Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, stock information as of
March 31, 2025

Ticker code Stock exchange listings Number of shares authorized Number of shares issued
4568 Tokyo
(Prime market)
8,400,000,000 1,908,322,129

Number of shareholders

119,057

Distribution of Shares

Owners Number of shares held
(Shares Thousand)
Ratio of share Contribution
(%)
Government and Public 1 0.00
Financial institutions 713,288 37.38
Financial instruments firms 45,074 2.36
Domestic corporations 40,798 2.14
Foreign individuals and foreign corporations 880,108 46.12
Individuals and others 189,926 9.95
Own shares 39,124 2.05
Total 1,908,322 100

Notes:

  • 1. As of Mach 31, 2025, the 39,124,365 own shares represent the number of shares recorded in the shareholder registry, while the actual number of shares owned is 39,117,888.

Principal Shareholders

Ranking Name of Shareholders Number of Shares Held
(Shares Thousand)
Ratio of Share Contribution
(%)
1 The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account) 330,755 17.69
2 Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account) 141,079 7.55
3 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 103,759 5.55
4 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385632
86,600 4.63
5 Nippon Life Insurance Company 85,863 4.59
6 STATE STREET BANK WEST CLIENT - TREATY 505234 37,003 1.98
7 GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY 28,022 1.50
8 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 26,826 1.44
9 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223
26,551 1.42
10 Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd. as trustee for Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Retirement Benefit Trust Account re-entrusted by Mizuho Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
25,014 1.34
Total 891,476 46.72

Notes:

  • 1. As of March 31, 2025. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. holds 39,117 thousand of own shares, which are excluded from the above.
  • 2. The above own shares do not include shares of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. held by the Trust.
  • 3. "Ratio of Share Contribution" is calculated after deducting own shares.

Stock information

Business year From April 1 to March 31 of the following year
Settlement day for shareholder dividends March 31 (year end) and September 30 (interim)
(Shareholders can choose to receive dividend payments through postal money transfer, or deposit into bank account or postal savings account.)
Annual general meeting of shareholders June each year
Stock trading unit 100 shares
Share registrar Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Mailing address and telephone number Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Corporate Agency Division
Shin-TOKYO Post Office
post office box No.29 137-8081, JAPAN
Tel: 0120-232-711(toll free)
Website for public notifications

https://www.daiichisankyo.co.jp/
investors/shareholders/notification/

(in Japanese only)
Notifications of Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. are to be published on the above website. In the event that this cannot be achieved due to unavoidable reasons such as a system failure, however, notifications will be published in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

Dividend History

(JPY)

Interim Year-End Total Cash Dividend per share
FY2020 40.5 13.5
(after split*1)
On October 1, a three-for-one share split

- *2
FY2021
13.5 13.5 27.0
FY2022
15 15 30
FY2023 20  30 50
FY2024 30 (Estimate) 30 (Estimate) 60
FY2025 (Forecast) 39 (Forecast) 39 (Forecast) 78

*1. Effective October 1, 2020, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. has implemented a three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares. The dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 presents the amount prior to the share split for the end of the second quarter and the amount after the share split for the end of the fiscal year.
*2. The annual dividends per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 is not stated because the amounts cannot be simply combined due to the implementation of the share split. When calculated based on the assumption of no share split, the year-end dividend is JPY40.5 and the annual dividend per share is JPY81.0.

Dividend History from FY2014

(JPY)

Interim Year-End Total Cash Dividend per share
FY2014 30 30 60
FY2015 40 30 70
FY2016 35 35 70
FY2017 35 35 70
FY2018 35 35 70
FY2019 35 35 70
FY2020*1 40.5 13.5
(after split*1)
-*2
FY2021 13.5 13.5 27.0
FY2022 15 15 30
FY2023 20 30  30
FY2024 30 (Estimate) 30 (Estimate) 60

*1. Effective October 1, 2020, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. has implemented a three-for-one share split of its ordinary shares. The dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 presents the amount prior to the share split for the end of the second quarter and the amount after the share split for the end of the fiscal year.
*2. The annual dividends per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 is not stated because the amounts cannot be simply combined due to the implementation of the share split. When calculated based on the assumption of no share split, the year-end dividend is JPY40.5 and the annual dividend per share is JPY81.0.

Notice Regarding Interim Dividend for the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2025

The Board of Directors meeting held on October 31, 2024, resolved the payment of interim dividend for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 as follows.

1. Interim Dividend: JPY 30 per share of common stock of the Company
2. Date when dividends of surplus become effective: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

 

Procedures for Selling and Purchasing Fractional Unit Shares

Selling your shares

If you wish to sell your fractional unit shares (less than 100 shares), please contact our share registrar. If you utilize a stock storage transfer system, please contact the securities company where you hold your account.

Purchasing additional shares

If you possess a fractional unit of shares (less than 100 shares) and you wish to purchase additional shares to make up a whole unit, please contact our share registrar. If you utilize a stock storage transfer system, please contact the securities company where you hold your account.