Communication with Shareholders and Investors
Information about dialogue with shareholders in FY2024
Main personnel carrying out dialogue with shareholders
CEO: 4 results briefings, 23 individual meetings (FY2023 results: 4 times, 22 times)
CFO: 64 individual meetings (60 times)
Public Relations / Shareholder Relations Dept.: 71 individual interviews (72 times)
Securities firm-sponsored tours: Held 5 times (2 times)
Overview of shareholders with whom dialogue was held
| FY2024 results | FY2023 results | ||
| Domestic / Foreign (people) |
Domestic | 247 | 192 |
| Foreign | 76 | 72 | |
| Total | 323 | 264 | |
| Areas of responsibility of counterparties (people) |
Fund manager | 119 | 99 |
| Analyst | 138 | 121 | |
| Responsible for ESG | 6 | 16 | |
| Voting officer | 12 | 9 | |
| Other | 48 | 19 | |
| Total | 323 | 264 | |
Main topics of dialogue and items of interest to shareholders
Business- FANUC ROBOCUT for Europe being Subject to Tests which were Non-Compliant with EMC Harmonized Standards
- Economic trends, business environment
- Medium- and long-term targets
- Targeted profit margin level
- Production capacity expansion plans
- Carbon neutrality initiatives
- Employee engagement and diversity initiatives
- Board diversity
- Holding level of cash and cash equivalents
- Cost of Capital and ROE
Feedback of shareholders' views and concerns to management and the board of directors
Report on the content of the dialogue to management as required, and report on the opinions and concerns raised by shareholders during 2024 at the Board of Directors' meeting in May 2025.
Actions taken based on the dialogue and feedback
- In January 2024, Diversity & Inclusion project launched to improve employee engagement.
- The application of non-financial indicators to executive remuneration was discussed at the Nomination and Remuneration Committee in May 2024, and the Board of Directors decided to introduce the indicators at its meeting in June 2024.
- Regarding the EMC Directive non-compliance testing of our Robocut products for the European market in FY2024, the Quality Management Division, Human Resources Division, and Compliance Committee will continue working on preventive measures and consider disclosing the progress.