(as of March 31, 2026)

Authorized: 

2,000,000,000 shares

Issued:

977,735,616 shares

Shareholders:

183,995

Articles of Incorporation

Major Shareholders

(as of March 31, 2026)

 

Major shareholders

Number of shares held
(thousand shares)

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)

162,328

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)

63,033

NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

51,413

THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. LONDONSECS LENDING OMNIBUS ACCOUNT

31,199

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited

26,199

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001

25,177

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

22,725

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385642

19,033

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781

13,897

GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY

12,721

Notes:

  1. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. holds 18,498 thousand shares of treasury stock, which are excluded from the above list of major shareholders. 
  2. The number of shares held by The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited does not include 1,600 thousand shares of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. contributed as a trust asset for a retirement benefit trust of The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited. The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited holds voting rights in respect of these shares.

Distribution of Shareholders

(as of March 31, 2026)

(%)

Historical Number of Shareholders

(as of March 31, 2026)