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Daily Brief ESG: Change in Attitude of Domestic Institutional Investors Is Key to Approval of Shareholder Proposal and more

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  • Change in Attitude of Domestic Institutional Investors Is Key to Approval of Shareholder Proposal

Change in Attitude of Domestic Institutional Investors Is Key to Approval of Shareholder Proposal

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Without sufficient sales growth and profitability, including profit margins and ROE, it is understandable that shareholders will demand greater shareholder returns in order to secure a return on their investment.
  • Since Zojirushi’s foreign shareholder ratio is 19.9%, it was expected that shareholder proposals including takeover defense measures would likely be rejected at the general shareholders meeting.
  • The likelihood of passage by a company that have low foreign ownership ratio is unlikely to increase without significant change in the attitude of domestic institutional investors toward shareholder proposals.

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