Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby announces that the Company, at its board of directors meeting held on July 21, 2016, resolved the interim dividend for the fiscal year ending December, 2016 as follows.

1. Interim Dividend:
   JPY 26 per share of common stock of the Company
2. Date when dividends of surplus become effective:
   Thursday, September 1, 2016