); June 2021 Outside Director of TOSHIBA CORPORATION; June 2021 Outside Director, Member of Nomination Committee and Member of Governance Committee of LIXIL Corporation; June 2022 Outside Director, Member of Nomination Committee, Member of Governance Committee and Member of Compensation Committee; October 2022 Chair of Expert Committee of Daiko Advertising Inc.; June 2023 Outside Director, Chairperson of Compensation Committee, Member of Nomination Committee and Member of Governance Committee of LIXIL Corporation; August 2023 Chairperson of Third-party Investigation Committee of Nihon University; June 2024 Outside Director, Chairperson of Nomination Committee, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of Governance Committee of LIXIL Corporation (current post); June 2024 President of Family Problems Information Center (current post); July 2024 Outside Director of the Company (current post). Nobumichi Hattori (born December 25, 1957): April 1981 Joined Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.; June 1989 Joined New York Headquarters of Goldman Sachs & Co.; November 1998 Managing Director of Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. (now Goldman Sachs Japan Co. Ltd.); October 2003 Visiting Associate Professor of School of International Corporate Strategy of Hitotsubashi University; November 2005 Outside Director of FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.; October 2006 Visiting Professor of School of International Corporate Strategy of Hitotsubashi University; April 2009 Visiting Professor of Graduate School of Finance, Accounting and Law (now Graduate School of Business and Finance) of Waseda University (current post); June 2015 Outside Director of Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.; July 2016 Special Guest Professor of Graduate School of Business Administration of Keio University; April 2017 Guest Professor of Graduate School of Business Administration of Keio University (current post); July 2024 Outside Director of the Company (current post); November 2025 Director of Yanai Tadashi Foundation (current post).

Ain Holdings Inc., Board Meeting, Aug 21, 2026. Agenda: To consider and resolve to dispose of treasury shares.

Ain Holdings Inc. announced that they will report Q1, 2027 results on Sep 14, 2026

Ain Holdings Inc., Board Meeting, Jun 25, 2026. Agenda: To consider the Change of Representative Director; to consider the Election of Candidates for Director.

Ain Holdings Inc., Q4 2026 Earnings Call, Jun 17, 2026

Ain Holdings Inc. reported earnings results for the full year ended April 30, 2026. For the full year, the company reported sales was JPY 647,834 million compared to JPY 456,804 million a year ago. Net income was JPY 17,264 million compared to JPY 9,261 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations was JPY 491.62 compared to JPY 264.32 a year ago.

Ain Holdings Inc. proposed dividend for the year ended April 30, 2026 of ¥100.00 per share against ¥80.00 per share a year ago. Date of the ordinary general meeting of shareholders on July 30, 2026. Date of scheduled payment of dividends on July 31, 2026.

Ain Holdings Inc. provided consolidated earnings guidance for the first half 2027 fiscal year ending April 30, 2027. For the full year, the company expects net sales to be JPY 351,600 million, Operating profit to be JPY 12,600 million, Profit attributable to owners of parent to be JPY 5,700 million and Profit per share to be JPY 162.16. For the full year, the company expects net sales to be JPY 721,500 million, Operating profit to be JPY 32,500 million, Profit attributable to owners of parent to be JPY 15,000 million and Profit per share to be JPY 426.74.

Ain Holdings Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jul 30, 2026, at 10:00 Tokyo Standard Time. Location: Sapporo Grand Hotel, "Grand Hall" (2nd Floor) Nishi 4, Kita 1, Chuo-ku Sapporo Japan Agenda: To consider the business report, the consolidated financial statements, and the report on results of the audits by the accounting auditor and the board of corporate auditors regarding the consolidated financial statements for the 57th business term from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026; to consider the non-consolidated financial statements for the 57th business term from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026; to consider the distribution of surplus; and to consider the election of eleven directors.

Ain Holdings Inc. revised dividend guidance for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026. For the period, the company expects dividend of JPY 100 per share compared to previous forecast of JPY 80 per share. Reasons for Revisions: As the profit attributable to owners of parent for the full fiscal 2026, is now expected to exceed the previously announced forecast, the Company has revised the year-end dividend per share for the fiscal 2026, upward by 20.00 yen to 100.00 yen, in line with the Company's shareholder return policy.

Ain Holdings Inc. revised consolidated financial forecasts for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026. For the full year, the company now expects net sales to be JPY 647,500 million as compared to previous forecast of JPY 646,000 million, Operating profit to be JPY 29,500 million as compared to previous forecast of JPY 28,300 million, Profit attributable to owners of parent to be JPY 17,000 million as compared to previous forecast of JPY 13,500 million and Profit per share to be JPY 484.08 as compared to previous forecast of JPY 384.91. Reasons for Revisions: During the current consolidated fiscal year, in the dispensing pharmacy business the average prescription price rose due to an increase in high-cost prescriptions, and the number of prescriptions also remained steady. Furthermore, the post-merger integration (PMI) of Sakura Pharmacy Group, which joined the AIN Group on August 1, 2025, has been progressing smoothly, and the profit attributable to owners of parent has increased in the current consolidated fiscal year, reflecting an increased expectation of future tax burden reductions. In light of the above, the Company has revised its full-year consolidated financial forecasts for fiscal 2026, released on September 11, 2025.

Ain Holdings Inc. announced that they will report fiscal year 2026 results on Jun 11, 2026

Ain Holdings Inc. reported earnings results for the nine months ended January 31, 2026. For the nine months, the company reported sales was JPY 474,885 million compared to JPY 336,834 million a year ago. Net income was JPY 10,222 million compared to JPY 7,357 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations was JPY 291.15 compared to JPY 210.05 a year ago.

Ain Holdings Inc. expected to report Fiscal Year 2026 results on June 5, 2026. This event was calculated by S&P Global (Created on March 17, 2026).

AIN HOLDINGS INC. announced that it has decided to implement an internal reorganization of the Group through absorption-type company splits between consolidated subsidiaries and absorption-type merger between consolidated subsidiaries of the Company effective May 1, 2026. Effective May 1, 2026, the Company will implement an absorption-type company split in which some dispensing pharmacies that AIN PHARMACIEZ INC., a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, operates in the Chugoku region will be transferred to PHARMACY Co.Ltd., and an absorption-type company split in which some dispensing pharmacies that PHARMACY operates in the Kansai and Shikoku regions will be transferred to AIN PHARMACIEZ. In addition, on the same date, the Company will implement an absorption-type merger in which Sakura Pharmacy Co. Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, will be the dissolving company, and KRAFT Inc. will be the surviving company. The intra-group reorganization will integrate core subsidiaries of the Company through absorption-type company splits, with the aim of improving the efficiency of pharmacy operations, reducing redundant management operations, and thus improving the business efficiency of the Group as a whole. As this is a reorganization between wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, the impact on business results will be minimal.

Ain Holdings Inc., Board Meeting, Feb 27, 2026. Agenda: To consider and approve Regarding Intra-Group Reorganization.

Ain Holdings Inc. announced that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held on December 25, 2025, has resolved to refinance, as described below. Purpose of refinancing As announced in the "Notice Regarding Acquisition of Shares of NSSK-WW Co. Ltd. (Sakura Pharmacy Group) (Conversion to Subsidiary)" released on May 29, 2025, the Company acquired all the shares of NSSK-WW Co. Ltd.(now AIN-AG1 Co. Ltd.), a holding company, and NSSK-W Co. Ltd.(now AIN-AG2 Co. Ltd.), which is a Special Purpose Company of KRAFT Inc. that holds shares of Sakura Pharmacy Co. Ltd. and other companies. Furthermore, as announced in the "Notice Regarding of Borrowing of Funds" released on July 30, 2025, for the purpose of raising the necessary funds for the acquisition of shares, the Company borrowed funds from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. With the aim of refinancing the funds procured from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation into variable-rate and fixed-rate funds, etc., the Company enters into agreements with each of eight financial institutions with which it has strong relationships. Overview of refinancing(plan); Lender—Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, North Pacific Bank Ltd., MUFG Bank Ltd., Mizuho Bank Ltd., The Norinchukin Bank, The Hokkaido Bank Ltd., Hokkaido Credit Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives, The Hokuriku Bank Ltd.; amount of borrowings (total): JPY 125,000 million; borrowing date: January 30, 2026; borrowing period: 10 years; borrowing rate: variable interest rates and fixed interest rates. The impact of this refinancing on our business performance is expected to be immaterial, but company will promptly notify you if any events arise that should be disclosed in the future.

Ain Holdings Inc., Board Meeting, Dec 25, 2025. Agenda: To consider matters in regard to refinance.

Ain Holdings Inc., ¥ 80.0, Cash Dividend, Apr-28-2026

Ain Holdings Inc. expected to report Q3 2026 results on March 13, 2026. This event was calculated by S&P Global (Created on December 11, 2025).

Ain Holdings Inc. announced that they will report Q2, 2026 results on Dec 11, 2025