Frequently Asked Questions

Kanematsu was established when Fusajiro Kanematsu founded Fusajiro Kanematsu Shoten of Australian Trading in Kobe in 1889.
Later, in 1918, the Company was reorganized to become Kanematsu Shoten Company, which resulted in the establishment of a stock company.
Please see Brief History for details.

Kanematsu's fiscal period starts on April 1st and ends on March 31st of every year.

Kanematsu shares are listed on the Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Company's securities code is 8020. Sector is "Wholesale Trade".

One trading unit of Kanematsu shares is 100 shares.

Please contact securities companies or other organizations with which shareholders hold accounts.
As for shareholders who have opened special accounts because they do not have accounts with securities companies or other organizations,
please contact Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, the account management institution for special accounts.

Currently, Kanematsu does not have such a plan.

Please understand that Kanematsu is unable to make definitive comments on the factors and outlook for price fluctuations of the Company's shares because the share price is affected not only by the Kanematsu Group's operating results, but also by the conditions of a variety of markets and other developments, both in Japan and overseas.
Please confirm the latest share price with securities companies used by shareholders or on information sites, such as Yahoo! Finance.

Please see Shareholders Information which mentioned principal shareholders status and shareholders composition rate etc.

Please refer to future 135 for details.

Please refer to the Financial Highlight and Financial Summaries in IR Library.

The Company regards the distribution of profits to shareholders as a critical management issue. It adopts a basic policy for dividends of taking into consideration factors such as operating results and the balance with appropriate internal reserves for growth investments in the future.
Under "future 135", the Company's medium-term vision, the Company has set a total return ratio of 25%-30% as a goal. However, as stated in the "Progress of the 'future135' medium-term vision" that was announced on May 7, 2021, the Company revised the goal to 30%~35%. We will continue to aim for stable and continuous distributions.

For the dividends in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, the Company plan to pay an interim dividend of ¥45.0 per share and a year-end dividend of ¥45.0 per share, bringing the annual dividend to ¥90.0 per share.

Please use the “Contact Us” form on the company website to request various documents. Such documents are also available as PDF files on the “IR Library” page of the company website.

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