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February 13, 2026
Company Name | Sapporo Holdings Limited |
Representative | Hiroshi Tokimatsu President and Representative Director |
Securities Code | 2501 |
Listed on | Tokyo Stock Exchange (Prime Market) Sapporo Securities Exchange |
Inquiries | Yosuke Nakamura Director of Corporate Planning Department Tel: 81-3-5423-7407 |
Sapporo Holdings Limited (the "Company") hereby announces that the Company, at its Board of Directors' meeting held today, resolved to implement an interim dividend from the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, as described below.
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Overview and reasons for the implementation of the interim dividend
Until now, the Company implemented dividends of surplus once a year at the end of the fiscal year, but for the purpose of enhancing opportunities to return profits to shareholders, the Company has decided to implement an interim dividend from the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The Company stipulates in its Articles of Incorporation that it may pay an interim dividend every year with the record date of June 30 by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Record Date for Interim Dividend June 30
Dividend Forecast
Annual dividend (yen) | |||
End of Q2 (Interim) | Year-end | Total | |
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 forecast (Calculated on a pre-split basis) | 20.00 (100.00) | 20.00 (100.00) | 40.00 (200.00) |
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 | 0.00 | 90.00 | 90.00 |
(Note 1) On January 1, 2026, the Company implemented a five-for-one stock split of its common shares. For reference, the dividend amount before the stock split is shown in parentheses.
(Note 2) The interim dividend will be paid to shareholders whose names are recorded in the shareholder register as of the record date of June 30, 2026. The dividend payment date and dividend amount will be formally decided at the Board of Directors' meeting regarding the interim financial results.
(Note 3) The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 will be formally decided after the resolution of the 102nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 27, 2026.
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