FAQ

The Company was established on December 15, 1938. For more information, please see the Corporate History page.

The Company was listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1961. In April 2022, the listing was moved to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange following a market reorganization.

Please see the Corporate Information page.

Please see the Introduction of Our Business page.

Please see the Group Company Locations page.

Please see the Sustainability page for a summary of the environmental, social, and governance activities of the company.

December 31.

Please see the IR Calendar page.

The business results are located on the IR Library page. Please see the latest financial statements.

All materials related to the Company’s financial results are available on the IR Library page.

The Company’s securities code is 6440.

The number of shares constituting one unit is 100.

Odd-lot shares (less than 100 shares) cannot be traded on the market.Those who want to trade shares in smaller amounts need to request the purchase of shares of less than one unit.
If the shares owned are managed in an account at a securities company, please contact the securities company.
If the shares owned are managed in a special account (*), please contact the shareholder registry administrator below.
- Stock Transfer Agency Department of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
(TEL: 0120-288-324)
- Hours: Weekdays 9:00-17:00 (Not available on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
*An account opened by the issuing company with a trust bank or other institution to preserve the rights of shareholders who did not deposit share certificates of listed companies with the Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. through a securities company before the dematerialization of share certificates implemented on January 5, 2009.

The company has established a program to purchase additional shares of less than one unit for shareholders who hold shares of less than one unit.
If the shares owned are managed in an account at a securities company, please contact the securities company.
If the shares owned are managed in a special account (*), please contact the shareholder registry administrator below.
- Stock Transfer Agency Department of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
(TEL: 0120-288-324)
- Hours: Weekdays 9:00-17:00 (Not available on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
*An account opened by the issuing company with a trust bank or other institution to preserve the rights of shareholders who did not deposit share certificates of listed companies with the Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. through a securities company before the dematerialization of share certificates implemented on January 5, 2009.

No, the Company does not have such a plan.

The year-end dividend is paid on December 31. The interim dividend, if any, is paid on June 30.
Anyone listed as a shareholder in the shareholders’ register on the “date of right allotment” is entitled to receive the dividend.
In order to do so, however, the person listed as a shareholder needs to purchase shares by the “last trading date of entitlement.” Generally, the last trading date of entitlement is two business days before the date of right allotment (a business day of the Tokyo Stock Exchange).
Note that the last trading date of entitlement may differ from one securities company to another. Persons wishing to purchase shares are therefore requested to confirm the necessary details with the securities company with which they deal.

Year-end dividends (for shareholders of record as of December 31) are paid in around the end of March.

The printed enclosures of the notice are fewer than in previous years because the information is now provided online. On September 1, 2022, it became mandatory for listed companies to provide electronic (web-based) materials for the General Meeting of Shareholders. As a result, shareholders can now view the materials for the General Meeting of Shareholders anytime, anywhere via our website.
The electronic provision of the notice also helps protect the environment by reducing the amount of paper used for printing the materials for the General Meeting of Shareholders previously sent to shareholders.

Information not included in the Notice of the General Meeting of Shareholders is disclosed on this website. Shareholders can receive all the materials for the General Meeting of Shareholders by completing the request for written delivery procedure.

Shareholders can apply at their securities company or the shareholder registry administrator. If they wish to receive written notices, the procedure must be completed by the record date of the General Meeting of Shareholders (December 31).
If they wish to proceed at the shareholder registry administrator, they are requested to contact the following shareholder registry administrator.
Consider requesting the delivery of the document as soon as possible, as the procedure for delivery will not be commenced before the request form is received.
If the written request is received after the record date of the general meeting of shareholders, the delivery of the document will be applied from the record date of the next general meeting of shareholders.
- Contact for inquiries about Web-based materials for the General Meeting of Shareholders: Stock Transfer Agency Department of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
(TEL: 0120-524-324)
- Hours: Weekdays 9:00-17:00
(Not available on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

If the deceased shareholder (decedent) held shares in an account at a securities company, an heir is requested to contact the securities company.
Please note that we are unable to determine the securities company with which the shareholder (decedent) traded.
If the shares owned are managed in a special account (*), an heir is requested to check the website of the shareholder registry administrator.
*An account opened by the issuing company with a trust bank or other institution to preserve the rights of shareholders who did not deposit share certificates of listed companies with the Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. through a securities company before the dematerialization of share certificates implemented on January 5, 2009.

If the inheritance process is not completed by the next dividend record date after the death of a shareholder (decedent), dividends will continue to be paid to the decedent.
If the shares owned are managed in an account at a securities company, please contact the securities company.
If the shares owned are managed in a special account (*) or if an heir wishes to receive unpaid dividends, the heir is requested to check the website of the shareholder registry administrator.
*An account opened by the issuing company with a trust bank or other institution to preserve the rights of shareholders who did not deposit share certificates of listed companies with the Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. through a securities company before the dematerialization of share certificates implemented on January 5, 2009.