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Now we will begin the KDDI Corporation FY '26 March Term Financial Results Briefing. I am Hiraoka from the KDDI's Public Relations Department, and I will serve as today's moderator. Today's briefing is being held both on-site and through multiple online streaming platforms, including YouTube.

Today's financial materials and related documents are available on KDDI website. A total of 8 materials are posted on the web. If you are on the conference room, please check your handout.

Let me introduce today's speakers. President, Representative Director, CEO, Hiromichi Matsuda. Senior Management, Managing Director, Executive Officer, Director, CFO, Executive Director, Corporate Sector; Nanae Saishoji; Managing Executive Officer, Director, CSO and Executive Director, Corporate Strategy Planning Division and Executive Director, Tomohiko Katsuki. Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Corporate Sector; and Executive Director, Corporate Management Division, Kenji Aketa. A total of 4 will be the speakers.

Mr. Matsuda, please.

Hiromichi Matsuda
President, CEO, Exe. Director of Corporate & Marketing Comm. Sector and Representative Director

Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedules to join us today at KDDI's earnings briefing. I will present our financial performance for the year ending March 2026 and the new medium-term management plan.

First, the financial results for the year ending March 2026. On the financial results for the final year of the previous medium-term management strategy, we achieved growth in both revenue and profit, hitting midterm EPS target through underlying performance driven by business growth. Operating revenue for the year ending March 2026 was JPY 6,071.9 billion, up 4.1 percentage points year-on-year. Our underlying performance in terms of operating income was JPY 1,164.3 billion, up 6 percentage