Notice of Convocation of the 114th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders[PDF:801.0KB]

This notice was prepared in English for the convenience of shareholders. Kikkoman provides no warranty as to its accuracy. The official notice, based on Article 299, Paragraph 1, of the Companies Act of Japan, is prepared in Japanese.

Please see our website (https://www.kikkoman.com/en/finance/library/flash/202503.html) for the details of our Consolidated Financial Results that were released on April 28, 2025.

Securities Code: 2801

June 3, 2025 (Start date of electronic provision measures: May 28, 2025)

Kikkoman Corporation 250 Noda, Noda-shi, Chiba 278- 8601, Japan

Shozaburo Nakano President and Chief Executive Officer

NOTICE OF CONVOCATION OF THE 114TH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

Dear Shareholders:

Please be informed that Kikkoman Corporation will hold the 114th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders as described below.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can still exercise your rights through an electromagnetic method (internet) or using the Form (sending the Voting Rights Exercise Form by postal mail). After reading the "Reference Materials for the Exercise of Voting Rights" contained herein, and reviewing the information on pages 3, please exercise your rights by 4:35 p.m., on June 23, 2025 (Monday) (at the close of business at the Noda Head Office).

On the occasion of this ordinary general meeting of shareholders, electronic provision measures are taken for information contained in the Reference Materials for the Exercise of Voting Rights, etc. (matters regarding electronic provision measures), and the information is posted on the following websites on the internet. Please access one of the following websites below and confirm the information.

Website for General Meeting of Shareholders materials https://d.sokai.jp/2801/teiji/

Kikkoman's website https://www.kikkoman.com/en/finance/library/general.html

Matters regarding the electronic provision measures are also posted on the website of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in addition to the above website. Once you have confirmed the information on this website, please access the TSE website (Listed Company Search) below, enter and search for the issue name (company name) or securities code, and select "Basic information" and "Documents for public inspection/PR information" for confirmation.

https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/JJK020010Action.do?Show=Show

TSE website (Listed Company Search)

Date and Time: June 24, 2025 (Tuesday), at 10 a.m. Place: Main conference room, Kikkoman Corporation ("Kikkoman") Noda Head Office Building 250, Noda, Noda-shi, Chiba, Japan Purpose of the Meeting: Matters to be Reported: 1. The Business Report and the Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as the Report of Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements by the Accounting Auditors and the Audit & Supervisory Board for the 108th Business Term (from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025)

2. The Non-Consolidated Financial Statements for the 108th Business Term (from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025)

Matters to be Resolved:

Item 1: To Approve the Appropriation of Surplus

Item 2: To Elect Thirteen (13) Directors

Item 3: To Elect Two (2) Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Item 4: To Elect One (1) Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member Item 5: To Elect Accounting Auditors

Item 6: To Approve the Revision of the Amount of Remuneration for Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Item 7: To Partially Revise the Stock Compensation Plan for Directors, etc.

• In view of the convenience of shareholders, Kikkoman sends particularly important matters, among matters regarding electronic provision measures, in the form of paper documents. To the shareholders who request the delivery of paper documents, Kikkoman sends matters regarding electronic provision measures in the form of paper documents.

• Among the matters regarding the electronic provision measures, (i) "Systems to Ensure the Properness of Operations and the Outline of the Operation of the Systems," (ii) "Basic Policy with respect to the Person/Entity who Controls Decisions on the Company's Financial and Business Policies" stipulated in the Business Report, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and (iv) the Notes on the Consolidated Financial Statements, both of which are part of the Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as (v) the Non-Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and (vi) the Notes on the Non-Consolidated Financial Statements, both of which are part of the Non-Consolidated Financial Statements, are not included in documents delivered to the shareholders who request the delivery of documents in accordance with laws, regulations and Kikkoman's Articles of Incorporation. These matters were subject to audit by the Audit & Supervisory Board Members for the purpose of the Audit Report, as well as audit by the Accounting Auditors for the purpose of the Accounting Audit Report, respectively.

• Should any revisions be made to the matters regarding the electronic provision measures, such revisions will be posted on each website on which such matters are posted.

Securities Agent Department, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (dedicated phone number for the electronic provision system) 0120-696-505 (toll free/Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays))

For the electronic provision system and the receipt of general meeting materials in the form of paper documents, please call the number on the right.

Notice for exercise of voting rights

Voting rights at the general meeting of shareholders are your important rights. Please exercise your voting rights by examining the following "Reference Materials for the Exercise of Voting Rights". Followings are the three methods for exercising voting rights. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please exercise your voting rights by using method (2) or (3).

1. Method by attending general meeting of shareholders

   Please submit the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise Form at the reception when attending the meeting. Time and place of general meeting of shareholders

   10 a.m. June 24 (Tuesday), 2025

   If you attend the shareholders meeting by proxy, the proxy must be only one shareholder having voting rights in Kikkoman.

2. Method to exercise voting rights through the Internet Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the proposals. Voting deadline

   To be entered by 4:35 p.m., June 23 (Monday), 2025

3. Method to exercise voting rights by Form (mail)

   Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with the proposals on the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise Form and return it. Voting deadline

   To be received by 4:35 p.m., June 23 (Monday), 2025

   Notice for How to fill in the Voting Rights Exercise Form

   Please indicate here whether you agree or disagree with the proposals. Item 2,3

   • When agreeing with all candidates: Draw a circle in the "Agree" column

   • When disagreeing with all candidates: Draw a circle in the "Disagree" column

   • When disagreeing with some of the candidates: Draw a circle in the "Agree" column and indicate the number of directors you disagree with Item 1,4,5,6,and 7

   • When agreeing: Draw a circle in the "Agree" column

   • When disagreeing: Draw a circle in the "Disagree" column

If you exercise voting rights both through the Internet and by the Form (mail), voting right exercise through the Internet will be treated as your effective voting rights. If you exercise voting rights several times through the Internet, your most recent voting rights executed will be treated as effective. If there is no indication of agree or disagree, it will be treated as if approved is indicated.

[Translation Only for the Purposes of Reference and Convenience]

Reference Materials for the Exercise of Voting Rights Item 1: To Approve the Appropriation of Surplus

Kikkoman positions the profit distribution policy as a key management issue, and Kikkoman's basic policy is to carry out profit distribution, taking into consideration factors such as the strengthening of the business base, business expansion going forward and consolidated earnings.

For the current term, as a result of deliberation based on the basic policy above, Kikkoman proposes a year-end dividend of ¥13 per share, plus a special dividend of ¥2 per share based on the record high profits for the past 12 consecutive years, resulting in a dividend of ¥15 per share. As a result, together with the interim dividend of ¥10, the annual dividend will become ¥25 per share.

1. Dividend is to be paid in:

   Cash

2. Details concerning the dividend allocation and the aggregate amount thereof: Kikkoman proposes a year-end dividend of ¥15 per common share. Aggregate amount will be ¥14,146,743,600.

3. The date when the dividend will be effective: June 25, 2025

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[Translation Only for the Purposes of Reference and Convenience]

Item 2: To Elect Thirteen (13) Directors

The terms of office of all twelve (12) Directors will expire at the close of this ordinary general meeting of shareholders. Therefore, Kikkoman proposes increasing one (1) Director to reinforce the management structure and the electing a total of thirteen (13) Directors.

The candidates for Director are as follows:

Candidate No.	Name		Position Concurrently Held in Kikkoman	Attendance to the Board of Directors:
1 2 3 ４ ５ ６ ７ ８ ９ 10 11 12 13	Reappoi Honorary CEO and Chairman of the 11 out of 11 meetings Yuzaburo Mogi ntment Board of Directors (100%)
	Reappoi Representative Director and 11 out of 11 meetings Noriaki Horikiri ntment Executive Chairman (100%)
	Reappoi Representative Director, President 11 out of 11 meetings Shozaburo Nakano ntment and CEO (100%) (Chief Executive Officer)
	Reappoi Representative Director and Senior 11 out of 11 meetings Osamu Mogi ntment Executive Corporate Officer (100%)
	Reappoi Director and Senior Executive 11 out of 11 meetings Masanao Shimada ntment Corporate Officer (100%)
	Reappoi Director and Executive Corporate 11 out of 11 meetings Asahi Matsuyama ntment Officer (100%)
	Toshihiko Fukui Reappoi Outside Indepen Outside Director 11 out of 11 meetings ntment dent (100%)
	Takeo Inokuchi Reappoi Outside Indepen Outside Director 11 out of 11 meetings ntment dent (100%)
	Masako Iino Reappoi Outside Indepen Outside Director 11 out of 11 meetings ntment dent (100%)
	Shinsuke Sugiyama Reappoi Outside Indepen Outside Director 11 out of 11 meetings ntmentdent (100%)
	Nobuhiro Endo Reappoi Outside Indepen Outside Director 7 out of 9 meetings ntment dent (78%)
	Arthur M. Mitchell New Outside Indepen dent
	Hiroko Kuniya New Outside Indepen dent

Reappoi

ntment

Reappointment candidate for Director

New appointment candidate for Director

Candidate for Outside Director

Candidate for Independent Director

Independent

Outside

New

Note: The percentages (%) shown are rounded off.

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