Information on Stock Procedures
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Information for Shareholders
Business Year
From January 1st to December 31st every year
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Late March every year
Record Date
Voting rights for the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders : December 31st
Year-end dividend : December 31st
Interim dividend : June 30th
Method of Public Notice
The announcement are made electronically.
In the event that electronic public notice cannot be provided due to accidents or other unavoidable circumstances, the notice will be published in The Nikkei (Nihon Keizai Shimbun).
Shareholder Registry Administrator
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.
Account Management Institution for Special Accounts
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.
1-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Contact Information (Mailing Address and Phone Number)
〒168-0063 2-8-4 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd. Securities Agency Department
Tel: 0120-782-031 (toll-free) Reception hours 9:00 AM~5:00PM JST (Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and December 31 through January 3
)
https://www.smtb.jp/personal/procedure/agency/
Agency services are provided at all branches of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited nationwide, as well as at the head office and all branches of Japan Securities Agents, Ltd. nationwide.
Stock Procedure
Regarding Requests for Address Changes, Purchase/Sale of Shares Less Than One Unit etc.
Shareholders should submit their requests to the securities firm where they hold their account.
Shareholders for whom a special account was opened because they did not have an account with a securities firm should submit their requests to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, which serves as the account administrator for the special account.
Payment of Unpaid Dividends
Please contact Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd., the shareholder registry administrator.
artience has established a statute of limitations for dividends of three full years from the payment start date. Unpaid dividends cannot be paid after the statute of limitations has expired.
Regarding Requests for Copies of Materials for General Meeting of Shareholders
In accordance with the Electronic Distribution System for Meeting of General Shareholders Materials under the Companies Act, notices of convening General Shareholders’ Meeting meetings are disclosed on the website. Shareholders who wish to receive this notice in hard copy should submit a request for delivery to Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd., the registrar of shareholders, or to their securities firm or other financial institution.
The deadline for receiving requests for the issuance of documents from the Company is the record date of the Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting (December 31st). The procedures must be completed by December 31st, so if you are interested, please contact us as soon as possible.
General Meeting of Shareholders
Contact Information
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Ltd.
Dial for electronic provision system 0120–533–600 (Free dial)
Reception hours: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM JST (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and New Year's holidays)
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