Star seeds Co., Ltd.
3083・Standard Market・Retail Trade
Governance
The company has a Board of Corporate Auditors structure. The Board of Directors consists of 5 directors (including 2 outside directors, an outside director ratio of 40%), and the Board of Corporate Auditors consists of 3 auditors (including 2 outside corporate auditors). The Board of Directors met 23 times during the fiscal year under review, with all members maintaining a 100% attendance rate during their respective terms. No nomination committee or compensation committee has been confirmed to be established.
Risk Management
The Company has established a Risk Management Committee, chaired by the President and Representative Director, which comprehensively manages risks across the group in accordance with the Risk Management Regulations. Under this framework, department heads analyze and manage risk items, while significant matters are deliberated and decided by the Board of Directors. Sustainability-related risks are evaluated and selected in coordination with the Sustainability Committee and reported to the Board of Directors. The Internal Audit Office conducts audits of all group operations, and an internal reporting system, including a helpline with an external contact point, has also been established.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2027 (ending February 2027), an annual dividend of ¥10 (year-end ¥10) is planned. In the previous period (FY2026, ended February 2026), an annual dividend of ¥10 (year-end ¥10) was also implemented. The basic policy is performance-linked dividends, with no share buybacks or shareholder benefit programs conducted.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends linked to business performance. For FY2026 (ended February 2026), an annual dividend of ¥10 (interim ¥0, year-end ¥10) was implemented. For FY2027 (ending February 2027), an annual dividend of ¥10 (interim ¥0, year-end ¥10) is planned, unchanged from the most recently announced forecast.
ESG
Under the purpose of "creating a bright society as a pioneer of the times," the company has established a Sustainability Committee chaired by the Representative Director and President. On the environmental side, it is promoting reuse through in-store used clothing collection (9,173 items collected in FY2025 (ended February 2025); target of 7,000 items for FY2026 (ending February 2026)). On the human capital side, the company discloses a female manager ratio of 20.8% (target: 30%) and a gender pay gap of 77.6% (target: 80%); the male childcare leave take-up rate is not calculated due to the absence of eligible employees.
Last updated: June 4, 2026