Communication with Shareholders and Investors (FY 2022)
Kawasaki actively discloses information to shareholders and investors and promotes constructive dialogue General Meetings of Shareholders, Conferences on Financial Results and individual meetings.
The feedback received from the shareholders and investors through these dialogue is reported to the Board of Directors as well as the management of the Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (hereinafter referred to as the “President ”) and below, and reflected in the improvement of corporate management including IR activities.
Dialogue system
Dialogue with shareholders and investors are shared among the President and the Representative Director, Senior Corporate Executive Officer (hereinafter referred to as "Senior Corporate Executive Officer". Assistant to the President, in charge of Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Corporate Communication, etc.).
Under the responsibility of the Executive Officer in charge of the Corporate Communication Group, the Investor Relations Department of the Corporate Communication Group takes the lead in implementing specific measures, discussing and collaborating with the Corporate Planning Department, the Sustainability Department, and related business divisions as necessary.
At the individual meetings, Kawasaki classifies the communication person into three level in accordance with internal regulations (Number of shares held, investment attributes, etc.), namely : President, Senior Corporate Executive Officer, and Senior Manager, Investor Relations Department (or Manager, Investor Relations Section ).
In terms of information disclosure and dialogue, we strictly comply with the disclosure policy and limit the timing of meetings from the viewpoint of fair disclosure and insider trading prevention.
Results of Dialogue (FY 2022)
| Actual results | Target | main explainer | Summary | |
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| General Meeting of Shareholders | Once | Shareholders | President, Directors, Member of the Board,Executive Officers | Medium- to long-term management policies, in addition to matters determined by law etc. |
| Group Vision 2030・Progress Report Meeting |
Once | Institutional investors and securities analysts A member of the press |
President,Executive Officers | Executive Officer in charge of the content explains the progress of the future strategy. |
| Conferences on Financial Results | 4 times | Institutional investors and securities analysts A member of the press |
President and Senior Corporate Executive Officer | In the fiscal year, the president explained the results and full-year outlook. In other quarterly financial results, the Senior Corporate Executive Officer explained the results of financial results. |
| Small meeting | Once | Institutional investors and securities analysts | President | |
| Individual meetings | 242 cases | Institutional investors and securities analysts | Senior Manager, Investor Relations Department, etc. | Include theme-specific dialogue |
| Business briefing/ factory tour |
5 cases | Institutional investors and securities analysts | Senior Manager, Investor Relations Department, Head of related departments | Conducted at factories and offices, focusing on specific projects and themes |
| Sponsored by securities companies Conference | 6 times | Institutional investor | Senior Corporate Executive Officer | Meet with multiple institutional investors at a single conference |
| Individual meetings (SR) | 15 cases | Shareholders (Persons in Charge of Exercising Voting Rights of Institutional Investors, etc.) | Senior Manager, Investor Relations Department, Head of related departments | Dialogue centered on ESG (environment, society and governance) as part of Shareholder Relations (SR) and in response to the Stewardship Code of Conduct for institutional investors. |
| Other Events | Once | Shareholders (Individuals) | Senior Manager, Investor Relations Department | Kawasaki World (Corporate Museum) online tour mainly for individual shareholders |
Main themes of the dialogue
When Kawasaki communicates with shareholders and investors, we select themes that are topics of high interest to them , focusing on the priority areas and policies outlined in Group Vision 2030.
| Management strategy |
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| Individual business |
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| Performance |
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| Shareholder returns and stock prices |
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| Sustainability |
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Feedback to management
Investor Relations Department provide timely and appropriate feedback to the management by submitting suggestions obtained through dialogue to the Board of Directors as IR activity reports on a regular basis (3～4 times a year).
| Number of times | Contents | |
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| IR Activity Report | 3～4 times/year | Investor Relations Department has reported the following to the Board of Directors as below:
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| Regular monthly report to the president | 1 time/month | Investor Relations Department attends to meetings attended by the President and other senior management members. The Department has reported on important IR issues there and if necessary, express the Department's views on other proposals for discussion. |
| IR Weekly Report | 1 time/week | Investor Relations Department has reported on Analyzes market conditions and IR activities to the President, Senior Corporate Executive Officers, and other management on a weekly basis |
| Other | - | Investor Relations Department has reported on the shareholder structure and the shareholding trends of institutional investors, etc. in a timely manner as necessary. |
Results from dialogue with shareholders and investors
Kawasaki has planed highly accurate earnings forecasts and effective medium- to long-term strategies by feeding back the insights and discussions gained through dialogue into the management plan of the company and incorporating them as necessary,.
In addition, in order to be more beneficial to both the shareholders and investors and Kawasaki, Kawasaki is continuously improving the presentation of financial results explanatory materials and upgrading KPIs*.
* Example: Change KPI from ROIC before tax to ROIC after tax
Other shareholders and investors Assessments
Kawasaki also works actively on related to sustainability and has been adopted in a number of ESG stock index components, including the DJSI (Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index).
https://global.kawasaki.com/en/corp/sustainability/esg/evaluation.html
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