IWATANI CORPORATION

Governance

Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. The Board of Directors consists of 12 members (4 outside directors), and an executive officer system has been introduced. A voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee has been established as an advisory body to the Board of Directors, in which outside directors constitute a majority and serve as chairperson.

Risk Management

The company has established a

Shareholder Returns

Continuing progressive dividend policy (no dividend cuts). Annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥47 per share (interim ¥23.50 + year-end ¥23.50, total amount ¥10,828 million), payout ratio 22.7%. The same ¥47 per share is planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027). Targets a payout ratio of 20% or higher (based on net income excluding market condition factors) in the final year of PLAN27.

ESG

The company expressed support for the TCFD recommendations in 2022 and has set targets of a 50% reduction in CO2 (Scope 1+2) by FY2030 (ending March 2031) versus FY2019 (ended March 2020) levels, and carbon neutrality by 2050. In terms of human capital, it has already achieved a female manager ratio of 10% or more (a target for FY2027, ending March 2028) and a 100% male childcare leave take-up rate, and it is also focusing on human resource development through its in-house university, the "Iwatani Technology & Safety University."

Board Members