Improving employee retention and motivation through stock option grants
First written in FY2018-Q4. 8 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: FY2025-H1.
- FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The stock acquisition rights issued under the Companies Act during the interim accounting period are as follows. (i) 11th Series of Stock Acquisition Rights (resolution of the Board of Directors dated 26 July 2024): Categories and numbers of eligible recipients (people): Directors of the Company: 5; employees of the Company: 17; directors of the Company's subsidiaries: 3; employees of the Company's subsidiaries: 4. Class, details and number of shares underlying the stock acquisition rights (shares)*: common shares, 325,100 (Note 2).」
The stock option initiative expanded into the 11th Series of Stock Acquisition Rights, granting rights over 325,100 shares to 29 directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Stock acquisition rights issued during the second-quarter accounting period were as follows.」
The share-based compensation initiative for employees, directors and others progressed to the actual issuance of the 10th Series of paid stock acquisition rights to 1 representative director. The issuance comprises 2,500 stock acquisition rights and 250,000 underlying shares, with an exercise period from 19 July 2022 to 18 July 2032. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Paid subscription rights to shares will be issued to the company’s representative director for the purpose of further increasing motivation and morale and strengthening cohesion as the company seeks to expand its performance and enterprise value over the medium to long term.」
The share-based compensation initiative, previously aimed at employees, subsidiary personnel and directors, took concrete form with the issuance of paid stock acquisition rights to 1 representative director. The number of underlying shares is 250,000, and the exercise period runs from 19 July 2022 to 18 July 2032. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Company directors: 3 Number of subscription rights to shares (units) 3,612 (Note 2) Class, terms and number of shares underlying the subscription rights (shares) Common shares 361,200 (Note 2)」
In addition to stock options for employees and subsidiary personnel, the Ninth Series Subscription Rights to Shares covering 361,200 shares were issued to 3 directors, expanding the program to link management motivation with increased enterprise value. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「To further increase motivation and morale and strengthen unity as we seek to expand our results and corporate value over the medium to long term, we will issue paid stock acquisition rights to our directors.」
In addition to employees and subsidiary personnel, paid stock options covering 361,200 shares were issued to 3 directors, expanding the program to link talent and management motivation with increased enterprise value. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Eighth Series Subscription Rights to Shares (resolved by the Board of Directors on 27 March 2020): category and number of eligible recipients; company employees 25; employees of the company’s subsidiaries 11; number of subscription rights to shares 93; class, terms and number of shares underlying the subscription rights: common shares 9,300; exercise period: 17 April 2022 to 28 February 2026」
The employee stock option program was expanded through the Eighth Series Subscription Rights to Shares, covering 25 company employees, 11 subsidiary employees and 9,300 shares. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Category and number of eligible recipients (people): Company employees 44; directors of the company’s subsidiaries 2; employees of the company’s subsidiaries 44」
The Seventh Series Subscription Rights to Shares were granted to 44 company employees, 2 subsidiary directors and 44 subsidiary employees, expanding and giving concrete form to measures for retaining talent and improving motivation across the group. The exercise period is from 19 April 2021 to 28 February 2025. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Name of subscription rights to shares: Sixth Series Subscription Rights to Shares; resolution date: 9 March 2018; number of subscription rights to shares (units): 136 (Note 1); number of shares underlying the subscription rights (shares): 13,600 (Note 1); exercise period: from 6 April 2020 to 5 April 2024」
The Sixth Series Subscription Rights to Shares comprised 136 rights covering 13,600 shares, and an exercise period was established. Although the filing does not directly explain that they were granted to employees, measures relating to talent using subscription rights to shares are taking concrete form. - FY2018-Q4First statedAnnual report
「As we actively welcome new talent and expand the size of the organization, we believe that granting employees stock options in the form of subscription rights to shares based on factors such as length of service will help retain talent and further increase motivation, morale and cohesion as we seek to expand the company’s performance and enterprise value over the medium to long term.」
The company announced a policy of granting 140 subscription rights to shares to 42 employees, with the aim of retaining talent and improving motivation, morale and cohesion. The exercise period is from 6 April 2020 to 5 April 2024.