Alpen Co.,Ltd.
3028・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 9 directors (including 4 outside directors, an outside ratio of approximately 44%), and in principle meets twice a month (23 meetings held in the fiscal year under review). It has voluntarily established a Nomination and Compensation Committee (chaired by an independent outside director) and a Special Committee aimed at monitoring conflicts of interest with the controlling shareholder, ensuring transparency and objectivity in governance.
Risk Management
The Compliance Committee (chaired by the Representative Director) oversees overall risk management, with each department and group company conducting self-inspections quarterly using a "Risk Self-Inspection Checklist," reporting results to the Board of Directors. In emergencies, a crisis management framework is in place under which an emergency response headquarters is established based on the "Risk Management Regulations." Sustainability-related risks are identified and managed by the "Sports Sustainability Promotion Office," which reports to the Board of Directors, though the company acknowledges that quantitative analysis of the financial impact is currently insufficient.
Shareholder Returns
Maintaining annual dividend of ¥50 (¥25 at Q2-end plus ¥25 forecast at year-end). No change to full-year forecast for FY2026 (ending June 2026). A share liquidity buffer trust® aimed at improving the tradable share ratio was established in December 2025; after acquiring 2,330,000 shares for ¥5,540 million, 1,271,500 shares had been sold on the market by the end of Q3.
Dividend Policy
The company's basic policy is to pay stable and continuous dividends, distributing surplus twice a year (at Q2-end and year-end). The FY2025 (ended June 2025) result was ¥50 per share (¥25 x 2 payments). For FY2026 (ending June 2026), ¥25 was paid at Q2-end, with ¥25 forecast at year-end (total of ¥50). No revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
Set "Five Sustainability Goals to Be Achieved by 2027," advancing quantitative targets including a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by FY2027 (ending March 2027) versus FY2015 (ended March 2015) levels, an environmentally-friendly products sales ratio of 30% or higher, and cumulative participation of over 20,000 people in environmental conservation awareness activities. In terms of human capital, the company has set targets for FY2026 (ending June 2026) of a female manager ratio of 25% or higher (14.7% actual for the current period) and a female store manager ratio of 20% or higher (12.2% actual), while the male childcare leave uptake rate stands at a high 79.6% (for regular employees). Regarding climate change, the company is considering response measures for a 1.5°C target scenario, recognizing stricter greenhouse gas regulations and the intensification of weather-related disasters as risks, and rising consumer environmental awareness as an opportunity.
Last updated: September 24, 2025