Investor Relations

Inquiries Regarding Stock Procedures

Please contact your securities company for any inquiries regarding stock-related procedures.

Designating Bank or Japan Post Bank Accounts for Dividend Transfers

With the digitalization　of　stock　certificates,　in　addition　to　the　traditional　method　of　designating a dividend transfer account, shareholders can now receive dividends for all held issues through a single pre-registered bank account, or receive dividends directly into their securities company accounts.

For procedures regarding the designation of dividend transfer accounts, please contact your securities company. For shares managed in a special account (Tokubetsu koza), please contact Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., the special account management institution.

Procedures for Shares Recorded in a Special Account

For procedures regarding shares recorded in a special account (including requests for transfer to the shareholder’s account, change of registered address, designation of dividend transfer method, etc.), please contact the inquiry desk listed below. Furthermore, please note that these procedures can be facilitated through any domestic branch or the head office of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

Special Account Management Institution	Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. 1-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Contact Information	Stock Transfer Agency Dept. Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. 2-8-4 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo Japan Phone:0120-288-324（Toll Free within Japan） Office Hours: 9:00-17:00(JST)    (Excl. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays)

Registration of Shareholder Address and Name

In the event that the characters used in a shareholder’s address or name include characters not designed by the Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. (JASDEC), such characters will to replaced, in whole or in part, with characters designated by JASDEC for registration in the Register of Shareholders. Please note that in such cases, the names and addresses on notices and other documents sent to shareholders will reflect the characters designated by JASDEC.

Shareholder Information

Fiscal Year		From April 1 to March 31 of the following year
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders		Held every June
Record Date		Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders; March 31 annually In addition, an extraordinary record date may be set by prior public notice when necessary.
Record Date for Dividends	Year-end-Dividend	March 31
	Interim Dividend	September 30
Method of Public Notice		Public notices are made electronically. However, if electronic notice is not possible due to an accident or other unavoidable reasons, notice will be published in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. URL for Public Notices:　http://www.asgent.co.jp/