KATITAS Group (the “Company”) bases its swift disclosure on the principles of “transparency,” “fairness,” “continuity” and “timeliness” set out in rules such as those related to the trading of financial products and the “rules concerning the timely disclosure by companies that issue listed securities” published by the Tokyo Stock Exchange (the "Rules for Timely Disclosure"). Furthermore, the Company will disclose information not covered by the Rules for Timely Disclosure wherever possible as long as it is judged to be useful to understand the Company.
Disclosure of information covered by the Rules for Timely Disclosure is disclosed through the Timely Disclosure Network (TD-net) utilized and operated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Furthermore, documents such as securities reports are disclosed through the Financial Service Agency’s Electronic Disclosure for Investors' NETwork (EDINET). For information to which the rules do not apply, where the information is judged to be necessary for investment decisions, it will be promptly disclosed through means such as the media or the Company's Web site.
Apart from historical facts, the information that appears on this Web site, such as the medium term business plan, performance forecasts, and business strategies, consists of the Company forecasts based on management decisions. Accordingly there is no guarantee for such information based on the Company’s forecasts and expectations. Because this Website is not designed to solicit investors, users are expected to take responsibility for their own investment decisions.
Based on an awareness that it is significant to talk with shareholders and investors, to take their opinions seriously and to incorporate them properly into management for attaining continued growth and a medium- and long-term increase in corporate value, the Company shall ensure that its President and CEO takes control and set up an organization in charge of investor relations. The organization in charge of investor relations shall engage in day-to-day operational collaboration with each Division of the headquarters of the Company in collection of inside information, drawing up of messages for outsiders and others to step up constructive dialogues with shareholders and investors.In dialogues with shareholders and investors, the Company shall not conduct selective disclosure of important information that may influence investment decisions, but rather strive to disclose information through means that stakeholders can access equally. Regarding important facts not yet released to the public, the Company shall aim for equality among all shareholders, comply with internal provisions to prevent insider trading, and properly manage information.
Management executives, the organization in charge of investor relations and others shall strive to regularly report opinions, etc. received from shareholders and investors on the occasion of individual interviews and other dialogues to the Board of Directors, exchange opinions, and study them in making management decisions so that these ideas are reflected in future dialogues.
To ensure fairness as well as to prevent information leaks, the Company has set a quiet period from the end of term to the date of results announcements and will refrain from making comments and responding to questions related to financial performance during that period. However, in cases of significant changes in performance during the quiet period, the information will be announced according to the Rules for Timely Disclosure.
The Disclosure Policy is to be strictly observed by the executive management team and by all those who manage tha Company's business operations.