Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby announces that the Company, at its board of directors meeting held on July 23, 2015, resolved the interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December, 2015 as follows.

1. Interim Dividend:
   26 yen per share of common stock of the Company
2. Date when dividend of surplus becomes effective:
   Tuesday, September 1, 2015