Management Policy and Strategy

Management policy

Guided by its corporate philosophy of “Information Revolution — Happiness for everyone,” SoftBank Corp. (the “Company” or “SoftBank” or “we”) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) has been aiming to become a corporate group needed most by people around the world. We are developing a variety of businesses in the information and technology field while enhancing our telecommunications business and are working to maximize our corporate value by using the power of technology to solve social issues.

Growth strategy

Under our growth strategy, “Activate AI for Society,” we aim to maximize corporate value by activating the potential of AI across all our businesses and driving its implementation in society.

Medium-term Management Plan

In May 2023, we announced our Medium-term Management Plan ending in FY2025.
Please refer to the presentation material for details.

Please refer to the earnings results briefing presentation material for the progress of the Medium-term Management Plan. Financial targets and non-financial targets of the Medium-term Management Plan were upwardly revised at the earnings results briefing in May 2025. Please refer to “Financial targets” and “Non-financial targets” below.

Non-financial targets

Procure all electricity needed for telecommunications business
from renewable energy generation, with more than half of
electricity generated from renewable energy by FY2030

Ratio of renewable energy*2 of electricity consumption by the Company*3	FY2025: 60% (Upwardly revised from 50% in May 2025) FY2030: 100%

To achieve this target, we will not only use non-fossil certificates, but also promote energy conservation at our base stations, which account for half of our annual greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, we have entered into a major contract with a power producers to newly procure renewable energy^*4, which we also expect to contribute to achieving our targets.

We have set “contributing to the global environment with the power of technology” as one of our material issues. We will contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society by utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).

Material Issues

Shareholder returns

Focus on Both Medium- and Long-term Growth
and Shareholder Returns

We consider the return of profits to shareholders to be an important goal for our management along with increasing medium-to long-term corporate value. To increase corporate value, we will make capital investments efficiently to further raise the sophistication of communication networks, such as by expanding 5G SA (Standalone) areas, as well as continuing investments in AI-related businesses and other new businesses. Our basic policy is to distribute surplus twice a year as interim and year-end dividends, and to pay attention to the stability and sustainability of dividends while considering factors such as performance trends, financial condition, and cash flow position on a comprehensive basis.

Under this policy, we aim to continuously increase dividend per share for common shares in line with profit growth during the Medium-term Management Plan from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2031.

For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, we plan to pay an annual dividend per share for common shares of ¥8.80 (comprising interim and year-end dividends of ¥4.40 and ¥4.40, respectively), and a prescribed amount of dividend for the Series 1 Bond-Type Class Shares and the Series 2 Bond-Type Class Shares.

[Notes]

1. *1
   Net Income: net income attributable to owners of the Company
2. *2
   Includes the use of non-fossil certificates designated as renewable energy
3. *3
   Total of SoftBank Corp. and Wireless City Planning Inc.
4. *4
   Mainly renewable energy with additionality (effect of encouraging additional new renewable energy generation capacity)