To Our Individual Investors

We are pleased to share information designed to help individual investors better understand our Group.

Greetings from the President

Photographed at Hoshitoge Terraced Rice Fields, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture

I hope this message finds you in excellent health and prosperity. As we celebrated our centennial in 2024, we have been reflecting on the entrepreneurial energy that sparked our founding, and we are working to cultivate that same spirit of innovation as we embark on our next century.
To fulfill our Group’s Purpose (the reason for our existence) of “bringing together diverse human resources to create the power to contribute to society” we are creating a workplace where every unique employee can freely share ideas and take on new challenges while keeping social contribution at the heart of everything we do.
Through these efforts, we aim to maximize corporate value, boost employee engagement, and drive share price growth. We sincerely appreciate your continued support and encouragement.

Iwao Kawaharada
Representative Director and President

Yamatane Corporation 100th Anniversary Video

Shareholder Benefits Program

We have established a shareholder benefits program to thank you for your support and to encourage long-term share ownership by making our stock more attractive.
To enhance shareholder satisfaction while supporting terraced rice field preservation, we offer Japanese sake made from terrace-grown rice, rice harvested from the terraces, and hands-on planting and harvesting experiences.

Record Date: March 31

Shares Held	Benefits
300–499 shares	Choose one: (1) 2 bottles of juice (valued at ¥1,100) (2) Japanese sake made from terraced rice field rice (two 180 ml bottles)
500–999 shares	Choose one: (1) 2 bottles of juice (valued at ¥1,400) (2) Japanese sake made from terraced rice field rice (one 720 ml bottle)
1,000+ shares	Choose one: (1) 3 bottles of juice (valued at ¥1,850) (2) Japanese sake made from terraced rice field rice (two 720 ml bottles)

Record Date: September 30

Shares Held	Benefits
100–299 shares	Yamatane Museum of Art Calendar (1 copy)
300–499 shares	Yamatane Museum of Art Calendar (1 copy) Premium Specially Selected Rice (2 kg)
500–999 shares	Yamatane Museum of Art Calendar (1 copy) Premium Specially Selected Rice (5 kg)
1,000+ shares	Yamatane Museum of Art Calendar (1 copy) Terraced Rice Field Rice (10 kg) Terraced rice field planting and harvesting experience (application required)

Our Terraced Rice Field Support Initiative

After 100 years in the rice business, we feel a deep commitment to preserving terraced rice fields that are threatened by economic challenges and labor shortages. Since June 2024, we have been a corporate member of the Matsudai Tanada Bank, operated by the NPO Echigo-Tsumari Satoyama Collaborative Organisation, and have been actively working to preserve the Hoshitoge Terraced Rice Fields.
Related link:Matsudai Tanada Bank Support Page on the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Official Website

We are also registered as an official supporter of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Tsunagu Tanada Isan (Connected Terraced Rice Field Heritage) program. As a rice wholesaler, we are committed to sharing the beauty and value of terraced rice fields with more people as we work toward a sustainable future.

Shareholder Returns

We’ve long maintained our fundamental policy of providing stable dividends while expanding earnings and strengthening our financial position from a medium- to long-term perspective. Under our Medium-Term Management Plan, the Yamatane Plan 2028, we have adopted a new shareholder return policy targeting a total return ratio of 70–80% over the three-year period, with plans to steadily increase our dividend payout ratio from the previous 35%.

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Creating Long-Term Value

As we work toward our Long-Term Vision, the Yamatane Vision 2031, we are committed to creating lasting value for the shareholders who provide the capital that enables us to contribute to society through our business.