Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby announces that the Company, at its board of directors meeting held on July 26, 2018, resolved the interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December, 2018 as follows.

1. Interim Dividend:
   JPY 31 per share of common stock of the Company
2. Date when dividends of surplus become effective:
   Friday, August 31, 2018