UNITIKA LTD.
3103・Prime Market・Textiles & Apparels
Governance
As a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors, the Board of Directors consists of 8 directors (including 3 outside directors). The company has established voluntary committees such as a Risk Management Committee, Compliance Committee, and Sustainability Committee, combined with an executive officer system to ensure agility in decision-making and effective oversight. The Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee were abolished on April 30, 2025, transitioning to a deliberation structure involving all directors.
Risk Management
A Risk Management Committee, chaired by a Director and Managing Executive Officer, has been established to identify risks across the group, manage progress on countermeasures, and investigate causes and prevent recurrence when major risks materialize. The Sustainability Committee identifies priority issues, including climate change risk, through a materiality identification process based on the SDGs and GRI Standards, and has established a framework for reporting material risks to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
Common stock dividends for FY2026 (ending March 2026) are suspended as the company is currently executing its business revitalization plan. Class C preferred shares will receive a dividend of ¥2.27 per share. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), common stock dividends are also planned to be suspended, while Class C preferred shares are expected to receive ¥3.18 per share. The policy prioritizes improving the financial structure and strengthening retained earnings.
Dividend Policy
Regarding common stock, as the company is in the execution period of its business revitalization plan and is allocating management resources with priority to the steady implementation of revitalization measures and improvement of its financial structure, no dividend will be paid for FY2026 (ending March 2026). Common stock dividends are also planned to be suspended for FY2027 (ending March 2027). Going forward, the basic policy is to determine dividends in line with earnings conditions while taking into account improvement of the financial structure and enhancement of retained earnings. Separately, regarding the Class C preferred shares issued through a third-party allotment on April 30, 2025, a dividend of ¥2.27 per share was paid for FY2026 (ending March 2026), and a dividend of ¥3.18 per share is planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027) (forecast). The Class A and Class B preferred shares were all acquired and cancelled as of April 30, 2025.
ESG
The company has set FY2030 targets of a 46% reduction in domestic CO₂ emissions (versus FY2013) and carbon neutrality by 2050, with FY2025 actual results showing a 35% reduction (207kt-CO₂e). On the human capital front, KPIs have been established including a 20% ratio of female managers (FY2025 actual: 5.7%), a 100% implementation rate for human rights education, and a 92.3% take-up rate of paternity leave among male employees, and the company has also conducted climate change scenario analysis (1.5°C and 4°C scenarios) based on the TCFD recommendations.
Last updated: June 25, 2026