KURIYAMA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
3355・Standard Market・Wholesale Trade
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 7 members in total (3 executive directors and 4 Audit and Supervisory Committee members), of whom 3 Audit and Supervisory Committee members are independent outside directors. The ratio of outside directors to the entire Board is approximately 43% (3 out of 7 members). The establishment of a Nomination Committee or Compensation Committee is not confirmed in the annual securities report. During the fiscal year under review, the Board of Directors met 13 times (including 7 resolutions in writing), with an attendance rate of over 90% for all directors.
Risk Management
A Risk Management Committee, chaired by the Representative Director & CEO, is held regularly to identify sustainability-related risks and opportunities, determine key issues, and reflect them in management strategy, with final resolutions made by the Board of Directors. The Group Management Council (held four times a year) also discusses the identification, evaluation, and response to management risks. Internal audits are conducted by the Audit Department, which reports directly to the Representative Director & CEO, and a tripartite audit meeting involving the Audit and Supervisory Committee and the accounting auditor is held regularly. Compliance regulations and an internal whistleblowing system have also been established.
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast per share for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥61 (interim ¥30.50 + year-end ¥30.50), the same amount as the previous fiscal year's actual (¥61). The company continues its shareholder return policy targeting a consolidated payout ratio of 30% or more and a DOE of approximately 2.5%. A performance-linked stock compensation plan (BBT) was newly introduced in March 2026.
Dividend Policy
The company continues its shareholder return policy targeting a consolidated payout ratio of 30% or more, with a shareholder equity dividend rate (DOE) of approximately 2.5% as a benchmark. Under the medium-term management plan "KMP ACTION 1 (2025-2027)", the company aims for a DOE of 3.0% or more. The annual dividend forecast per share for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥61 (interim ¥30.50 + year-end ¥30.50), the same amount as the previous fiscal year's actual (interim ¥28 + year-end ¥33 = ¥61). In addition, based on the resolution of the 86th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 25, 2026, the company has newly introduced a performance-linked stock compensation plan (Board Benefit Trust: BBT) for directors and directors of certain domestic subsidiaries.
ESG
Identified six materiality issues (climate change, circular society, safe access, healthy society, reduced environmental impact, and utilization of diverse human resources) and linked them to the SDGs. Sustainability issues are managed by the Risk Management Committee, chaired by the Representative Director and CEO. Regarding human capital, Kuriyama Japan Co., Ltd. disclosed a ratio of women in managerial positions of 10.4% (target of 15.0% by 2027) and a male childcare leave take-up rate of 44.4% (target of 30% or higher). Quantitative environmental indicators and targets, such as greenhouse gas emission reductions, have not yet been disclosed.
Last updated: March 25, 2026