Shin Etsu Chemical : Notice Concerning Status of Repurchase of Shares

September 5, 2023

To Whom It May Concern

4-1, Marunouchi 1-chome,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

Yasuhiko Saitoh

Representative Director / President

(Code No. 4063)

Contact:

Toshiyuki Kasahara

Corporate Officer, General Manager

Finance and Accounting Department

TEL: [phone]

Notice Concerning Status of Repurchase of Shares

(Repurchase of Shares Based on Provisions in the Company's Articles of Incorporation

Relating to Article 165(2) of the Companies Act)

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. hereby announces that, as to the repurchase of shares, based on the provisions of Article 156 of the Companies Act, as applied pursuant to Article 165(3) of the Companies Act, resolved at the board of directors meeting held on July 27, 2023, the current status of the repurchases (interim status) is as described below.

1.	Share Type Purchased:	Common shares of the Company
2.	Total Number of
	Shares Purchased:	10,683,600 shares
3.	Total Share Purchase Amount:	48,524,725,300 Japanese Yen
4.	Purchase Period:	August 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023
		(transaction date)
5.	Purchase Method:	Market Purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

For Reference:

1. Contents of Resolution of Board of Directors Meeting Held on July 27, 2023

(1)	Share Type for Purchases:	Common shares of the Company
(2)	Total Number of Shares
	to be Purchased:	30,000,000 shares (maximum)
		(1.5% of the total shares issued and outstanding,
		excluding treasury shares)
(3)	Total Share Purchase Amount:	100 billion Japanese Yen (maximum)
(4)	Purchase Period:	July 28, 2023 to December 29, 2023

2. Current Status (total number of shares repurchased as of August 31, 2023)

(1)	Total Number of Shares Purchased:	10,683,600 shares
(2)	Total Share Purchase Amount:	48,524,725,300 Japanese Yen