Kohjin Bio Co., Ltd.
177A・Growth Market・Chemicals
Governance
The company operates as a company with a board of company auditors (6 directors, including 3 outside directors), and has established a Board of Directors, a Board of Company Auditors, a Management Committee, a Risk and Compliance Committee, and a voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee. It plans to transition to a company with an audit and supervisory committee at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders in June 2026, after which it is expected to have 7 directors, including 4 outside directors.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk and Compliance Committee chaired by the Representative Director and President to promote organizational risk management. In August 2025, it received an administrative disposition related to a fatality case in its cell processing business, and in January 2026 it received another administrative disposition for violation of the Act on the Safety of Regenerative Medicine. Corrective measures and recurrence prevention measures are currently being implemented.
Shareholder Returns
The basic policy is a year-end dividend paid once per year; the dividend per share for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥10 (a decrease from ¥24 in the prior period), with a payout ratio of 20.4%. A dividend of ¥10 is also forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027). No share buyback is disclosed.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay a year-end dividend from surplus once per year, determined by comprehensively considering business performance and financial condition. The Articles of Incorporation provide that an interim dividend may be paid by resolution of the Board of Directors. Internal reserves are allocated to preparedness for business development and to capital investment in plant and equipment. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the dividend is ¥10 per share (total dividends of ¥51 million, payout ratio of 20.4%). For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the forecast is also ¥10 per share (forecast payout ratio of 46.2%).
ESG
In May 2025, the company established a Sustainability Committee to promote disclosure focusing on climate change and human capital as priority issues. On climate change, no quantitative targets have been set and the company is at the stage of considering its TCFD response. On human capital, the company disclosed a female manager ratio of 25.0% (achieving the target of 25% or higher), a gender pay gap of 69.5% (falling short of the target of 75% or higher), and 0 male employees taking childcare leave (falling short of the target of 1 or more).
Last updated: June 23, 2026