Introducing long-term incentives linked to performance and share value
First written in FY2016. 18 of 22 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-07-27.
77 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Resolution date 9 July 2025 Categories and number of persons eligible for grants (people) The Company’s directors (excluding outside directors) 4 The Company’s executive officers 3 Number of stock acquisition rights (rights)* 2,169」
As a long-term incentive, 2,169 stock acquisition rights, representing 216,900 underlying shares, were granted to 4 directors excluding outside directors and 3 executive officers. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「2025 allocation Trust funding amount (including trust fees and expenses) Approximately ¥2.0 billion (of which ¥1.4 billion is for company directors)」
For the BIP trust for directors and other officers, we proceeded to the implementation stage for the establishment of a trust and acquisition of shares totaling approximately ¥2.0 billion for fiscal 2025, including ¥1.4 billion for the Company’s directors. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Resolution date 9 July 2024 Categories and number of grantees (people) Company directors (excluding outside directors) 4 Company executive officers 4 Number of stock acquisition rights (rights)* 2,525」
In connection with the long-term incentive, 2,525 stock acquisition rights, representing 252,500 underlying shares, were granted to 4 company directors excluding outside directors and 4 executive officers. The exercise period runs from 1 April 2025 to 23 July 2034. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「2024 allocation Trust funding amount (including trust fees and expenses) Approximately ¥2.2 billion (of which ¥1.4 billion is for company directors) Share acquisition date 21 May 2024」
For the BIP trust for officers, the trust establishment and share acquisition for the FY2024 allocation progressed to the implementation stage. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Resolution date 11 July 2023 Categories and number of grantees (people) Company directors 4 Company executive officers 5 Number of stock acquisition rights (rights)* 4,602」
In connection with the long-term incentive, 4,602 stock acquisition rights were granted to 4 company directors and 5 executive officers under the resolution dated 11 July 2023. The exercise period runs from 1 April 2024 to 25 July 2033. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「From the fiscal year ending March 2023, we linked part of the BIP trust for executive directors to ESG targets.」
For the long-term incentives of executive directors and the presidents, CEOs and others of SBU operating companies, three-year targets for reducing GHG emissions, the percentage of female employees and the percentage of women on the Board of Directors were linked to part of the BIP trust from the fiscal year ending March 2023. For executive directors, approximately 15% of the underlying shares are linked to these targets. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Resolution date 8 July 2022 Categories and number of grantees (people) Company directors 3 Company executive officers and senior employees 9 Number of stock acquisition rights (rights)* 5,044」
In connection with the long-term incentive, the company disclosed the grant of 5,044 stock acquisition rights, representing 504,400 underlying shares, to 3 company directors and 9 executive officers and senior employees. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Trust funding amount (including trust fees and expenses) ¥124,179,291,600」
The company disclosed the operation of a program under which approximately ¥124.2 billion in trust funding was established for the 2022 allocation under the ESOP trust primarily covering HR Technology SBU employees, and shares were acquired. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Resolution date 14 July 2021 Categories and number of grantees (people) Company directors 4 Company executive officers 5 Number of stock acquisition rights (rights)* 7,208」
In connection with the long-term incentive, the company disclosed the grant of 7,208 stock acquisition rights to 4 company directors and 5 executive officers. The shares held by the share-grant ESOP trust also totaled 12,794,100. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Trust funding amount: ¥63,075,413,000 Acquisition date: 2 June 2021 Method of acquisition: Disposal of treasury shares through a third-party allotment」
The company advanced the ESOP trust for HR Technology SBU employees to the implementation stage and disclosed a program under which shares would be acquired on 2 June 2021 using trust funding of approximately ¥63.08 billion. - FY2021-Q2RaisedAnnual report
「Accordingly, from January 2021 onward, we decided not to make new grants under the cash-based long-term incentive plan previously used as part of employee compensation in the HR Technology SBU, and to introduce this program instead. This program uses a structure known as a share-grant Employee Stock Ownership Plan trust, or ESOP trust. ⑦ Trust funding amount: US$500 million to US$600 million (planned)」
The company decided to expand the scope of the long-term incentive from directors, executive officers and others to employees of the HR Technology SBU, discontinue new grants under the cash-based plan, and transition to a share delivery program using an ESOP trust. The trust funding amount is expected to be between US$500 million and US$600 million. - FY2020SoftenedAnnual report
「For the BIP trust under which the amount is determined based on performance for the fiscal year ending March 2021, in light of the expected material impact of the spread of COVID-19 on the Company's performance, the payout rate cap will be set at 100%, and payouts may be reduced depending on circumstances, regardless of the degree of target achievement.」
For performance-linked stock compensation, the company set the payout rate cap at 100% for the fiscal year ending March 2021 and indicated that payouts may be reduced depending on circumstances. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「As an incentive plan for directors and others of the Company and its group companies, we introduced a stock compensation program covering the Company's directors and others from 2016 and the directors and others of its group companies from 2018.」
The performance- and share-value-linked BIP trust was extended from the Company's directors and others to the directors and others of group companies. Stock compensation expense for the current fiscal year was ¥1,224 million, and 446,067 shares were granted during the period. - FY2018RaisedAnnual report
「As an incentive plan for directors, executive officers and professional officers of the Company and its group companies, we introduced a stock compensation program in 2016 for the Company's directors and others covered by the program, and from this year for the directors and others of the Company's group companies. These individuals are referred to below as “directors and others,” and the program as “this program.”」
The scope of the performance-linked stock compensation program was expanded from the Company's directors and others to the directors and others of its group companies. Trusts were also established for the 2018 allocation, amounting to approximately ¥1.1 billion for the Company's directors and others and approximately ¥100 million for those of group companies. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「We plan to continue using this program by establishing a new BIP trust each year or modifying existing BIP trusts whose trust periods have expired and making additional contributions to them.」
The company specified the design for continued operation of the BIP trust and established a trust of approximately ¥1.1 billion for the trust established in 2017. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, the trust acquired 283,500 of the Company's shares following the introduction of the Executive Compensation BIP Trust.」
Under the performance-linked stock compensation program, the BIP trust acquired 283,500 of the Company's shares. The program has progressed to the operational stage following its introduction. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「To realize our long-term vision, we introduced this plan as a performance-linked stock compensation program using a trust as a long-term incentive plan for executive compensation, with the aim of clarifying the linkage between compensation for directors and others and the Company's share value and increasing their awareness of contributing to medium- and long-term performance improvement and growth in corporate value.」
Introduced a program under which shares and other instruments are delivered using a BIP trust based on position, the degree of achievement of performance targets and other factors. The performance-linked factor for the long-term incentive ranges from 0% to 150%.