UPR Corporation
7065・Standard Market・Services
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors comprises 7 members (including 4 outside directors, registered as independent officers), representing an outside director ratio of 57.1%. The company has established a voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee chaired by an independent outside director. All 3 corporate auditors are outside corporate auditors. The independent auditor is Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC.
Risk Management
The company has established a Risk Management Committee chaired by the Representative Director, which meets once per quarter. It has developed a risk management program covering environmental, natural disaster, legal compliance, human capital, and other risks, and has built a system to report the implementation status to the Board of Directors four times a year. The Internal Audit Office, which reports directly to the Representative Director, audits the internal controls and compliance status of the entire Group from an independent standpoint.
Shareholder Returns
Revised and increased full-year dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending August 2026) to ¥37 per share (year-end lump sum). This represents a 48% increase from the prior fiscal year's actual dividend of ¥25. Introduced DOE (dividend on equity) as a dividend indicator, targeting DOE of 3% for the near term and DOE of 5% as a future goal. Share buybacks can be flexibly implemented via board resolution as stipulated in the articles of incorporation.
Dividend Policy
From FY2026 (ending August 2026), DOE (dividend on equity ratio) will be introduced as the dividend indicator. The near-term target is DOE of 3%, with a future goal of DOE of 5%. The company adopts a principle of not reducing dividends, with a basic policy of paying dividends once annually at fiscal year-end. The dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending August 2026) has been revised to ¥37 per share (year-end lump sum) (a revision from the most recently announced forecast). The actual dividend for the prior fiscal year (FY2025, ended August 2025) was ¥25 per share.
ESG
The Sustainability Committee, established in May 2023, meets at least once per quarter and reports to the Board of Directors. Four materiality themes have been set: the global environment, sharing of social infrastructure, respect for human dignity, and strengthening the corporate foundation. The company maintains a 100% recycling rate for plastic rental pallets, and targets Scope 1+2 emissions of 415 t-CO2 or less by FY2030 (a 30% reduction versus FY2023). In terms of human capital, the company has obtained the "Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2025 (White 500)" certification for five consecutive years and was also selected for the "Health and Productivity Stock Selection 2024". The ratio of female managers stands at 9.4% (target: 10% or more), and both the childcare leave return rate and the male childcare leave uptake rate have reached 100%.
Last updated: November 26, 2025