Orix, the most popular shareholder benefit, will abolish shareholder benefits by March 2024
Orix (8591)Announced on May 11th that it will abolish the shareholder benefit program by March 2024 at the same time as it announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2022. Shareholders at the end of this term (ending March 2023) and the end of the next term (ending March 2024) are entitled to shareholder benefits, but that is the last. Shareholder benefits will not be offered after the next fiscal year (ending March 2025).
ORIX is famous as a popular stock with “shareholder benefits”. Rakuten Securities has maintained the position of the most popular[Note 1]among the preferential stocks in the “Shareholder Special Offer Search”. “Catalog gifts” given to shareholders at the end of March are popular.
[Note 1]Top treatment popularity
As of May 12, there are 1,455 listed companies in Japan that have a shareholder benefit program. The larger the number of shareholders owned by Rakuten Securities, the more popular it is, and we rank the top stocks with the largest number of shareholders. As of May 12, the most popularOrix (8591)Second place isIon (8267)3rd placeJT（2914）is. However, JT has already announced that it will abolish the preferential treatment from 2023.
ORIX is doing well in both performance and finances. Why abolish the special treatment even though it is the most popular special treatment? The company said, “As a result of careful consideration from the perspective of a fairer return of profits to shareholders, we have decided to abolish the shareholder benefit program and concentrate on returning profits through dividends, etc. in the future. “.
JT, which is the third most popular in terms of preferential treatment, has also announced that it will abolish the preferential treatment system on February 24th. As of the end of December 2022, JT will offer special treatment to give its own products (food) to shareholders who have held 100 shares or more for one year or more, but that is the last. The special treatment will be abolished from 2023.
The reason why JT abolishes the preferential treatment is the same, and the company said, “As a result of careful consideration from the viewpoint of fair return of profits to shareholders, we decided to concentrate on profit return through dividends, etc., and shareholder benefits. We have decided to abolish the system. “
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