Sale of shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown
TOPPAN Holdings Inc.
Shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown (a list of the shareholders concerned is scheduled to be published by electronic public notice dated 1 May 2026)
Notices or demands sent to the addresses recorded in the shareholder register have failed to reach the shareholders for more than 5 consecutive years, and the shareholders have not received dividends from surplus for 5 consecutive years.
Related procedures
Procedure under the Companies Act for the sale of shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown (publication of and service of notices inviting objections, followed by the purchase of the shares as treasury stock)
The company will publish a notice inviting objections and serve notices and demands regarding the sale of shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown on 1 May 2026, with 3 August 2026 set as the deadline for filing objections. The shares are scheduled to be sold from 28 August 2026 onward, and the company plans to purchase them as treasury stock.
Electronic public notice and publication of and service of notices and demands inviting objections regarding the sale of shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown are scheduled for 1 May 2026. The deadline for filing objections is scheduled for 3 August 2026, and the sale of the shares is scheduled to begin on or after 28 August 2026.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Event name | Sale of shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown |
| Date of occurrence | 28 April 2026 (the date on which the Board of Directors resolved to sell the shares) |
| Subject Entity | TOPPAN Holdings Inc. |
| Target Locations / Products | Shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown (a list of the shareholders concerned is scheduled to be published by electronic public notice dated 1 May 2026) |
| Cause | Notices or demands sent to the addresses recorded in the shareholder register have failed to reach the shareholders for more than 5 consecutive years, and the shareholders have not received dividends from surplus for 5 consecutive years. |
| Type of litigation or proceeding | Procedure under the Companies Act for the sale of shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown (publication of and service of notices inviting objections, followed by the purchase of the shares as treasury stock) |
| Outlook | The company will publish a notice inviting objections and serve notices and demands regarding the sale of shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown on 1 May 2026, with 3 August 2026 set as the deadline for filing objections. The shares are scheduled to be sold from 28 August 2026 onward, and the company plans to purchase them as treasury stock. |
| Planned follow-up disclosure | Electronic public notice and publication of and service of notices and demands inviting objections regarding the sale of shares held by shareholders whose whereabouts are unknown are scheduled for 1 May 2026. The deadline for filing objections is scheduled for 3 August 2026, and the sale of the shares is scheduled to begin on or after 28 August 2026. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To streamline shareholder administration. The shareholders concerned are those to whom notices or demands sent to the addresses recorded in the shareholder register have failed to reach for more than 5 consecutive years and who have not received dividends from surplus for 5 consecutive years.