Tranche Update on Takasago International Corporation's Equity Buyback Plan announced on March 10, 2023.

TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION is a Japan-based company primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of flavors, fragrances, aroma chemicals, fine chemicals, as well as the related business and the leasing of real estates. The Company has four geographical segments: Japan, America, Europe and Asia. The flavor products include flavors used in frozen desserts, such as beverages and ice creams, gums, confectioneries, processed foods(frozen foods, soups, condiments, among others) and tobaccos, as well as natural flavors, other processed food materials, other food additives and related products. The fragrance products include fragrances used in detergents, cosmetics and perfuming agents, as well as other related products. The aroma chemicals include menthol, synthetic perfumes such as musk, among others. The fine chemicals include pharmaceutical intermediates, catalysts, the photographic industry drugs and organic electronic materials.