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Daisuke Ishii

We thank you very much for joining us today. We will now begin the Sony Group Corporation’s First Quarter Earnings Announcement. I am Ishii of Corporate Communications. I will be ending this session. Today, fiscal 2026 first quarter consolidated results and consolidated forecast will be presented by Executive Officer and CFO, Lin Tao, followed by questions and answers. The English prerecorded presentation by Ms. Tao will be streamed through the English channel. We are planning for a total of 70 minutes. Ms. Tao, please.

Lin TaoCFO, Corporate Executive Officer & Director

Hello, everyone. Welcome to Sony Group earnings announcement. Before explaining our financial results, I would like to discuss the impact of the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake that occurred on July 28. First, I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to those affected by the earthquake and to those whose daily lives have been disrupted. We have several semiconductor facilities located in Kumamoto prefecture and neighboring prefectures. And while all these facilities were affected by the earthquake, there were no casualties other than a few people who sustained minor injuries.

The Kumamoto Technology Center of Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, which is relatively close to the epicenter, experienced shaking at a seismic intensity of 5-plus and suspended production immediately after the earthquake. Restoration efforts to resume production are currently underway. Our production sites in Nagasaki, Oita and Kagoshima had no significant damage to buildings or equipment and production has resumed. We will continue our efforts to