KURAMOTO CO.,LTD.
5216・Standard Market・Glass & Ceramics Products
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 6 directors (including 1 outside director: Kunio Hongo), and there are 3 corporate auditors (including 2 outside corporate auditors: Toru Kitai and Noriko Kikuchi). No nomination committee or compensation committee has been established. The Board of Directors meets once a month (17 meetings held during the fiscal year under review).
Risk Management
A Risk Management Committee has been established under the Board of Directors to comprehensively examine risk management policies and measures. The General Affairs and Accounting Section reviews legal and compliance matters in coordination with retained legal counsel. The Internal Audit Office, reporting directly to the President, conducts internal audits, and risks are identified and countermeasures examined at Board of Directors meetings and manufacturing-sales meetings in accordance with the Risk Management Regulations.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividends are ¥0 (no dividend) for both FY2025 (ending December 2025) and FY2026 (ending December 2026). No dividend is expected to continue in the FY2026 (ending December 2026) forecast. Earnings forecasts are undisclosed due to numerous unconfirmed factors. No mention of share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The annual dividend for FY2025 (ending December 2025) is ¥0 (both interim and year-end dividends are ¥0). The FY2026 (ending December 2026) forecast also anticipates no dividend, with both interim and year-end dividends expected to be ¥0. There exists material uncertainty regarding the going concern assumption, and this financial results report does not disclose specific policies such as a target payout ratio.
ESG
The Company has not yet formulated basic policies related to sustainability, and no ESG-specific governance structure, strategy, indicators, or targets have been established. Personnel appointment policy is based on fair evaluation according to aptitude, regardless of gender, nationality, or other factors, but specific diversity targets, childcare leave utilization rates, and similar disclosures have been omitted as they are not subject to mandatory disclosure. The Company states that it will consider developing a management structure, indicators, and targets alongside the formulation of basic policies going forward.
Last updated: March 26, 2026