(as of September 30, 2026)

Authorized: 

2,000,000,000 shares

Issued:

977,735,616 shares

Shareholders:

212,649

Articles of Incorporation

Major Shareholders

(as of September 30, 2026)

Major shareholders

Number of shares held
(thousand shares)

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

160,181

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account)

58,756

NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

51,413

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

37,133

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001

31,343

Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company

21,081

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited

15,699

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781

14,013

GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY

12,283

MOXLEY AND CO LLC

11,302

Notes:

  1. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. holds 25,268 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 September 30, 2026)

(%)

Historical Number of Shareholders

(as of September 30, 2026)