SAKATA SEED CORPORATION
1377・Prime Market・Fishery, Agriculture & Forestry
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. As of May 2025, the Board of Directors comprises 9 members in total—6 internal directors and 3 outside directors (outside director ratio: 33.3%)—and meets 20 times per year. The company has established a voluntary Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee, both of which are composed of a majority of outside directors. Following the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on August 26, 2025, the Board is scheduled to be reduced to 7 directors (3 outside). An executive officer system has been introduced to separate management oversight from business execution.
Risk Management
Centered on a Risk Management Committee (chaired by the President, meeting twice a year), the company collects, analyzes, and evaluates risks across eight categories—weather and natural disasters, geopolitics, R&D, intellectual property infringement, safety, finance, employee misconduct, and disasters/accidents—and maintains a crisis management manual and BCP. When a risk materializes, a crisis response meeting is convened to enable swift action. The Sustainability Committee separately analyzes climate change-related risks and reports to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
Achieved 6 consecutive fiscal years of dividend increases under the DOE 2.5% target. For FY2026 (ending May 2026), the annual dividend is ¥85 (interim ¥35, year-end ¥50, up ¥10 year-on-year), with DOE of 2.5%. The FY2027 (ending May 2027) forecast is an annual dividend of ¥90 (interim ¥40). Under the shareholder return policy based on the long-term management plan "PASSION2035", a share buyback (upper limit of 1 million shares / ¥5,000 million) was also resolved.
Dividend Policy
The company adopts the dividend on equity ratio (DOE) as its key indicator, targeting 2.5% for the time being under a long-term stable policy, and strives to steadily and continuously strengthen shareholder returns. Dividends are paid twice a year (interim and year-end). The actual result for FY2026 (ending May 2026) was an annual dividend of ¥85 (interim ¥35, year-end ¥50; DOE 2.5%), marking 6 consecutive fiscal years of dividend increases. The forecast for FY2027 (ending May 2027) is an annual dividend of ¥90 (interim ¥40, year-end ¥50). This is set based on the shareholder return policy under the long-term management plan "PASSION2035" (FY2027 (ending May 2027) to FY2036 (ending May 2036)).
ESG
Identified four materiality themes: "Preservation of the global environment," "Contribution to sustainable agriculture and horticulture," "Providing a rich lifestyle," and "Strengthening business foundations." Conducted 2°C and 4°C scenario analyses based on TCFD recommendations, and set targets to reduce domestic Scope 1+2 emissions by 42% or more by FY2030 (base year FY2023) and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Total emissions from domestic and overseas major sites in FY2024 were 13,480 t-CO2 (down 11.3% year on year). The ratio of female managers was 9.2% (FY2030 target: 20%), and the male childcare leave take-up rate was 73.9%. The company has sequentially established a Basic Sustainability Policy, Human Rights Policy, Procurement Policy, Environmental Policy, Anti-Bribery Policy, and other related policies.
Last updated: August 25, 2025