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Position and Policy Regarding Reduction of the Investment Unit of the Company’s Shares

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Company Name: Eisai Co., Ltd.
Representative: Haruo Naito
Representative Corporate Officer and CEO
(Code 4523 Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market)

Inquiries: Sayoko Sasaki
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Phone +81-3-3817-5120

1. Position Regarding Reduction in Trading Unit (Position to shift to the level of less than 500,000 yen)
Eisai Co., Ltd. (the Company) understands that a reduction in the trading unit of the Company’s shares is an effective way to promote liquidity in the equity market by encouraging a wider range of investors to participate in trading the Company’s shares.

2. Policy Regarding Reduction in Trading Unit (Position to shift to the level of less than 500,000 yen)
Regarding a potential reduction in the trading unit, the Company will continue to comprehensively monitor a number of factors including the trends in its stock price level, number of shareholders, and shareholder composition, the liquidity of the Company’s shares as well as the costs and benefits, and carefully consider whether a reduction in trading unit is necessary or not, as well as the appropriate timing for reduction if warranted.

Note: This disclosure is in accordance with Rule 409 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Securities Listing Regulations, “Disclosure of Lowering Investment Units.” The Company is subject to this rule because as of March 31, 2023, latest investment units of the Company were valued at a price of 500,000 yen per unit or more.

Our Values

Values are an integral part of our foundation. With every decision, we ensure that we follow:

Integrity

Integrity is the living up to legal, moral and ethical principles in the conduct of HI-Eisai Pharmaceutical Inc. business. It means that each employee embodies the value of integrity, and therefore represents the company in honesty and rectitude in all the ways they do their work.

It is expected that each employee would make decisions guided by good judgement, not just for one‘s self, but for HI-Eisai as the company. An employee who acts with integrity ensures that he has understanding of the principles by which the company operates, and in situations where he lacks clarity, will actively seek guidance.

Respect

The company is committed to ensure that it maintains a safe, inclusive, and healthy working environment that promotes productivity among employees. All employees are expected to show respect to fellow employees, customers, and patients, regardless of differences in gender, culture, backgrounds, and beliefs. Leaders in the organization are likewise expected to promote inclusivity with their teams, and shall not tolerate any discriminatory and offensive actions.

Accountability

Accountability at work means assuming responsibility for the business outcome and how that is achieved. It means that every employee, in whichever position, are equally responsible for the decisions and actions they make for the company. It is likewise, the responsibility of each employee to report, any knowledge of misconduct or potential violation to the company‘s rules and regulations.

Patient-Centric

At the heart of the company‘s operation are the patients. This means that every decision to be made, considers the potential impact and benefit to the patients. As such, the company commits itself in ensuring that business objectives align with its principle of human health care or hhc. The programs created and implemented are based on how well they could contribute to improving patients‘ lives.

For field-based employees, being patient-centric means that the focus of engagements with customers are on understanding patient needs as well as providing these stakeholders with comprehensive information on how HI-Eisai‘s products can support their patients goals.

For each employee, being patient-centric means taking on their responsibilities with care and consideration on how it impacts the patients experience, be it by making relevant information readily available for the doctors; or by ensuring access and availability to the medicines we offer.

Excellence

As a patient-centric company, we define Excellence by the outstanding quality of our work to improve patients‘ lives. Each employee is expected to consistently demonstrate work ethics that align to our values, policies, and our desire to provide above standard service. The company is committed in ensuring that all actions are in compliance with legal requirements.

Being excellent means that every employee passionately strives to be better and participates in the company‘s initiatives to develop their members in terms of knowledge, skills, and behavior, which will support a continuously improving, responsible and performance-driven workforce.