General Stock Information

Number of shares

1. Total number of authorized shares

 1,500,000,000 shares

2. Total number of shares issued and outstanding

As of March 31, 2024 498,692,800 shares
As of June 30, 2024 498,692,800 shares

(Number of treasury shares)

As of March 31, 2024 28,980,082 shares
As of June 30, 2024 28,982,808 shares

Number of shareholders

As of March 31, 2024 75,990
As of June 30, 2024 78,590

Principal Shareholders

Name of shareholder

Number of shares held (Thousands of shares)

Shareholding percentage

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account)

63,878

13.59

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account)

19,488

4.14

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

18,594

3.95

Ono Scholarship Foundation

16,428

3.49

KAKUMEISOU Co., LTD.

16,153

3.43

STATE STREET BANK WEST CLIENT – TREATY 505234

9,759

2.07

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

8,640

1.83

Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd.

7,779

1.65

SSBTC CLIENT OMNIBUS ACCOUNT

5,915

1.25

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781

5,710

1.21

* As of March 31, 2024

* The Company is excluded from the principal shareholders listed in the table above, although the Company holds 28,980 thousand shares of treasury shares.

* The shareholding percentage is calculated by deducting treasury share (28,980 thousand shares).

Distribution of shareholders

* As of March 31, 2024

*The ratio by shareholders listed above is rounded down to two decimal places. Therefore, their total does not amount to 100%.

     

Article of Incorporation

Share Handing Regulations