ホリイフードサービス rose in the afternoon session. The company announced that it would expand shareholder benefits for shareholders with a continuous holding period of 1 year or more. New benefits, including lottery tickets and a cruise trip, will also be added.
ホリイフードサービス announced around 2 p.m. that it would expand its shareholder benefit program, prompting increased trading activity in the afternoon session. Until now, the company had provided Japanet gift cards or equivalent meal vouchers based on the number of shares held, starting at 500 shares, regardless of the continuous holding period. Going forward, the amount equivalent to the benefit will be increased for shareholders with a continuous holding period of 1 year or more.
Under the new benefit program, the amount equivalent to Japanet gift cards will be increased to 1.1 times, while the amount equivalent to ホリイフード meal vouchers will be raised to ¥20,000–¥165,000. In addition, lottery tickets will be awarded for every 1,000 shares, and a new lottery will be held awarding a cruise trip to 5 groups of 10 people selected from among applying shareholders.
The company also disclosed preliminary monthly sales figures for August. Same-store sales rose 6.3% year on year, indicating that the trend of sales growth is continuing.