Dividend policy
We are committed to enhancing our corporate value by strengthening our earning power to enable sustainable growth and building a foundation for growth as a global company. We position the return of profits to our shareholders as an important management task, and our basic policy is to provide stable and continuous dividends with a target consolidated dividend payout ratio of approximately 30% and a consolidated dividend on equity (DOE) ratio of 2.5% or more, while securing the internal reserves necessary for our business strategy to increase corporate value in the future, We intendsto take into consideration its business performance, dividend payout ratio, and other factors in a comprehensive manner.
Our basic policy is to pay dividends from surplus twice a year as interim and year-end dividends. These dividends from surplus are decided at the general meeting of shareholders for year-end dividends and by the Board of Directors for interim dividends. Our Articles of Incorporation stipulate that we may pay interim dividends with September 30 as the record date.
Dividends
Stock Split
*The current total number of shares outstanding is 73,896,400.
Status of Acquisition/Cancellation of Treasury Shares
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