FAQ
Corporate Overview & History
It is January 15, 1907 (Meiji 40).
Kobayashi Shoten, a printing inks and materials sales company run by the founder Kamataro Kobayashi, was reorganized and established as Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. with a capital of 300,000 yen and 6,000 outstanding shares.
After transitioning to a holding company system on April 1, 2011, we changed our trade name to "artience Co., Ltd." on January 1, 2024.
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Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October 1961 (Second Section). The stock was promoted to the First Section on August 1, 1967, and transitioned to the Prime Market on April 4, 2022, following TSE restructuring.
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The Group manufactures and sells products across four core segments: Colorants & Functional Materials, Polymers & Coatings, Packaging Materials, and Printing & Information. Operating as a holding company, artience Co., Ltd. leads group strategy and manages operating subsidiaries.
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Regarding our sustainability and CSR initiatives, please see our Sustainability section and our annual publication,
Sustainability Data Book.
Stock and Procedure Related
Due to the company name change from January 1, 2024, the TSE stock abbreviation will be "artience" (full-width lowercase letters). Please note that no new procedures will be required for shareholders as a result of the company name change.
Stock code is 4634.
The number of shares to be traded is 100 shares.
Fractional shares (less than 100 shares) cannot be traded directly on the stock exchange.
Shareholders who hold shares constituting less than one unit can sell the shares by making a purchase request through their securities company, etc.
Procedures vary depending on your account status; please contact your account administrator.
Contact Information
- Shareholders who hold their shares in a "transfer account" at a securities firm, etc.
Securities companies, etc. - Shareholders whose shares are recorded in a “special account”
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. Stock Transfer Agency Department
phone 0120-782-031 (Free dial)
Reception hours 9:00-17:00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and 12/31-1/3)
2-8-4 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 168-0063
https://www.smtb.jp/personal/procedure/agency/
Yes. Shareholders holding fractional shares may purchase additional shares through their securities firm to reach a full trading unit (100 shares).
Procedures vary depending on your account status; please contact your account administrator.
Contact Information
- Shareholders who hold their shares in a "transfer account" at a securities firm, etc.
Securities companies, etc. - Shareholders whose shares are recorded in a “special account”
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. Stock Transfer Agency Department
phone 0120-782-031 (Free dial)
Reception hours 9:00-17:00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and 12/31-1/3)
2-8-4 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 168-0063
https://www.smtb.jp/personal/procedure/agency/
Following the digitization of stock certificates, the following procedures are generally handled by the securities firm where your account is held:
- Address change
- Changed name
- Inheritance of stocks
- Specify dividend transfer and change transfer destination
For shares recorded in a special account, these procedures are handled by the special account administrator, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.
Contact Information
- Shareholders who hold their shares in a "transfer account" at a securities firm, etc.
Securities companies, etc. - Shareholders whose shares are recorded in a “special account”
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. Stock Transfer Agency Department
phone 0120-782-031 (Free dial)
Reception hours 9:00-17:00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and 12/31-1/3)
2-8-4 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 168-0063
https://www.smtb.jp/personal/procedure/agency/
Transfer procedures for stocks recorded in special accounts are handled by SuMi TRUST Bank, the special account management institution.
Contact Information
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. Stock Transfer Agency Department
phone 0120-782-031 (Free dial)
Reception hours 9:00-17:00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and 12/31-1/3)
2-8-4 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 168-0063
https://www.smtb.jp/personal/procedure/agency/
Dividends are paid to the shareholders listed in the shareholder registry as of the end of each record date. For the status of dividends, please see the Dividends & Shareholder Returns page in the Investor Relations Section.
<Interim dividend> Record date: June 30th of each year, payment start date: Early September of each year
<Term-end dividend> Record date: December 31st of each year, payment start date: Late March of each year
Early March of each year: We send notices regarding the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to shareholders with voting rights.
Late March: The regular Meeting of General Shareholders is held.
After the meeting: All shareholders will be notified of the "Ordinary Meeting of General Shareholders Report and Notice of Resolutions" and the "To Our Shareholders (Interim Report)".
The Company sends a voting form for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to shareholders who hold one trading unit (100 shares) or more, as recorded in the shareholder registry as of December 31 of each year.
You can exercise your voting rights by bringing your form to the Meeting of General Shareholders in late March, or if unable to attend, you can exercise your voting rights by one of the following methods:
To exercise your voting rights in advance
- Enter your vote (for or against) on the online voting website.
- Mark your vote on the voting form and return it to us.
Shareholders holding 200 or more shares for over 1 year, or 500 or more shares for over 3 years as of June 30 each year, are eligible for our original benefit catalog (food, goods, or social donation options).
| Continuous holding of 200 shares for more than 1 year * 1 | One gift item equivalent to 1,000 yen |
|---|---|
| Continuous holding of 500 shares for more than 3 years * 2 | One gift item equivalent to 2,000 yen |
* Continuous holding means that the holding of 200 shares or 500 shares or more under the same shareholder number is recorded or recorded in the Company's shareholder registry as of June 30 and December 31 during the following periods.
* 1 Recorded three or more times in the Company's shareholder registry on June 30 and December 31 of each year with the same shareholder number of 200 or more shares.
* 2 Recorded in the Company's shareholder registry on June 30 and December 31 of each year at least seven consecutive times with the same shareholder number of 500 or more shares.
* 3 Please note that if you use the stock lending service of a securities company, you will not be able to continue to hold shares with the same shareholder number because the shareholder number will change.
Distribution Schedule
We plan to send out our original catalog around late September every year.
For details, please refer to the shareholder benefits page in the shareholder/investor information corner.
Financial Performance & Results Related
December 31 of each year.
Financial results are tentatively scheduled for disclosure as follows:
First Quarter Results: Early May
Second Quarter Results: Early August
Third Quarter Results: Early November
Full-Year Results: Mid-February
Please see IR calendar for the schedule of financial results announcements.
Please refer to Performance Highlights & Forecast page in Investor Relations section of our website, and IR Archives: Financial Statements, etc.) .
Securities Reports(Japanese only) are available for download on Investor Relationssection,
IR Archives: Securities Report page.
artience does not issue a Annual Report.
Comprehensive 11-year financial data is published in the Integrated Report
The integrated report can be downloaded from the IR Archives: Integrated Report page of Investor Relations section of our website.
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