Stock information

Number of shares

(As of March.31, 2026)

Total number of authorized shares: 200,000,000
Number of shares outstanding: 84,050,246 (excluding 2,061,392 treasury shares)

Number of shareholders

(As of March.31, 2026)

64,665

Shareholdings by shareholder category

(As of March.31, 2026)

Category	Number of shares held (1,000 shares)	Percentage of number of shares held
Financial institutions	24,687	28.6
Securities companies	1,971	2.3
Other types of corporations	8,323	9.7
Foreign corporations, etc.	22,725	26.4
Individuals and others	26,341	30.6
Treasury shares	2,061	2.4

Status of major shareholders

(As of March.31, 2026)

Shareholder name	Number of shares held(thousand shares)	Ratio of voting rights (%)
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)	10,743	12.7
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)	7,138	8.4
MORINAGA Business Partner Shareholding Association	6,451	7.6
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company	2,242	2.6
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001	2,149	2.5
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,N.A. LONDONSECS LENDING OMNIBUS ACCOUNT	1,383	1.6
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.	1,372	1.6
Morinaga Group Employee Stock Ownership Association	1,288	1.5
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781	1,066	1.2
Nippon Life Insurance Company	961	1.1

1. *1The Company holds 2,061,392 shares of treasury stock but is excluded from the list of major shareholders above.
2. *2The ratio of voting rights is calculated excluding treasury stock.

Dividends

	Total dividend amount (million yen)	Dividend per share (yen)
March 31, 2026	2,731	32.5
Six months ended September 30, 2026 (2Q)	2,733	32.5