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Value Creation
Enhancing economic and social value with the concept “creating shared value” positioned at the core of all management.
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Exercise of Voting Rights
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We hold the General Meeting of Shareholdersevery March. You can see furtherinformation
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We are targeting a dividend payout ratio on normalized EPS of 40% or more to further enhance shareholder return
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Kirin views the appropriate distribution of profits to shareholders as a key management issue and has distributed a dividend to shareholders in every financial period since establishment in 1907. Since fiscal 2007 we have reinforced the link between dividends and profits, targeting a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 30% or more. Management believes that shareholders’ needs can be met by continuously providing a stable dividend in each period based on a comprehensive assessment of business performance, the target payout ratio taking real earnings into account, and future capital requirements.
From fiscal 2019, we are targeting a dividend payout ratio on normalized EPS of 40% or more to further enhance shareholder return.
Shareholders can get a special gift a year.
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A shareholder residing in Japan who has the shares constituting one unit of stock as of the end of December can get a special gift a year, such as our products.