THE KYOTO HOTEL, LTD.
9723・Standard Market・Services
Governance
The Board of Directors is a company with an Audit & Supervisory Board, consisting of 10 members in total: 9 internal directors and 1 outside director (Ms. Reiko Hosomi, an independent officer). The company plans to transition to a two-outside-director structure at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2026. No nomination committee or compensation committee has been established.
Risk Management
The company has established various specialized committees under the Executive Officers' Council, headed by the Representative Director and President, to manage material risks including sustainability risks. Committee results are reported to the Executive Officers' Council, and a system is in place whereby significant matters are reported to the Board of Directors and the Board of Corporate Auditors. In-house training is also conducted by specialists in crime prevention, disaster prevention, and food hygiene.
Shareholder Returns
Basic policy is stable dividends, with a year-end dividend paid once annually. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the dividend on common stock is ¥5.00 per share (ordinary dividend of ¥3.00 plus special dividend of ¥2.00); the forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥3.00 (ordinary dividend only). Class A preferred stock dividend is ¥40,000.00. No mention of share buybacks.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay stable dividends while securing retained earnings, with dividends of surplus paid in principle once annually as a year-end dividend. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), the dividend on common stock is ¥5.00 per share (ordinary dividend of ¥3.00 plus special dividend of ¥2.00, total dividends of ¥60 million, payout ratio of 7.2%), and the Class A preferred stock dividend is ¥40,000.00. For FY2025 (ending March 2025), the dividend on common stock was ¥3.00 per share (total dividends of ¥36 million, payout ratio of 4.9%), and the Class A preferred stock dividend was ¥40,113.97. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the forecast dividend on common stock is ¥3.00 per share (ordinary dividend only), and the Class A preferred stock dividend is planned at ¥40,000.00.
ESG
The ESG Promotion Committee was established in July 2021, meeting bimonthly to deliberate on matters and report to the Board of Directors. On the environmental front, the company works on energy reduction, waste reduction, food loss countermeasures, utilization of SAF feedstock (Fry to Fly Project), and PET bottle cap recycling, and has obtained the international certification "Sakura Quality Green." On the social front, the company participates in the UN WFP Red Cup Campaign, donating a portion of accommodation sales. In terms of human capital, the company promotes enhanced education and training and the development of a comfortable working environment, disclosing a female manager ratio of 14.7% and a male childcare leave uptake rate of 50.0%.
Last updated: June 26, 2026