Basic Stock Information

Basic Stock Information

As of March 31, 2025

Securities Code 4973
Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market
Listing Date December 3, 2002
Industry Classification (TSE) Chemicals
Share Trading Unit 100 shares
Total Number of Shares Issued 5,757,067 shares (excluding 310,133 treasury shares)
Total Number of Shares Authorized 24,640,000 shares
Number of Shareholders 4,267
Fiscal Year April 1 to March 31
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders June each year
Reference Date Year-End Dividend: March 31 each year
Interim Dividend: September 30 each year
Accounting Auditor Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

Stock Status

Major Shareholders

As of March 31, 2025

Name of Shareholder Shareholding in the Company
Number of Shares Held Shareholding Ratio (%)
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) 635,600 11.00
INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC 537,700 9.31
HIBIKI PATH AOBA FUND 296,800 5.14
RBC IST 15 PCT NON LENDING ACCOUNT - CLIENT ACCOUNT (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch) 243,500 4.22
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Settlement Services Department) 158,400 2.74
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) 152,600 2.64
Public Interest Incorporated Foundation JPC Scholarship Foundation 150,000 2.60
Kenichi Shimoda 138,090 2.39
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company 135,200 2.34
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. 121,500 2.10

Notes:
1. The Company holds 310,133 treasury shares, which are excluded from the above list of major shareholders.
2. Shareholding ratios are calculated excluding treasury shares.

Shareholder Distribution by Type

As of September 30, 2025

Shareholders Number of Share Units Held Shareholding Ratio (%)
Individuals and Others 1,992,380 32.838
Financial Institutions 930,000 15.328
Other Domestic Corporations 836,965 13.794
Foreign Investors 1,812,231 29.869
Securities Companies 213,417 3.517
Treasury Shares 282,207 4.651

Shareholder Distribution by Number of Shares Held

As of September 30, 2025

Shareholders Number of Shareholders Shareholding Ratio (%)
Less than 1 Unit 580 0.073
1–4 Units 2,982 8.290
5–9 Units 360 3.585
10–49 Units 296 8.327
50–99 Units 23 2.371
100–499 Units 31 11.033
500–999 Units 14 15.429
1,000–4,999 Units 9 27.156
More than 5,000 2 19.081
Treasury Shares 1 4.651

Trend in Number of Shareholders

As of September 30, 2025

Number of Shareholders by Region

As of September 30, 2025

Region Percentage of Shareholders by Region (%)
Hokkaido 1.907
Tohoku 2.466
Kanto 45.835
Chubu 16.728
Kinki 19.753
Chugoku 4.560
Shikoku 2.373
Kyushu/Okinawa 5.141
Overseas 1.209
Treasury Shares 0.023

Acquisition and Cancellation of Treasury Shares

Acquisition Period Number of Shares Acquired Total Acquisition Cost Method of Acquisition
January 1, 2023–January 13, 2023
(delivery basis)
3,800 shares ¥9,002,600 Open-Market Purchases on the Tokyo Stock Exchange