Annual Report 2023

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

April 2022 - March 2023

Note: This document has been extracted and translated for reference purposes only from the Japanese original report (Yukashoken-Hokokusho) issued on June 28, 2023, which was created in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.

Cautionary Statement

This report includes forward-looking statements that are based on management's view from the information available at the time of the announcement. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results may be materially different from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. The factors that may affect Epson include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, the ability of Epson to continue to quickly introduce new products and services, consumption trends, competition, technology trends, and exchange rate fluctuations.

In this annual report, "Epson" or the "Group" refers to the Epson Group, while "the Company" may refer to the Group or the parent company, Seiko Epson Corporation.

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Annual Securities Report

(81st term)

From April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

(E01873)

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Table of Contents

Corporate Data and Investor Information

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Part 1.

Company Information

5

I.

Overview of Company

5

1.

Key financial data

5

2.

Company milestones

6

3.

Description of business

8

4.

Subsidiaries and other affiliated entities

13

5.

Employees

17

II.

Overview of Business

20

1.

Management policy, business environment and issues to be addressed, etc

20

2.

Concept and initiatives of sustainability

25

3.

Risks related to Epson's business operations

52

4.

Management analysis of financial position, operating results and cash flows

59

5.

Major management contracts

64

6.

Research and development activities

65

III.

Information About Facilities

70

1.

Overview of capital expenditures

70

2.

Major equipment and facilities

71

3.

Plans for new additions or disposals

73

IV.

Information About Reporting Company

74

1.

Company's shares, etc

74

(1)

Total number of shares, etc

74

(2)

Subscription rights to shares

74

(3)

Exercises, etc. of moving strike convertible bonds, etc

74

(4)

Changes in number of outstanding shares, share capital, etc

74

(5)

Distribution of ownership among shareholders

75

(6)

Major shareholders

76

(7)

Voting rights

79

(8)

Officer and employee stock ownership plans

80

2.

Acquisition and disposal of treasury shares

83

3.

Dividend policy

85

4.

Corporate governance

86

(1)

Overview of corporate governance

86

(2)

Officers

98

(3)

Internal audits

108

(4)

Officer compensation, etc

113

(5)

Securities held by the Company

119

V.

Financial Information

122

Consolidated financial statements, etc

123

(1)

Consolidated financial statements

123

(2) Other

192

VI.

Outline of Share-Related Administration of Reporting Company

193

VII.

Reference Information of Reporting Company

194

1.

Information about parent of reporting company

194

2.

Other reference information

194

Part 2. Information About Reporting Company's Guarantor, Etc

197

Report of Independent Auditors

198

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Corporate Data and Investor Information

  1. Company name
  2. Founded
  3. Head office
  4. Tokyo office
  5. Investor information Closing of accounts
    Regular general shareholders' meeting Date for confirmation to shareholders of
    the cash dividend payment date
    Date for confirmation to shareholders of the interim cash dividend payment date

Transfer agent

Agent's business address

Intermediary offices

Posting of public notices

Seiko Epson Corporation

May 1942

3-5, Owa 3-chome, Suwa, Nagano 392-8502, Japan Tel: +81-266-52-3131 (main)

JR Shinjuku Miraina Tower, 4-1-6 Shinjuku, Tokyo

160-8801, Japan

Tel: +81 3-5368-0700 (main)

March 31

June

March 31

September 30

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation 4-5, Marunouchi 1-chome,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Stock Transfer Agency Department

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

1-1, Nikkocho, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan

Tel: +81-42-204-0303https://www.tr.mufg.jp/english/

Head Office and Branches of Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation

Public notices will be posted electronically. In the event of accidents or other circumstances preventing the electronic posting of information, such information will be made available through the Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper (Japanese).

Public notice website addresshttps://kmasterplus.pronexus.co.jp/main/corp/6/7/6724/index.html(Japanese)

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