SOLITON SYSTEMS K.K.
3040・Prime Market・Information & Communication
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 6 members in total: 3 directors excluding audit and supervisory committee members (1 of whom is outside) plus 3 directors serving as audit and supervisory committee members (all independent outside directors). All 4 outside directors have been notified as independent officers to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. There is no mention in the securities report of the establishment of a nomination committee or compensation committee.
Risk Management
Business, foreign exchange, and technological competitiveness risks are continuously managed by the Board of Directors and the Management Committee. Quality, information security, and compliance risks are identified by the Compliance Committee and the General Affairs Department, which formulate countermeasures for material risks. An information security management structure headed by the CISO, along with an Information Security Committee, has been established to deliberate on the mid-term security enhancement roadmap and to advance the development of an incident response framework. In the event of an unforeseen contingency, a countermeasures committee is to be promptly established under the Representative Director to ensure a business continuity framework is in place.
Shareholder Returns
Continuing stable dividends targeting a payout ratio (consolidated) of approximately 50.0% or a DOE of approximately 8.0%. For FY2025 (ending December 2025), an annual dividend of ¥54 (interim ¥26, year-end ¥28) was implemented. For FY2026 (ending December 2026), an annual dividend of ¥60 (interim ¥30, year-end ¥30) is forecast, representing a planned increase of ¥6 year on year. No mention of share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
Continuing stable dividends targeting a payout ratio (consolidated) of approximately 50.0%, or a shareholders' equity dividend rate (consolidated, DOE) of approximately 8.0%. The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year, interim and year-end, with dividends of surplus determined by the Board of Directors. For FY2025 (ending December 2025), an interim dividend of ¥26 and a year-end dividend of ¥28 (annual total ¥54) were implemented. For FY2026 (ending December 2026), an interim dividend of ¥30 and a year-end dividend of ¥30 (annual total ¥60) are forecast (unchanged from the most recently announced forecast).
ESG
Identified five key sustainability items: information security, provision of low-carbon remote work infrastructure, climate change response, employee health and job satisfaction, and human capital diversity. Disclosed human capital indicators: ratio of female managers at 16.0% (target: 15% or higher, achieved), male childcare leave uptake rate at 72.7% (target: 80% or higher, not achieved), and gender pay gap at 18.2% (target: below 15%, not achieved). The company has established flexible work systems such as remote work and shortened working hours, special leave systems for childcare and fertility treatment, and harassment prevention training. Regarding climate change response, since the company does not own factories or stores, the direct emission reduction effect is limited, but it is working on power-saving and energy conservation measures.
Last updated: March 24, 2026