Shareholder Returns
Shareholder Return Policy
Simplex Holdings (hereafter referred to as the Company) believes that prioritizing investments for growth that helps strengthen its business foundation will contribute to achieving profit growth and improving its corporate value in a sustainable manner while maintaining its financial soundness based on its strong cashflow-generating capability. In addition, the Company is committed to pursuing a management approach mindful of capital efficiency and has therefore set an ROE target as one of its KPIs. The Company is also aware that providing shareholder returns, which helps increase capital efficiency, is a key measure in capital allocation. Based on this belief, the Company seeks to enhance shareholder returns by paying dividends as a fundamental measure, comprehensively considering trends in business performance, ROE level, opportunities of investments for growth, and other factors.
Specifically, the Company has set a dividend policy of stably and sustainably increasing dividend per share through profit growth, with a target dividend payout ratio of 40% on a consolidated basis.
The Company’s Articles of Incorporation stipulate that it may pay an interim dividend. However, the Company currently has a policy of paying dividends from surplus once a year as a year-end dividend. The Company’s Articles of Incorporation also stipulate that the Board of Directors is the decision-making body for the distribution of dividends from surplus pursuant to the provisions of Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.
The Company also intends to buy back its own shares flexibly as part of its shareholder return policy that helps increase capital efficiency, by considering market environment including stock prices on top of the aforementioned considerations to determine dividends.
Dividend Status
Dividends per share have been calculated on the assumption that a 100-for-1 stock split of ordinary shares effective on July 10, 2021, and a 4-for-1 stock split of ordinary shares effective on December 1, 2025, were both conducted at the beginning of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
Beginning with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the Company has raised its target consolidated dividend payout ratio from 30 percent to 40 percent.
Share Buybacks
Shareholder Benefit Program
The Company has decided to introduce a shareholder benefit program in order to improve share liquidity, raise awareness of its stock, broaden its investor base, and further enhance shareholder returns.
Eligible shareholders
For the first time, shareholders who are listed or recorded in the Company’s shareholder registry as of the last day of September 2026 and who hold 600 or more shares of the Company will be eligible. Thereafter, shareholders who are listed or recorded in the Company’s shareholder registry as of the last day of September each year and who hold 600 or more shares of the Company will be eligible.
Details of the shareholder benefit program
Eligible shareholders will be awarded shareholder benefit points based on the [Shareholder benefit point table] below. Shareholder benefit points can be redeemed on a special website exclusive to shareholders “Simplex Holdings Premium Benefit Club,” scheduled to be launched around mid-November 2026, where shareholders can select from a wide variety of benefit items, including gourmet foods, electronics, and experience-based gifts, according to the number of points awarded.
To improve shareholders’ convenience, shareholder benefit points can also be redeemed for Amazon Gift Cards. The Company plans to bear the associated processing fees.
[Shareholder benefit point table] (One point is approximately equivalent to one yen.)
Please note that shareholder benefit points cannot be carried forward.
The first shareholder benefit item redemption period is scheduled from around mid-November 2026 to the last day of February 2027.
Inquiries regarding Amazon Gift Cards are not accepted by Amazon. Please contact the Simplex Holdings Premium Benefit Club Help Desk at [0120-980-965 (toll-free, available only within Japan)].
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