[Must-See for Executives and Staff Considering Purpose Formulation or Philosophy Revision] An increasing number of companies are adopting "purpose" as their corporate philosophy each year. So, what kind of purposes are companies actually adopting, and which ones? Please refer to SMO's "PURPOSE STATEMENT LIST 2026," which lists the results of their extensive experience in formulating and disseminating purposes for numerous companies. As a pioneer in purpose branding, SMO Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Mikiko Saito; hereinafter referred to as "SMO"), which has been consulting on corporate transformation based on purpose for approximately 15 years, has been surveying the corporate philosophies of all Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime-listed companies annually since 2022 and publicly releasing a list of statements from companies that officially espouse "purpose" or "Purpose." This year, we surveyed the corporate philosophies and their designations of 1,569 Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime-listed companies and have now published the "PURPOSE STATEMENT LIST 2026." ● 348 Companies Officially Espouse Purpose, Accounting for 22.2% of All Companies The results of the 2026 survey show that the number of companies officially espousing purpose increased to 348 from 337 in the previous year, accounting for 22.2% of all Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime-listed companies. ▼ The trend of SMO's ongoing survey results is as follows: 2022: 91 companies (4.9% / out of 1,839 companies) 2023: 164 companies (8.9% / out of 1,836 companies) 2024: 236 companies (14.3% / out of 1,650 companies) 2025: 337 companies (20.6% / out of 1,634 companies) 2026: 348 companies (22.2% / out of 1,569 companies) This indicates that the movement for companies to explicitly state their philosophy and reason for existence as "purpose" is not limited to a few leading companies but is steadily expanding as a crucial theme in corporate management. ● About the "PURPOSE STATEMENT LIST 2026" This