News Release 2021

Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 [IFRS] (Jan. 1, 2021 - Mar. 31, 2021)

Status of Repurchase of the Company's Stock and its Completion (Stock Repurchase in accordance with Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 2 of the Corporation Law)

Status of Repurchase of the Company's Stock (Stock Repurchase in accordance with Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 2 of the Corporation Law)

Kao Qualifies for the Highest Rating in the "DBJ Employees' Health Management Rated Loan Program" by Development Bank of Japan Inc. for the 3rd Time

Kao Receives "Semi-Nadeshiko Brand" Designation as an Enterprise that Encourages Women's Success in Workplace

Kao Selected as a Health and Productivity Management Brand for the Seventh Consecutive Year

Status of Repurchase of the Company's Stock (Stock Repurchase in accordance with Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 2 of the Corporation Law)

Basic Idea and Policy Concerning Reduction of an Investment Unit

Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 [IFRS] (Jan. 1, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020)

Changes of Representative Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Continuation and Partial Revision of Performance Share Plan for Members of the Board of Directors, etc.

Resolution to Repurchase of the Company's Stock (Stock Repurchase in accordance with Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 2 of the Corporation Law)

Kao Merges its Kanebo and Sofina Beauty Consulting Companies to Strengthen Brand Communications and Expand its Customer Base

Entries Now Open for the Twelfth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children

Kao Moves Up Its Target Year for Seeing 100% of Electricity the Company Purchases in Japan and Globally Sourced from Renewable Energy

Kao to Start Using 100% Recycled Plastic for its Bottles in Japan

Kao Included in the World's Most Ethical Companies® List for a Record 15th Consecutive Year

Kao Recognized as Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Kao Is Selected for Inclusion in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Which Identifies Companies That Are Committed to Transparency in Gender Reporting and to Advancing Women's Equality

Kao and Lion Begin Collaboration on Smart Logistics Initiative

Kao and Kyoto University Begin Verification Testing of a Used Disposable Diaper Carbonization Recycling System in Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Launch of Hair Salon Brand "ORIBE" in Japan Aiming to Strengthen Global Strategies

SENSAI to Launch Official Online Store in Europe

Duty-Free Sales of Kao Prestige Brands on Hainan Island: First Step of a Full-Scale Entry into China's Duty-Free Market

SOFINA iP Releases INTERLINK SERUM Pore Refining Moisture: A Serum to Condition the Skin to a Clear, Moist Texture while Concealing Pores–for Modern Women with Busy Lives