Together with Shareholders and Investors

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  Left: Displays of products and initiatives for conserving the environment and contributing to society were set up at the entrance of the venue for the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
  Right: The production process for the umami seasoning AJI-NO-MOTO® was explained using an "the umami totem pole"

The 132nd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. was held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. The meeting was previously held at an auditorium in the Ajinomoto Group Takanawa Training Center; however, the growing number of shareholders attending year by year required a change to a more spacious venue to better accommodate shareholders and facilitate communications.

To encourage more shareholders to attend the meeting, the company sends out an official notice of convocation far in advance of the legally designated period. The company also provides relevant information to its non-Japanese shareholders through such means as posting on this Web site.

At the meeting venue, the company set up displays that presented the Ajinomoto Group products and initiatives for conserving the environment and contributing to society, with the aim to help shareholders gain a greater understanding of the Ajinomoto Group.

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  A presentation on financial results for institutional investors and analysts

In addition to the regular financial results presentation in fiscal 2010, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. held a presentation on the FY2011–2013 Medium-Term Management Plan for institutional investors and analysts, followed by smaller meeting sessions. Company representatives discussed key performance indicators (KPI) for the Medium-Term Management Plan, such as the target for a return on equity (ROE) of 8% in fiscal 2013, and stated an intention to flexibly consider share repurchases as a means of enhancing shareholder value. The institutional investors and analysts in attendance posed numerous questions focusing on initiatives for achieving the KPI targets, as well as the outlook for raw material and fuel prices, and counter-measures for addressing their financial impact.

As fiscal 2011 is the first year of the Medium-Term Management Plan, the Ajinomoto Group recognizes the importance of appropriately disclosing the status of the plan's policies, and progress made in achieving targets to investors and analysts in order to promote a better understanding of the group.

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