Nippon Kayaku : Notice of Selection of New Market Segment "Prime Market" on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

November 24, 2021

To whom it may concern

Company Name: Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

Representative: Atsuhiro Wakumoto, President

Code No: 4272, the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange Contact information inquiries: Osamu Hiroshige, Director General Manager of Legal Affairs Division, Administration Group (Tel: [phone])

Notice of Selection of New Market Segment "Prime Market" on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

The Company received as the result of initial assessment of the compliance to the listing maintenance criteria for the new market segments from Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 9, 2021, and confirmed qualifies the listing maintenance criteria for the Prime Market in the new market segments.

Based on this result, we hereby inform you that the Board of Directors resolved a resolution on November 24, 2021 to select and apply for the Prime Market as the market segment of the company after the date of transition to the new market segments, April 4, 2022.

In accordance with the schedule set by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the Company will proceed with the prescribed application procedures.

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