Hikari Tsushin (9435) announces major shareholder change

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (TSE:9435) announced today that SHIGETA Education Foundation has become a major shareholder. This change occurred as of March 25, 2025, following the foundation's submission of a large shareholding report. The foundation now holds 45,000 units (4,500,000 shares), representing 10.25% of the company's voting rights, a significant increase from zero units held as of September 30, 2024. The company's voting rights calculation is based on 438,901 voting rights derived after deducting 379,542 non-voting shares from the total outstanding shares of 44,269,642 as of September 30, 2024. Hikari Tsushin stated that it relies on the information provided in the large shareholding report and that the shareholder's ranking among major shareholders is not stated. The company anticipates no particular impacts on its future outlook as a result of this change.