〈Late September 2026〉A total of 12 companies announced new or expanded shareholder benefits. We summarise the details of the expansion by MEITO CO.,LTD. and the new benefits from Take and Give. Needs, focusing on the key points and the publication of the stock table.
According to an SBI Securities compilation, 12 companies announced new or expanded shareholder benefit programs or commemorative benefits between 16 September and 30 September. During the current fiscal year, several companies have introduced measures to encourage individual investors to hold shares over the long term by enhancing or launching benefit programs.
The stock table in this article lists the main stocks announced in the second half of September, showing each company's record month, an outline of its new or expanded benefits, and an indication of the minimum investment amount. REITs are not included in the table.
Two stocks are examined in detail. One is MEITO CO.,LTD. (expanded and commemorative benefits), which announced new benefit categories and details of commemorative benefits in connection with a stock split. Holders must own at least 50 shares before the split by the final cum-rights trading day in March at the earliest. The other is Take and Give. Needs (new benefits), which will award shareholder benefit points according to the number of shares held and has December as its record month.
MEITO CO.,LTD. will conduct the split on 1 January 2027. As part of the expansion, it announced a new category for holders of at least 50 shares before the split, equivalent to at least 100 shares after the split; the existing benefit for 1,000 shares before the split will remain unchanged at 1,000 shares after the split; and a new long-term holding benefit will be introduced. Under the commemorative benefits, holders of at least 50 shares before the split will receive ¥1,000 worth of the company's products, while holders of at least 200 shares before the split will receive the regular benefit plus a ¥1,000 QUO card. Take and Give. Needs will introduce benefits based on the number of shares held, including 5,000 points for holders of at least 700 shares and 90,000 points for holders of at least 3,000 shares. The record month is December, and the benefits will apply to shareholders listed in the register as of the end of December 2026.