Taki Chemical Co.,Ltd.
4025・Prime Market・Chemicals
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. As of the date of filing the Annual Securities Report, there were 11 directors (including 5 Audit and Supervisory Committee members and 4 independent outside directors). Both the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee are independent outside directors, ensuring the effectiveness of the oversight function. A Nomination and Compensation Committee (an advisory body composed of 7 members in total, including 4 independent outside directors) has been established.
Risk Management
The Crisis Management Committee identifies and evaluates management risks and formulates preventive measures against material risks based on the "Company-wide Risk Map." For climate change risk, the Sustainability Promotion Council works in coordination with the Crisis Management Committee to conduct scenario analysis and prioritization, with a system established to report to the Board of Directors and Management Committee. A Compliance Committee and internal whistleblowing hotline have also been established to promote GRC (Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance) in an integrated manner.
Shareholder Returns
For FY2025 (ending December 2025), the total dividend is ¥75, comprising an ordinary dividend of ¥60, a special dividend of ¥10, and a commemorative dividend of ¥5 for the company's 140th anniversary. For FY2026 (ending December 2026), an ordinary dividend of ¥80 (paid in a lump sum at year-end) is forecast. Compared to the prior period, this represents a substantive dividend increase once the commemorative and special dividends are excluded.
Dividend Policy
Dividends from surplus are paid once annually at year-end. The year-end dividend for FY2025 (ending December 2025) is ¥75 per share (ordinary dividend of ¥60 + special dividend of ¥10 + commemorative dividend of ¥5 for the company's 140th anniversary). The year-end dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥80 per share (ordinary dividend of ¥80). There has been no revision to the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
Under the "Sustainability Vision 2030," the company has identified four materiality themes (Contribution to the Global Environment, Contribution to Society through Products and Services, Human Capital Management, and GRC Promotion) and incorporated them into its medium-term management plan. On climate change response, the company conducted 1.5°C and 4°C scenario analyses based on TCFD recommendations, and has set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 38% or more from FY2013 levels by 2030, and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. An internal carbon pricing (ICP) system (¥10,000/t-CO₂) has been in place since 2022. Regarding human capital, against a 2030 target of 15% for the ratio of female managers, the actual figure for 2025 was 4.5%; for the annual paid leave utilization rate, against a target of 75% or higher, the actual result achieved was 83.6%.
Last updated: March 25, 2026