Stock Information

1.Policy

The Company recognizes the return of profits to shareholders as an important management priority and has decided to pay an annual dividend every year from the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023 onward.

With a basic policy of conducting continuous and stable dividend payments, in principle the Company aims to maintain a dividend payout ratio of around 30%. The Company will continue to position internal reserves as a source of the Group’s growth, and to invest continuously in businesses with the aim of further increasing the return of profits to shareholders.

2.Record Date for Dividends

3.Dividend Trend (per share)

1.Eligible Shareholders

Shareholders registered or recorded in the shareholder registry as of July 31 each year and holding at least two units (200 shares) of the Company’s stock are eligible.

2.Details of Benefits

The Company operates a shareholder benefits plan that delivers the coupons that can be used on the shareholders' exclusive page to shareholders according to the number of shares held and the length of the holding period with the aim of furthering shareholders’ understanding of the Group’s products and businesses.
For details on how to use the shareholder benefit coupons, please refer to this page.

(Note 1)Shareholders who have continuously held shares for one year or more are those who have been recorded three or more times in a row with the same shareholder number in the shareholders’ register as of January 31 and July 31 every year, and have held no less than the minimum number of shares (200 shares, 500 shares or 1,000 shares) in each category on all record dates (January 31 and July 31).

(Note 2)Shareholders who have continuously held shares for three years or more are those who have been recorded seven or more times in a row with the same shareholder number in the shareholders’ register as of January 31 and July 31 every year, and have held no less than the minimum number of shares (200 shares, 500 shares or 1,000 shares) in each category on all record dates (January 31 and July 31).

(Note 3)Shareholders who own 500 to 999 shares with a continuous holding period of three years or more will receive ¥24,000 worth of benefit coupons (¥12,000 benefit coupon x2) upon obtaining 1,000 shares.
Once the continuous holding period reaches one year or more, the benefits outlined in the table above will be applied.

(Note 4)Only one benefit coupon is valid per purchase. Multiple shareholder benefit coupons cannot be used together, nor can they be used in combination with other coupons.

3.Presentation timing

The coupons will be enclosed in the “Notice of Convocation of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders,” which will be sent out in early October each year.