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Notice of Company Split
(Translation) February 3, 2021 Dear Sirs and Madams, Name of Company: Shiseido Company, Limited Name of Representative: Masahiko Uotani President and CEO (Representative Director) (Code No. 4911; The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange) Contact: Harumoto Kitagawa Vice President Investor Relations Department (Tel: +81 3 3572 5111) Notice of Company Split (Simple Absorption-type Split) and Other Changes Accompanying the Transfer of the Personal Care Business —Aiming for Further Business Growth and Development through Joint Venture with CVC— Shiseido Company, Limited (the “Company”) has launched a fundamental business transformation positioning skin beauty as its core business category and aims to become a global leader in this field by 2030. As a part of these efforts, the Company has been continuously revisiting its business portfolio. The Company recognizes that its Personal Care business, comprising such global brands as TSUBAKI and SENKA (the “Business”), requires enhanced marketing investment to maximize its potential and foster further growth, and concludes that these goals will be best achieved under a new business model. Therefore, the Company has determined to transfer the Business and participate in its operation as a shareholder of the company which will manage the Business after the transfer. The Business will be transferred from the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, to be succeeded by a newly established company (the “New Company”), whose shares will be subsequently transferred to Oriental Beauty Holding Company, Limited (“OBH”), financed by funds advised by CVC Capital Partners (“CVC”) (the “Transaction”). Following the Transaction, the Company will provide cooperation aimed at further growth and development of the Business by establishing a joint venture and acting as a shareholder of the company which will operate the Business after the transfer, including the New Company and OBH. -
Annual Report 2007 Year Ended March 31, 2007 Aiming for a 10% Global Market Share
Unicharm Corporation Annual Report 2007 Year Ended March 31, 2007 Aiming for a 10% Global Market Share Since its founding in 1961, Unicharm Corporation has carefully nurtured a corporate culture based on the management philosophy of becoming “Number One” by continually doing its best. To this end, we have consistently delivered customer-oriented materials and products and worked to enhance product application supporting people’s lives everywhere. Our mission is to provide the best products and services to people of all ages, from infants to the elderly. We are striving to position ourselves as a category leader in high-growth markets by actively expanding into new areas, particularly in Asia, and delivering a product lineup in tune with customer needs and the regions in which we operate. In this manner, we aim to acquire a 10% global market share. Unicharm Ideals ● WE contribute to creating a better life for humankind by offering only the finest products and services to the customer, both at home and abroad. ● WE strive to pursue correct corporate management principles which bring together corporate growth, well-being among associates and fulfill our social responsibilities. ● WE bring forth the fruits of cooperation based on integrity and harmony, by respecting the independence of the individual, and striving to promote the Five Great Pillars. Beliefs and Pledges Unicharm Five Great Pillars Ideals • Pledge to the Customers • Creativity & Innovation • Pledge to Our Shareholders Beliefs and • Ownership • Pledge to Business Partners Pledges • Spirit of Challenge • Pledge to the Associates • Leadership • Pledge to Society • Fair Play Five Great Pillars Contents Fiscal 2007 Highlights ................................................ -
2020 Integrated Report
Integrated Report 2020 Year ended March 31, 2020 Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group Committed to People, Committed to the Future. At Toshiba, we commit to raising the quality of life for people around The Essence of Toshiba the world, ensuring progress that is in harmony with our planet. Our Purpose The Essence of Toshiba is the basis for the We are Toshiba. We have an unwavering drive to make and do things that lead to a better world. sustainable growth of the Toshiba Group and A planet that’s safer and cleaner. the foundation of all corporate activities. A society that’s both sustainable and dynamic. A life as comfortable as it is exciting That’s the future we believe in. We see its possibilities, and work every day to deliver answers that will bring on a brilliant new day. By combining the power of invention with our expertise and desire for a better world, we imagine things that have never been – and make them a reality. That is our potential. Working together, we inspire a belief in each other and our customers that no challenge is too great, and there’s no promise we can’t fulfill. We turn on the promise of a new day. Our Values Do the right thing We act with integrity, honesty and The Essence of Toshiba comprises three openness, doing what’s right— not what’s easy. elements: Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, Our Purpose, and Our Values. Look for a better way We continually s trive to f ind new and better ways, embracing change With Toshiba’s Basic Commitment kept close to as a means for progress. -
Shiseido CSR Website 2015
Shiseido's Corporate Social Responsibility Back Issues 2015 Shiseido CSR [Shiseido’s Corporate Social Responsibility] Although the target period for the information included in this back number is mainly FY2014 (from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 ), part of the information also includes contents prior to/after the said period. [CONTENTS] ○ What is Shiseido CSR? ··························································································· 1 ○ Top Commitment ························································································ ·········· 10 ○ Beauty ································································· ······························· 12 ● ················································ 12 ● ··········································································· 17 ● ······················································································ 19 ○ Environment ········································································································· 20 ●Environmental policy ························································································ 20 ●Environmental management ·············································································· 23 ●Responding to Environmental Risks ···································································· 24 ●Environmental targets and results ····································································· 26 ●Product initiatives ···················································································· -
Whither the Keiretsu, Japan's Business Networks? How Were They Structured? What Did They Do? Why Are They Gone?
IRLE IRLE WORKING PAPER #188-09 September 2009 Whither the Keiretsu, Japan's Business Networks? How Were They Structured? What Did They Do? Why Are They Gone? James R. Lincoln, Masahiro Shimotani Cite as: James R. Lincoln, Masahiro Shimotani. (2009). “Whither the Keiretsu, Japan's Business Networks? How Were They Structured? What Did They Do? Why Are They Gone?” IRLE Working Paper No. 188-09. http://irle.berkeley.edu/workingpapers/188-09.pdf irle.berkeley.edu/workingpapers Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Working Paper Series (University of California, Berkeley) Year Paper iirwps-- Whither the Keiretsu, Japan’s Business Networks? How Were They Structured? What Did They Do? Why Are They Gone? James R. Lincoln Masahiro Shimotani University of California, Berkeley Fukui Prefectural University This paper is posted at the eScholarship Repository, University of California. http://repositories.cdlib.org/iir/iirwps/iirwps-188-09 Copyright c 2009 by the authors. WHITHER THE KEIRETSU, JAPAN’S BUSINESS NETWORKS? How were they structured? What did they do? Why are they gone? James R. Lincoln Walter A. Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 USA ([email protected]) Masahiro Shimotani Faculty of Economics Fukui Prefectural University Fukui City, Japan ([email protected]) 1 INTRODUCTION The title of this volume and the papers that fill it concern business “groups,” a term suggesting an identifiable collection of actors (here, firms) within a clear-cut boundary. The Japanese keiretsu have been described in similar terms, yet compared to business groups in other countries the postwar keiretsu warrant the “group” label least. -
Notice of Resolutions the 115Th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Securities Code: 4911 June 23, 2015 Notice of Resolutions The 115th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Dear Shareholders: We express our deep appreciation to each of the shareholders for their extraordinary daily support. We are pleased to announce that the matters below were reported and resolved at the 115th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Shiseido Company, Limited (the “Company”) held on June 23, 2015. Yours very truly, Shiseido Company, Limited Masahiko Uotani Representative Director, President & CEO Registered Head Office: 5-5, Ginza 7-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Principal Business Office: 6-2, Higashi-Shimbashi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo PARTICULARS Matters Reported: Report on the business report and the consolidated financial statements, non- consolidated financial statements, and the results of the audits of consolidated financial statements by the accounting auditor and the Audit & Supervisory Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 (April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015) The above contents were reported. Matters Resolved: First Item of Business: Dividends of Retained Earnings This item was approved and resolved as originally proposed. (1) Matters related to assignment assets to be distributed to shareholders and the total amount thereof: An amount per share of common stock of the Company: ¥10 The total amount thereof: ¥3,988,261,060 (2) The date on which dividends of retained earnings become effective: June 24, 2015 The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 is ¥10 per share. The total dividend per share for the fiscal year is ¥20, together with ¥10 interim dividend per share. - 1 - Second Item of Business: Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation This item was approved and resolved as originally proposed. -
With Society
Shiseido's Corporate Social Responsibility Back Issues 2018 With Society With Society. Shiseido's social participation activities as a community member. Employee-led social Disaster Support Activities Aid Initiatives in the Wake of Contribution Activities the Great East Japan Earthquake Shiseido's employee-led social Shiseido's support activities and In cooperation with government and contribution activities are promot- donations at times of disasters. local residents, we work on new ed through the "Mirai Tsubaki community development by carrying out events such as planting camellia Activities" and "Social Contribu- trees. tion Club." Initiatives for Children We provide day-to-day beauty information such as face cleansing and UV protection methods to protect childrenʼs healthy skin. 106 Shiseido's Corporate Social Responsibility Back Issues 2018 Employee-led Social Contribution Activities Social contribution activities by the Shiseido Group employees are mainly the “Mirai Tsubaki Activities” performed by the whole group, and the “Social Contribution Club” in Japan. Mirai Tsubaki Activities is a social contribution activity in which all the employees in the Shiseido Group throughout the world have been participating from FY2012, the 140th anniversary of Shiseidoʼs foundation. By performing the activities that employees have formulated and planned themselves, we return our gratitude to consumers and society that have supported Shiseido until today. The Social Contribution Club is an organization established to support employees who are hoping to make a contribu- tion to society. The club has been providing various flexible activity programs to create social engagement opportuni- ties for employees. Mirai Tsubaki Activities “Social Contribution Club” Activities 130 Shiseido Group offices throughout the world have promoted 1,270 activities by FY2017. -
Securities Report Unicharm Corporation
Securities Report (The English translation of the Report pursuant to Article 24, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act for the 57th fiscal year, from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016) Unicharm Corporation (E00678) 57th Fiscal Year (from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016) Securities Report 1. This report is the Securities Report submitted pursuant to Article 24, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act via the Electronic Disclosure for Investors’ Network (“EDINET”) as set forth in Article 27-30-2 of the same Act, generated and printed with a Table of Contents and page numbers added. 2. The end of the report contains the Independent Auditor’s Reports that were attached to the above Securities Report submitted via the above method and the Internal Control Report and Confirmation Note that were submitted with the Securities Report. Unicharm Corporation Table of Contents The 57th Securities Report Page Cover .......................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Part 1. Information on the Company ........................................................................................................ 2 I. Overview of the Company ......................................................................................................................... 2 1. Key financial data and trends ...................................................................................................................... -
Special Article
Special Article By Sanjeev Sinha Author Sanjeev Sinha From Cars to Curry seasonally. The human resources are trained through a rigorous curriculum on processes, hygiene and customer service and the Who would think that a Japanese company would look into selling necessary instructions for seasonal menu changes are provided curry in the country of its origin, India! I was quite surprised when through efficient on-the-job training systems. As a result, high I was invited to discuss an India marketing strategy with the quality and consistency are ensured, allowing the management to president of Japan’s largest curry shop chain, Coco Ichiban. When scale up easily. I asked what made him so confident that he could sell curry in the Now, if I were to describe India in one word, it would be country of its origin, he said the same question had been asked “diversity”. In India the concept of diversity can be found in almost when Toyota considered selling cars in the United States. everything and that’s one of the major causes of the variability, or This answer carried a lot of weight and made me think about what volatility, of the environment as well. People tend to be very creative it is that has made Japan so successful, especially in the last century, and sometimes have to be creative in the absence of organized in various businesses of a global nature. Japan is well known for its solutions, which is the concept of Jugad, often translated as “frugal excellent technology, but having lived in Japan for 19 years now, innovation”. -
TOBAM Maximum Diversification All World Developed Ex North America USD
TOBAM Maximum Diversification All World Developed ex North America USD 31/12/2019 Instrument Weight BP PLC 0.10% IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD 0.21% INPEX HOLDINGS INC 0.07% JX HOLDINGS INC 0.09% NESTE OIL OYJ 1.16% OMV AG 0.08% SANTOS LTD 0.02% SBM OFFSHORE NV 0.05% TGS NOPEC GEOPHYSICAL CO ASA 0.02% VOPAK 0.02% WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC 0.02% AIR LIQUIDE 0.23% AIR WATER INC 0.02% AKZO NOBEL 0.12% ALUMINA LTD 0.03% AMCOR PLC-CDI 0.08% AVON RESOURCES LTD 0.53% BORAL LTD 0.02% CHR HANSEN HOLDING A/S 0.08% DAICEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES 0.02% DOWA HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.01% EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG-REG 0.03% FLETCHER BUILDING LTD 0.02% FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LTD 0.60% GIVAUDAN-REG 0.16% HITACHI CHEMICAL CO LTD 0.03% HUHTAMAKI OYJ 0.03% ISRAEL CHEMICALS LTD 0.02% JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES-CDI 0.07% JFE HOLDINGS INC 0.02% KANSAI PAINT CO LTD 0.03% KURARAY CO LTD 0.03% MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP 0.02% NEWCREST MINING LTD 1.35% TOBAM Maximum Diversification All World Developed ex North America USD 31/12/2019 Instrument Weight NIPPON PAINT CO LTD 0.05% NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO L 0.04% NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO LTD 0.01% NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES 0.04% NOF CORP 0.02% NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD 0.66% NOVOZYMES A/S-B SHARES 0.07% OJI PAPER CO LTD 0.03% ORICA LTD 0.02% ORORA LTD 0.02% SARACEN MINERAL HOLDINGS LTD 0.32% SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP PLC 0.04% SYMRISE AG 0.04% TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORP 0.02% TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORP 0.02% TEIJIN LTD 0.02% THYSSENKRUPP AG 0.04% TORAY INDUSTRIES INC 0.02% WIENERBERGER AG 0.02% ADP 0.04% AENA SA 0.09% ALFA LAVAL AB 0.04% ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO LTD -
Portfolio Performance
Japan Style Blend Portfolio Performance Portfolios Struggle as Volatility Returns Display 1 Our portfolios underperformed the TOPIX benchmark as the European debt Japanese Stocks Fell in 2Q crisis rekindled investor anxiety. Still, both our growth and value managers Global Market Returns Percent have managed to keep the impact of increased volatility relatively contained and are confident that their respective sleeves are capturing attractive opportunities that could drive their long-term performance. (6.3) Weathering the Storm and Mitsubishi Corp., which fell on Japanese equities fell sharply in the concerns about a commodities tax in (11.4) second quarter as the European Australia and a tighter economic policy (12.7) (13.9) sovereign-debt crisis rekindled investor in China. Mitsui & Co. also suffered anxiety and the global economy showed from worries that it might have to bear Japan World US Europe signs of deceleration. The yen’s rise, some costs related to the Gulf of Mexico As of June 30, 2010 Japan is represented by TOPIX (in JPY), world by MSCI World (in notably against the euro, weighed on oil spill due to a 10% stake that its USD), US by S&P 500 (in USD) and Europe by MSCI Europe (in EUR). Japanese exporters, while the political subsidiary has in the leaking oil field. Source: MSCI, S&P and Tokyo Stock Exchange quagmire that had led to the fifth change in the nation’s prime minister in Contributors were led by a number of as many years dampened hopes of defensive stocks. These included unique market positions. These included sustained economic growth. -
International Corporate Investment in Ohio Operations June 2020
Research Office A State Affiliate of the U.S. Census Bureau International Corporate Investment in Ohio Operations 20 September 2007 June 20 June 2020 Table of Contents Introduction and Explanations Section 1: Maps Section 2: Alphabetical Listing by Company Name Section 3: Companies Listed by Country of Ultimate Parent Section 4: Companies Listed by County Location International Corporate Investment in Ohio Operations June 2020 THE DIRECTORY OF INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE INVESTMENT IN OHIO OPERATIONS is a listing of international enterprises that have an investment or managerial interest within the State of Ohio. The report contains graphical summaries of international firms in Ohio and alphabetical company listings sorted into three categories: company name, country of ultimate parent, and county location. The enterprises listed in this directory have 5 or more employees at individual locations. This directory was created based on information obtained from Dun & Bradstreet. This information was crosschecked against company Websites and online corporate directories such as ReferenceUSA®. There is no mandatory state filing of international status. When using this directory, it is important to recognize that global trade and commerce are dynamic and in constant flux. The ownership and location of the companies listed is subject to change. Employment counts may differ from totals published by other sources due to aggregation, definition, and time periods. Research Office Ohio Development Services Agency P.O. Box 1001, Columbus, Ohio 43266-1001 Telephone: (614) 466-2116 http://development.ohio.gov/reports/reports_research.htm International Investment in Ohio - This survey identifies 4,303 international establishments employing 269,488 people. - Companies from 50 countries were identified as having investments in Ohio.