（As of March 31, 2026）
| Total Number of Issued Shares | 308,285,236 |
|---|---|
| Number of Shareholders | 175,348 |
| Share unit | 100 |
Major Shareholders
（as of March 31, 2026）
| Name of shareholder | Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) | Percentage of shares held |
|---|---|---|
| The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account) |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 31,942 |
Percentage of shares held 10.94% |
| Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 12,984 |
Percentage of shares held 4.44% |
| Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (Retirement benefit trust [Mizuho Bank Account]) |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 9,914 |
Percentage of shares held 3.39% |
| Kyoshinkai |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 8,003 |
Percentage of shares held 2.74% |
| Matsusho Co., Ltd. |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 6,835 |
Percentage of shares held 2.34% |
| Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account) |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 5,467 |
Percentage of shares held 1.87% |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505019 |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 5,100 |
Percentage of shares held 1.75% |
| City Index Eleventh Co., Ltd. |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 4,711 |
Percentage of shares held 1.61% |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505103 |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 3,889 |
Percentage of shares held 1.33% |
| STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505301 |
Number of shares held (Thousands of shares) 3,498 |
Percentage of shares held 1.20% |
Kyoshinkai is a shareholding association whose members are Yakult sales companies, which are our business partners.
The Company holds 16,180 thousand shares of treasury stock, which are excluded from the above table.
Shareholding ratio is calculated excluding shares of treasury stock.
