Stock information

Number of shares

(As of March 31, 2024)

Total number of authorized shares: 200,000,000
Number of shares outstanding: 90,677,454 (excluding 2,037,084 treasury shares)

Number of shareholders

(As of March 31, 2024)

38,029

Shareholdings by shareholder category

(As of March 31, 2024)

Category	Number of shares held (1,000 shares)	Percentage of number of shares held
Financial institutions	27,711	29.9
Securities companies	1,648	1.8
Other types of corporations	11,439	12.3
Foreign corporations, etc.	25,209	27.2
Individuals and others	24,668	26.6
Treasury shares	2,037	2.2

Status of major shareholders

(As of March 31, 2024)

Names of shareholders	Number of shares held (1,000 shares)	Shareholding percentage
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)	12,124	13.3
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)	6,947	7.6
MORINAGA Business Partner Shareholding Association	6,512	7.1
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company	2,242	2.4
MUFG Bank, Ltd.	1,704	1.8
SSBTC CLIENT OMNIBUS ACCOUNT	1,563	1.7
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385632	1,560	1.7
MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.	1,372	1.5
MITSUI & CO., LTD.	1,372	1.5
Mizuho Bank, LTD.	1,278	1.4

1. *1The Company holds 2,037,084 shares of treasury stock but is excluded from the list of major shareholders above.
2. *2The ratio of voting rights is calculated excluding treasury stock.

Dividends

	Total dividend amount (million yen)	Dividend per share (yen)
March 31, 2024	4,987	55
Six months ended September 30, 2024 (2Q)	0	0