I heard that the share certificates have been invalidated (digitized). What should I do?
Through securities companies, etc., there is no special procedure required for depositing share certificates in the JASDEC（Hofuri）If the share certificates are in Stock certificates are on hand（Home, Safe Deposit etc.）If the share certificates are in the name on the shareholder register on the date of digitization of share certificates, it is managed in a special account set by us.
Where should I proceed with procedures such as address/name change, designation of dividend transfer, purchase of shares less than one unit, and request for purchase of shares less than one unit?
Please apply to securities companies with shareholders' accounts. Shares for which no share certificates are deposited in Hofuri are transferred to special accounts that we set up in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, so please apply to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, which is the special account management organization.
When is the shareholder's date for dividend payments?
The annual general meeting of shareholders on June 23, 2017 resolved to amend the Articles of Incorporation by a change in the fiscal year, and the fiscal year ended December 31 of 2017. This resulted in the determination of the year-end dividend for shareholders on December 31 and the determination of the interim dividend for shareholders on June 30. the last date with rights （ If you purchase the shares on this date, you will be able to obtain the rights as a shareholder such as dividends ） Please check with the securities company of the transaction.
When is the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders?
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is held in late March each year. Please refer to the “IR Calendar”.
How do I exercise my voting rights at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders?
Voting rights may be exercised through the following methods.
Electric voting platform
Shareholders can vote online via the Electronic Voting Platform run by ICJ, INC., making it easy to exercise voting rights securely and efficiently.
Standing Proxy
Shareholders may also exercise their voting rights through a Standing Proxy, a designated representative to vote on their behalf.
Furthermore, we prepare an English translation of the Notice of General Meeting of Shareholders to encourage shareholders outside of Japan to exercise their voting rights. This translation is published on our company website and the Tokyo Stock Exchange website.
Public notices are posted on our website, so please refer to here. (Japanese only)
In the event that electronic public notices cannot be made due to accidents or other unavoidable reasons, they will be published in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
