LIFE CORPORATION
8194・Prime Market・Retail Trade
Governance
Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee (transitioned in May 2024). The Board of Directors consists of 11 members (6 outside directors, including 3 who serve as Audit and Supervisory Committee members) and meets 16 times a year. It has established a Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee, an Internal Control System Oversight Committee, a Comprehensive Risk Management Committee, and a Sustainability Promotion Committee, building a transparent and fair decision-making framework.
Risk Management
The Comprehensive Risk Management Committee has established a framework to comprehensively identify, analyze, and manage risks across the group, and to report to the Board of Directors. For climate change risk, the Sustainability Promotion Committee takes the lead, evaluating materiality along two axes—
Shareholder Returns
The annual dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending February 2027) is ¥70 per share (¥35 at Q2-end + ¥35 at year-end), an increase from the previous fiscal year's actual of ¥65.50. No change to the dividend forecast. This summary makes no mention of whether a share buyback or shareholder benefit program exists.
Dividend Policy
The annual dividend forecast for FY2027 (ending February 2027) is ¥70 per share (¥35 at Q2-end + ¥35 at year-end). The previous fiscal year's actual (FY2026, ending February 2026) was an annual ¥65.50 (¥32.50 at Q2-end + ¥33 at year-end). There has been no revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast. Details of policy such as payout ratio targets or DOE targets are not stated in this quarterly earnings report.
ESG
The company has set materiality themes of "reducing environmental impact," "safe and high-value-added products and services," "contribution to local communities," "empowerment of diverse human capital," and "an organization with high values and ethics." On climate change response, the company discloses information in accordance with TCFD and has set a target of reducing Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to FY2013 levels. Regarding human capital, the company achieved 221 female managers (11.6% of total, exceeding the target of over 215), a male childcare leave uptake rate of 77.2%, and has established a Diversity Promotion Office to promote the empowerment of diverse human capital.
Last updated: May 26, 2026