SHIFT INC.
3697・Prime Market・Information & Communication
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Board of Directors consists of 10 members in total: 7 directors (excluding Audit and Supervisory Committee members, of whom 3 are outside directors) plus 3 Audit and Supervisory Committee members (all outside directors). The outside director ratio is 60%. The company has established a voluntary nomination and compensation committee, chaired by an independent outside director. Following the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in November 2025, the company plans to transition to a Board of 9 directors (6 outside directors).
Risk Management
The company has established compliance regulations, a Compliance Committee (meeting quarterly), and an Information Security Committee (meeting monthly), and has entered into advisory agreements with external experts in legal, tax, and labor affairs. Information asset management has been strengthened under ISO/IEC 27001 certification. As a human capital risk, changes in the labor market driven by advances in AI technology are monitored on an ongoing basis at Executive Officer meetings. To reduce group governance risk, a system for managing group companies and analyzing trends has been established, overseen by the head office's supervisory administrative department.
Shareholder Returns
Dividends will commence from FY2026 (ending August 2026). The forecast year-end dividend is ¥4.10 per share (annual total ¥4.10). A share buyback was carried out in January 2026 covering 7,900,000 shares, resulting in a treasury stock balance of ¥12,176 million at fiscal year-end. The capital allocation policy has been revised, shifting toward enhanced shareholder returns.
Dividend Policy
Dividends will commence from FY2026 (ending August 2026). The forecast year-end dividend is ¥4.10 per share (annual total of ¥4.10). The dividend at the end of the second quarter was ¥0.00. Note that the dividend forecast has been revised from the most recently announced figure; for details, please refer to the announcement dated July 15, 2026, titled "Notice Regarding Change in Capital Allocation Policy and Revision of Year-End Dividend Forecast (Commencement of Dividends)."
ESG
The Company positions human capital management as its most critical sustainability issue, managing it through four indicators: ① number of hires (2,217 in FY2025 actual; target of over 2,500 in FY2026), ② turnover rate (6.6% in FY2025; target range of 5-8%), ③ annual salary increase rate (5.6% in FY2025; benchmark of around 10%), and ④ number of passers of the Top Gun certification (877 in FY2025). The Company is advancing initiatives such as enhancing HR measures through AI utilization (the interactive AI mentor "Menta-kun" and AI recruitment tools), strengthening new graduate recruitment (380 hires in FY2025), and achieving a 73.0% male childcare leave take-up rate (on a non-consolidated basis). No individual disclosure regarding climate change is confirmed in the securities report.
Last updated: November 21, 2025