Investor Relations

For more information:PR・IR Department, Takara Bio Inc.
E-mail: bio-ir@takara-bio.co.jp

This article is translated from press release in Japanese for your convenience.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this news release, other than those based on historical fact, concerning the current plans, prospects, strategies and expectations of the Company and its Group represent forecasts of future results. While such statements are based on the conclusions of management according to information available at the time of writing, they reflect many assumptions and opinions derived from information that includes major risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly from these forecasts due to various factors. Factors that could influence actual results include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, especially trends in consumer spending, as well as exchange rate fluctuations, changes in laws and government systems, pressure from competitors’ prices and product strategies, decline in selling power of the Company’s existing and new products, disruptions to production, violations of our intellectual property rights, rapid advances in technology and unfavorable verdicts in major litigation.

Corporate Information

When was Takara Bio founded?

Takara Bio was established on April, 2002
When were Takara Bio’s stock shares listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers?

They were listed on December, 2004.
When did Takara Bio’s share stock moved to 1st section of TSE?

They moved on March, 2016.

Share stock

What is the security code of Takara Bio?

It is 4974.
What is Takara Bio’s share stock trading unit?

They are traded in units of 100.

General shareholder’s meeting

When does Takara Bio hold its annual shareholders' meeting?

The annual shareholders' meeting is held near the end of June. Please refer to the IR Calendar.
Where does Takara Bio hold its annual shareholders' meeting?

They always holds its annual meeting in Otsu, Shiga. Details are mailed and posted on web site two weeks before the meeting.

Dividends and Shareholder’s return

When is the record date of the dividend?

Dividends; March 31, Interim Dividends; September 30
How do you think about shareholder’s return?

Considering the management performance and financial statement comprehensively, Takara Bio recognizes a basic policy aimed for profit contribution, positioning an important business management issue to distribute profits to shareholders as well as enhancing the internal reserves to strengthen the research development activities in each business. Specifically, the dividends of surplus will be paid at around 20% of estimated profit calculated without considering extraordinary profit or loss in the consolidated financial statements.

Takara Bio plans to pay out a year-end dividend of ¥8.00 per share for fiscal 2020.
Does Takara Bio have a shareholder benefits program?

We don’t have a shareholder benefits program at present. As for shareholder returns, we are giving priority to dividends, and currently we are not planning to introduce it.