Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.

Stockholders' Equity. Stockholders' equity totaled $1.04 billion at March 31, 2025, an increase of $4.8 million from September 30, 2024. Consistent with our goal to operate a sound and profitable financial organization, we actively seek to maintain a well-capitalized status for the Bank in accordance with regulatory standards. As of March 31, 2025, the Bank's capital ratios exceeded the well-capitalized requirements and the Bank exceeded internal policy thresholds for sensitivity to changes in interest rates. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below for additional information regarding the Bank's regulatory capital requirements. As of March 31, 2025, the Bank's CBLR was 9.5%.

During the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Company paid regular quarterly cash dividends totaling $22.1 million, or $0.17 per share. On April 22, 2025, the Company announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share, or approximately $11.5 million, payable on May 16, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 2, 2025.

At March 31, 2025, Capitol Federal Financial, Inc., at the holding company level, had $27.3 million in cash on deposit at the Bank. For fiscal year 2025, it is the intention of the Company's Board of Directors to pay out the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share, totaling $0.34 per share for the year. To the extent that earnings in fiscal year 2025 exceed $0.34 per share, the Board of Directors will consider the payment of additional dividends. Dividend payments depend upon a number of factors, including the Company's financial condition and results of operations, regulatory capital requirements, regulatory limitations on the Bank's ability to make capital distributions to the Company, the Bank's tax current earnings and accumulated earnings and profits, and the amount of cash at the holding company level.

It is the intention of management and the Board of Directors to not make distributions from the Bank to the Company during fiscal year 2025 to limit the tax associated with the pre-1988 bad debt recapture which is related to the Bank's tax accumulated earnings and profits. It is currently anticipated that the Bank will have sufficient taxable income during fiscal year 2025 to replenish the Bank's tax accumulated earnings and profits to a positive level, allowing the Bank to make earnings distributions to the Company during fiscal year 2026 and not have those distributions subject to the pre-1988 bad debt recapture tax.

The Company currently has $75.0 million authorized under an existing stock repurchase plan. Shares may be repurchased from time to time based upon market conditions, available liquidity and other factors. This plan has no expiration date; however, the FRB's current approval for the Company to repurchase shares expires in February 2026. There were no share repurchases during the current year six month period. Because the cash at the holding company is limited based on our capital management plan, the Company does not expect to repurchase shares until such time that an excess cash balance is rebuilt at the holding company level, which might occur as early as the beginning of fiscal year 2026.

The following table presents regular quarterly cash dividends and special cash dividends paid in calendar years 2025, 2024, and 2023. The amounts represent cash dividends paid during each period. For the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the amount presented represents the dividend payable on May 16, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 2, 2025.