Dividends & shareholder Return

Implementing Shareholder Return Policy

Morinaga Group’s basic policy is to offer stable and consistent shareholder returns backed by a solidified business foundation.

As for shareholder returns, we will seek to raise dividend on equity (DOE), an indicator of capital policy, over the medium- to long-term while considering dividend payout ratio level and free cash flow. In addition, we will also consider prompt approaches to share buybacks as needed with an eye toward the total shareholder return ratio.

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Details of Own-share Repurchase

Repurchase
period
Method of repurchase Total number of shares
repurchased
Total amount for repurchase of shares (yen) Note
March 6, 2019 Repurchase through Tokyo Stock Exchange Network off-auction own share repurchase trading system (ToSTNeT-3) 1,700,000 8,381,000,000 -
March 1, 2022 to
October 25, 2022
Market purchases on Tokyo Stock Exchange 2,536,900 9,999,887,500 -
February 14, 2023 Repurchase through Tokyo Stock Exchange Network off-auction own share repurchase trading system (ToSTNeT-3) 650,000 2,486,250,000 -
May 16, 2023 Repurchase through Tokyo Stock Exchange Network off-auction own share repurchase trading system (ToSTNeT-3) 1,180,000 5,256,900,000 -
November 14,2023 Repurchase through Tokyo Stock Exchange Network off-auction own share repurchase trading system (ToSTNeT-3) 602,500 3,411,957,500 -

Note: Information relating to repurchases after FY2018.

Cancellation of Treasury Stock

Date of
cancellation
Type of shares to be cancelled Total number of shares
to be cancelled
Ratio of the total issued
shares before cancellation
Note
November 30,
2022
Common shares of the Company 5,400,000 9.96% -
March 15, 2023 Common shares of the Company 650,000 1.33% -
June 15, 2023 Common shares of the Company 1,180,000 2.45% -
March 15,2024 Common shares of the Company 1,205,000 1.28% -

Note: Information relating to repurchases after FY2018.
On January 1, 2024, the Company executed a two-for-one stock split of common shares.
Cancellation of treasury stock after January 1, 2024, the number of shares is the number of shares after this stock split.

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