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Scope: Employees of Lion Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “non-consolidated employees”) and employees who work for affiliated companies or organizations while also being employed by Lion Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “employees on loan”). This includes executive officers not under delegated contracts, but excludes temporary, part-time and dispatched employees.

The Lion Group as a whole: Employees of domestic and overseas affiliated companies* in addition to non-consolidated and employees on loan.

* Temporary, part-time and dispatched employees are not included.

* Domestic and overseas affiliates included in calculations (16 companies):Lion Chemical Co., Ltd., Lion Expert Business Co., Ltd., Lion Specialty Chemicals Co., Ltd., Lion Hygiene Co., Ltd., Lion Pet Co., Ltd, Lion Engineering Co., Ltd., Lion Tomoni Co., Ltd., Lion Dental Products Co., Ltd., Lion Daily Necessities Chemicals (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., Lion Home Products (Taiwan) Co., Ltd., Merap Lion Holding LLC, Lion Corporation (Korea), Lion Corporation (Singapore) Pte Ltd., Lion Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd., Lion Corporation (Thailand) Ltd., Southern Lion Sdn. Bhd.
Reference: 24 linked subsidiaries
As of December 31 of each year

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Employees

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employee Composition Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 2,347 2,317 2,253 2,197 2,163
Lion Group 4,454 4,425 4,306 4,256 4,612
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 1,238 1,270 1,292 1,290 1,312
Lion Group 2,944名 2,979名 2,976名 2,949名 3,281名
Female employee ratio Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 34.5% 35.4% 36.6% 37.0% 37.8%
Lion Group 39.8% 40.2% 40.9% 41.4% 41.6%
Ratios of employees by age group Below 30 y/o Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 16.0% 16.0% 14.9% 13.8% 13.7%
Lion Group 20.0% 19.0% 18.0% 17.1%% 16.7%
30-50 y/o Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 46.0% 46.0% 46.2% 45.9% 45.7%
Lion Group 53.0% 53.0% 52.7% 52.6% 54.7%
Over 50 y/o Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 38.0% 38.0% 38.9% 40.2% 40.6%
Lion Group 27.0% 28.0% 29.2% 30.2% 28.5%

Recruitment

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
New hires (new graduates) Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 54 46 35 37 37
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 33 38 30 37 37
New hires (mid-career hires) Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 20 7 17 31 29
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 13 14 8 22 33
Management Positions Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 — 5 5 7 14
Non-management positions Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 — 14 20 46 48
Regionally based employees Users 0 8 9 0 0
Re-hired retirees Number Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 293 343 462 475 518
% Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 8.2% 9.6% 12.8% 13.6% 14.9%
Temporary employees Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 130 104 78 60 43
Employees with disabilities Number Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 77 79 85 79 41
Lion Group 127 131 135 94 101
% Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 2.7%＊1 2.8%＊1 2.9%＊1 2.8%＊1 2.4%＊1
Lion Group 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% 1.3% 1.3%

Resignations

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total employee turnover rate＊2 Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 2.8% 3.3% 3.1% 3.8% 4.1%
Voluntary employee turnover rate Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 2.3% 1.6% 2.0％ 2.2％ 1.8%
Lion Group 4.9% 5.5% 5.8% 4.4% 4.5%
Employees who resigned within three years of entering the Company Number Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 4 6 11 12 12
% Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 1.6％ 2.4％ 4.4％ 3.5％ 4.7%

Years of service

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Average service years (excluding rehired retirees) Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 19.5 19.6 18.3 16.9 17.7
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 14.1 14.2 13.1 13.1 13.8

Labor-management relations

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Ratio of companies with labor unions, labor-management councils, or other mechanisms for consultation between employees and management Lion Group 86.4% 86.4% 86.4% 86.4% 86.4%
Ratio of employees who are members of the above Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 77.9% 65.9% 62.6% 60.6% 59.9%
Lion Group 75.1% 72.9% 71.3% 70.5% 80.6%

Percentage of female employees in management positions

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Percentage of female in management positions＊3 Number Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 93 98 127 133 157
Lion Group 289 267 334 339 425
% Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 10.3% 11.1% 14.2% 14.5% 17.3%
Lion Group 20.4% 19.6% 23.5% 24.4% 27.7%
Percentage of female in top-level management positions (Senior Management) Number Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 2 2 3 1 0
Lion Group 47 44 44 42 67
% Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 12.5% 9.1% 12.5% 4.5% 0.0%
Lion Group 40.2% 38.9% 39.3% 38.2% 43.8%
Percentage of female in low- and mid-level management positions Number Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 91 96 124 132 157
Lion Group 242 223 290 315 358
% Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 10.3% 11.2% 14.2% 14.5% 17.6%
Lion Group 18.6% 17.8% 22.1% 23.2% 26.0%
Percentage of female employees in junior management positions＊4 Number Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 163 180 160 154 148
Lion Group 232 231 233 227 250
% Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 27.8% 31.4% 32.0％ 33.3％ 32.7%
Lion Group 28.1% 30.2% 26.3% 31.7% 33.6%
Percentage of female employees in management positions with revenue-generating functions Number Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 36 37 42 37 39
Lion Group 154 147 155 155 179
% Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 9.9% 10.5% 12.8% 12.3% 13.3%
Lion Group 24.0% 23.1% 25.2% 26.0% 28.1%
Percentage of female employees in STEM-related positions Number Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 19 19 32 22 30
Lion Group 39 40 58 45 58
% Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 11.8% 12.3% 14.7% 13.4% 16.5%
Lion Group 16.8% 16.3% 18.8% 18.3% 20.7%

Average pay gap between men and women

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
The percentage of average salary of female employees against that of male employees（Directors） Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 — — — — —
The percentage of average salary of female employees against that of male employees（External Directors） Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
The percentage of average salary of female employees against that of male employees（Management Positions） Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Lion Group 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 89% 93%＊5 92%＊5 89% 90%
Lion Group 93% 97% 91% 91% 98%
The percentage of average salary of female employees against that of male employees（Non-management positions） Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Lion Group 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 79% 79%＊5 81%＊5 82% 81%
Lion Group 91% 89% 92% 91% 97%

＊1 Uses the standard calculation for the domestic hiring rate

＊2 Total employee turnover rate number should be the sum of the Voluntary employee turnover and the involuntary employee turnover rate (such as retirement, end of term, or death)

＊3 Total of those in top-level management positions (equivalent to Executive General Managers, Deputy Executive General Managers, etc., excluding the CEO and directors) and mid-level and low-level management positions (equivalent to General Managers, managers, etc.)

＊4 Equivalent to support roles, such as assistant managers, etc.

＊5 Verified by a third party

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Work-Life Enrichment

Work style, working hours and leave

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employees who took childcare leave Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 54 55 57 55 63
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 84 77 89 84 93
Employees who took shorter work hours for childcare Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 0 0 0 1 1
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 78 65 74 87 73
Average overtime per month [hours] Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 12.5 13.8 12.4 12.3 12.7
Annual paid leave used Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 65.9% 69.2% 74.8％ 78.8％ 76.4%
Volunteer leave used Users (total) Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 0 0 0 2 2
Days taken Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 — — — 7 8

Employee Awareness and Behavior Survey

　
Lion Corporation(including employees on loan)
  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Employee Awareness and Behavior Survey
Employees who take pride in their work		 Overall response rate 84.3% 89.5% 93.5% 94.5% 92.8%
Overall 80.5% 77.1% 74.5% 76.9% 81.8%
Male 84.3% 78.2% 76.4% 78.9% 84.1%
Female 77.0% 78.1% 75.4% 78.4% 82.7%
Below 30 y/o 74.9% 71.9% 75.2% 77.7% 85.2%
30–39 y/o 78.9% 76.9% 70.6% 69.6% 78.5%
40–49 y/o 79.0% 75.9% 72.8% 76.1% 81.3%
50–59 y/o 84.6% 79.5% 76.7% 79.2% 80.5%
60 y/o and above 85.4% 82.1% 78.4% 85.2% 87.0%
Management Positions (Including executives) 89.6% 85.1% 82.1% 81.5% 83.6%
Non-management positions 77.5% 74.9% 72.1% 77.1% 85.5%
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Developing Human Resources

Average training hours and amount spent per FTE

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Average hours per FTE of training and development Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 52.8＊ 58.1 50.2 38.1 41.6
Lion Group 31.0＊ 34.9 32.1 25.9 27.2
Average hours per FTE of training and development breakdown Employees below 30 y/o Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 97.7 93.1 80.4 79.9 133.5
Lion Group 44.2 44.1 43.7 41.2 59.1
Employees 30–50 y/o Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 49.3 55.2 56.7 39.0 31.9
Lion Group 26.3 31.7 32.8 25.0 19.9
Employees 50 y/o and above Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 54.5 46.3 31.0 22.3 20.8
Lion Group 36.6 34.1 23.7 18.3 18.7
Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 49.2 66.9 54.4 39.2 40.2
Lion Group 30.1 40.9 35.6 26.8 25.7
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 59.8 41.9 43.0 36.4 44.0
Lion Group 30.3 26.1 26.9 24.4 27.2
Top management positions Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 39.7 281.5 48.2 53.3 24.9
Lion Group 21.1 63.8 29.3 29.3 19.3
Low- and mid-level management positions Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 83.3 128.5 79.0 61.1 69.9
Lion Group 60.4 95.0 58.2 46.2 53.8
Junior management positions Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 42.9 18.7 67.4 16.4 27.6
Lion Group 33.4 16.8 47.8 16.8 23.7
Average amount spent per FTE on training and development Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 ¥67,100 ¥94,800 ¥74,793 ¥77,549 ¥88,529
Lion Group ¥36,700 ¥51,400 ¥43,992 ¥45,162 ¥46,733
Average amount spent per FTE on training and development breakdown Employees below 30 y/o Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 ¥67,100 ¥288,300 ¥107,671 ¥152,507 ¥203,329
Lion Group ¥43,500 ¥120,000 ¥48,381 ¥62,896 ¥80,463
Employees 30–50 y/o Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 ¥107,700 ¥82,900 ¥103,211 ¥98,209 ¥108,677
Lion Group ¥46,700 ¥40,700 ¥52,257 ¥49,336 ¥49,243
Employees 50 y/o and above Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 ¥24,100 ¥27,700 ¥28,557 ¥21,262 ¥27,192
Lion Group ¥16,900 ¥20,400 ¥22,207 ¥16,528 ¥21,104
Male Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 ¥70,800 ¥98,300 ¥76,049 ¥76,269 ¥90,665
Lion Group ¥41,300 ¥55,900 ¥45,954 ¥54,391 ¥33,318
Female Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 ¥60,000 ¥87,500 ¥72,602 ¥79,730 ¥85,006
Lion Group ¥29,200 ¥41,900 ¥38,129 ¥40,586 ¥42,914
Top management positions Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 ¥65,000 ¥643,500 ¥562,378 ¥294,692 ¥269,164
Lion Group ¥33,700 ¥108,200 ¥168,668 ¥103,555 ¥71,092
Low- and mid-level management positions Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 ¥105,000 ¥176,600 ¥119,545 ¥138,747 ¥101,564
Lion Group ¥76,800 ¥127,600 ¥87,895 ¥98,518 ¥78,405
Junior management positions Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 ¥44,000 ¥182,900 ¥62,361 ¥49,480 ¥116,078
Lion Group ¥33,500 ¥139,200 ¥44,186 ¥39,448 ¥79,983

Performance appraisal and internal promotions

  2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Type of individual performance appraisal
Coverage of the MBO system＊1 at Lion Corporation		 Top management positions Lion Corporation Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced
Low- and mid-level management positions Lion Corporation Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced
Junior management positions Lion Corporation Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced
Employees in non-management positions Lion Corporation Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced
Type of individual performance appraisal
Coverage of the MBO system＊1: % of all employees		 Top management positions Lion Group 57.3% 53.3% 59.8% 59.8% 46.1%
Low- and mid-level management positions Lion Group 95.5% 94.8% 94.7% 94.7% 94.5%
Junior management positions Lion Group 94.9% 94.4% 97.6% 97.6% 96.9%
Employees in non-management positions Lion Group 63.6% 66.2% 69.4% 69.4% 67.0%
Percentage of open positions filled by internal candidates (internal hires)＊2 Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 69.0% 89.1% 95.1% 92.2% 78.1%
Lion Group 55.7% 67.6% 82.5% 66.0% 63.3%

＊1 MBO: Management by Objectives

＊2 Percentage of internal hires: Internal hires / (external mid-career hires + internal hires)

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Improving Employee Health

Lion Corporation(including employees on loan)
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Physical health Rate of employees getting regular health checkups 100.0% 99.8% 99.9% 99.9% 100.0%
Rate of employees getting necessary follow-up examinations 59.6% 59.4% 55.7% 62.0% coming soon
Rate of employees requiring specific health guidance (ages 40 and over)＊ 16.8% 15.9% 14.7% 15.5% coming soon
Rate of employees requiring specific health guidance (ages 40 and over)＊ 83.6% 79.6% 85.1% 84.3% coming soon
Rate of employees with metabolic syndrome (ages 40 and over) 14.3% 13.6% 12.9% 14.0% 13.3%
Rate of employees who fall into the pre-metabolic syndrome group (ages 40 and over) 14.4% 12.1% 13.4% 13.8% 13.9%
Rate of employees maintaining a healthy body weight 66.9% 67.5% 67.7% 66.2% 67.0%
Living habits Employee nonsmoker rate 82.6% 83.1% 83.6% 83.9% 84.1%
Rate of employees who habitually exercise 24.8% 26.1% 26.1% 26.9% 28.7%
Proportion of employees who are sufficiently rested after sleep 67.4% 68.0% 66.9% 68.0% 71.8%
Proportion of employees who eat breakfast habitually 75.8% 75.3% 74.4% 74.9% 76.3%
Suitable rate for employees who habitually drink alcohol 84.5% 83.0% 89.2% 87.7% 86.8%
Mental health Stress level check implementation rate 94.7% 97.5% 98.3% 98.5% 97.4%
Rate of employees with high stress levels 9.2% 8.7% 9.5% 8.6% 7.6%
Health literacy Proportion of employees who respond that they “mostly understand” or “understand well” their health checkup results 89.8% 91.2% 90.8% 90.8% 90.8%
Proportion of employees who respond that they “know what to do” or “mostly know what to do” to improve their health based on their health checkup results 87.2% 88.6% 88.6% 88.9% 89.3%

＊ Figures calculated by health insurance society (insured persons of the entire group)

Productivity and Professional Fulfillment

【Lion Corporation(including employees on loan)】
2022 2023 2024 2025 Target 2030
Productivity Performance(Presenteeism)＊1 84.7% 85.9% 85.0% 84.8% 85.0%
or more
Rate of absence due to illness or poor health(Absenteeism)＊2 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% Decrease in 2021 (0.7%)
Professional fulfillment＊3 Work engagement 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.6 3.0
or more
Proportion of employees that respond that they are “satisfied” or “mostly satisfied” with their jobs 75.4% 69.4% 68.9% 72.7% —
Proportion of employees that respond “I believe so” or “I somewhat believe so” to the statement “My job is professionally fulfilling” 71.2% 73.2% 71.5% 75.9% —

＊1 Presenteeism: A condition in which a person goes to work while suffering from some disease or symptom and has reduced work performance and labor productivity.
Measured using SPQ (University of Tokyo 1-item version), 2024 Number of respondents: 3,461, Response rate: 97.2%.

＊2 Absenteeism: sick leave, state of being absent from work due to illness
Absence rate = number of days lost/total number of days worked (calculated from work information)

＊3 Work engagement: measured using stress check (Work Engagement: average score of 2 questions on a 4-point scale)
2025 Number of respondents: 3,288, response rate: 97.4%

Sustainable Material Procurement

Switching rate to RSPO-certified products for key raw materials (Domestic)

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
93% 99% 99% 99% 99%
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Procurement rate of third-party certified paper from domestic paper manufacturers for key products

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
98% 99% 98% 99% 98%
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Number of primary suppliers who filled out self-checks questionnaires and Response Rate

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Number of suppliers数 502 474 436 392 356
Response Rate 100% 96% 96% 97% 97%
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Key Suppliers

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Number of key suppliers 90 90 90 90 90
Percentage of key suppliers among primary suppliers 17.9% 17.9% 19.3% 25.6% 29.8%
Portion of purchasing that is from key suppliers
(monetary basis, among all primary suppliers)		 89% 89% 89% 92% 95%
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