Better Health,
Brighter Future
(As of March 31, 2022)
Number of shareholders :666,537
Number of shares :1,582,252,525
| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government and Local government | No. of shareholders | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| No. of shares (1000) | - | - | 34 | - | 300 | 4,500 | |
| % of shares outstanding | - | - | 0.00 | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Japanese Financial Institutions | No. of shareholders | 298 | 273 | 258 | 245 | 261 | 278 |
| No. of shares (1000) | 263,866 | 246,230 | 434,347 | 454,519 | 471,630 | 441,392 | |
| % of shares outstanding | 33.38 | 30.98 | 27.75 | 28.83 | 29.92 | 27.90 | |
| Japanese Securities Companies | No. of shareholders | 52 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 67 |
| No. of shares (1000) | 33,348 | 28,732 | 57,114 | 58,908 | 85,167 | 94,871 | |
| % of shares outstanding | 4.22 | 3.62 | 3.65 | 3.74 |
5.40 |
6.00 | |
| Japanese Business Corporations | No. of shareholders | 1,621 | 1,473 | 1,922 | 2,298 | 2,846 | 3,824 |
| No. of shares (1000) | 40,267 | 38,179 | 38,388 | 41,220 | 42,510 | 52,368 | |
| % of shares outstanding | 5.09 | 4.80 | 2.45 | 2.61 | 2.70 | 3.31 | |
| Overseas Institutional Investors and Others | No. of shareholders | 945 | 1,035 | 1,486 | 1,554 | 1,796 | 2,207 |
| No. of shares (1000) | 231,977 | 279,854 | 793,792 | 730,114 | 644,682 | 544,840 | |
| % of shares outstanding | 29.34 | 35.22 | 50.72 | 46.32 | 40.90 | 34.43 | |
| Japanese Individual Investors and Others | No. of shareholders | 284,103 | 252,831 | 334,280 | 402,219 | 492,704 | 660,159 |
| No. of shares (1000) | 220,910 | 201,532 | 241,166 | 291,443 | 332,225 | 426,131 | |
| % of shares outstanding | 27.94 | 25.36 | 15.41 | 18.49 | 21.08 | 26.93 | |
| Treasury Shares | No. of shareholders | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| No. of shares (1000) | 152 | 161 | 165 | 170 | 173 | 22,646 | |
| % of shares outstanding | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.43 | |
| Total | No. of shareholders | 287,020 | 255,663 | 338,008 | 406,386 | 497,681 | 666,537 |
| No. of shares (1000) | 790,521 | 794,688 | 1,565,006 | 1,576,374 | 1,576,388 | 1,582,253 |
| Name of Shareholders | Number of shares held (thousands) |
Percentage of total shares (%) |
|---|---|---|
| The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account) | 248,184 | 15.91 |
| Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.(Trust account) | 79,824 | 5.12 |
|
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON AS DEPOSITARY BANK FOR DEPOSITARY RECEIPT HOLDERS |
57,869 | 3.71 |
| Nippon Life Insurance Company | 31,824 | 2.04 |
| State Street Bank West Client-Treaty 505234 | 28,501 | 1.83 |
| JP Morgan Securities Japan Co, Ltd. | 24,126 | 1.55 |
| JP Morgan Chase Bank 385781 | 19,861 | 1.27 |
| Takeda Science Foundation | 17,912 | 1.15 |
| SSBTC Client Omnibus Account | 16,940 | 1.09 |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505225 | 16,028 | 1.03 |
(Note) The Company, which holds 22,645,917 shares of treasury stock, is excluded from the principal shareholders above. The percentage of total shares is based on the number of shares (1,559,606,608 shares) calculated by subtracting the number of treasury stocks from the total number of issued shares.
(As of September 5, 2022)
| Institution | Rating |
| Moody's | Baa2 |
| Standard & Poor's (S&P) | BBB＋ |
| Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) | A+ |
| Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. | A+ |
*These are issuer ratings.
| Interim | Year-end | Annual-Total | Dividended pay-out ratio (consolidated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2008 | ¥88.00 | ¥92.00 | ¥180.00 | 62.1% |
| FY2009 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 47.7% |
| FY2010 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 57.3% |
| FY2011 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 114.4% |
| FY2012 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 108.3% |
| FY2013 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 133.2% |
| FY2014 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | - |
| FY2015 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 176.0% |
| FY2016 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 122.3% |
| FY2017 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 75.2% |
| FY2018 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 128.0% |
| FY2019 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 633.6% |
| FY2020 | ¥90.00 | ¥90.00 | ¥180.00 | 74.8% |
| Period of acquisition | Total number of shared acquired(shares) | Total value of acquisition (thousands of Yen) |
| November 27, 2008 - December 22, 2008 | 10,885,800 | 48,703,896 |
| October 21, 2008 - November 25, 2008 | 5,600,500 | 25,931,633 |
| October 1, 2008 - October 15, 2008 | 9,000,000 | 47,649,334 |
| May 12, 2008 - June 20, 2008 | 16,994,200 | 99,999,796 |
| April 1, 2008 - April 24, 2008 | 11,000,000 | 57,825,512 |
| August 1, 2007 - August 28, 2007 | 12,865,400 | 99,999,289 |
| May 21, 2007 - June 22, 2007 | 3,631,100 | 28,562,150 |
| November 30, 2006 - December 22, 2006 | 818,500 | 6,111,150 |
| November 7, 2006 - November 28, 2006 | 5,631,100 | 41,691,720 |
| October 2, 2006 - October 27, 2006 | 1,220,200 | 9,101,506 |
| September 8, 2006 - September 22, 2006 | 4,482,700 | 33,581,053 |
| August 1, 2006 - September 6, 2006 | 5,614,000 | 43,083,794 |
| May 15, 2006 - June 20, 2006 | 11,140,000 | 79,915,854 |
| Cancellation date | Aggregate number of shares to be cancelled | The ratio to the aggregate number of issued shares before cancellation |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2009 | 25,486,300 | 3.13% |
| July 18, 2008 | 16,990,000 | 2.04% |
| May 23, 2008 | 57,130,000 | 6.42% |