DISCLOSURE POLICY
Basic policy
MATSUOKA CORPORATION (hereinafter referred to as “we”) has a basic policy of conveying accurate information to all shareholders and investors faithfully, fairly, and promptly.
Standard for information disclosure
We disclose information in a timely, fair, accurate, clear, and continuous manner in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, the Companies Act, and various other laws and regulations (hereinafter referred to as “various laws and regulations”) as well as the “Rules on Timely Disclosure of Corporate Information by Issuers of Listed Securities” (hereinafter referred to as the “Timely Disclosure Rules”) established by the Tokyo Stock Exchange and other financial markets. We also disclose information that is not applicable to material facts stipulated by various laws and regulations and the Timely Disclosure Rules in a timely, fair, accurate, clear, and continuous manner, if determined to be beneficial to shareholders and investors.
Methods of information disclosure
We disclose information in accordance with the Timely Disclosure Rules established by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. We release information that is applicable to the disclosure standards in the Timely Disclosure Rules through the timely disclosure information transmission system (TDnet) provided by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and also provide the same information to the press promptly, and post it on our website without delay.
In addition, we actively disclose information that is not applicable to the disclosure standards, if determined to be beneficial to shareholders and investors.
Prevention of insider trading
We establish company regulations to prevent insider trading, and provide in-house training for full dissemination to all officers and employees.
Forward-looking statements
There are cases where we offer guidance related to forward-looking statements so that investors and securities analysts can make forecasts about our business performance, in addition to the earnings forecasts submitted to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In addition, our current plans, forecasts, strategies, etc., may be included in presentations, question and answer sessions, and documents issued by us, content posted on our website, etc.
In any case, our forward-looking statements are prepared based on certain preconditions, and are based on our management’s judgments obtained from currently available information.
Quiet period
In order to prevent leakage of financial information and ensure fairness, we set a few weeks before the account settlement for each quarter and the announcement of financial statements as a quiet period. Within this period, we refrain from making comments and responding to questions about financial results, etc. However, if it becomes obvious that differences from earnings forecasts fall within the range of fluctuations applicable to the Timely Disclosure Rules during the quiet period, we disclose information by press release, etc., as appropriate.
Development of company structures
We appropriately implement our disclosure policy, and construct and maintain structures to disclose information in a timely, fair, accurate, clear, and continuous manner in accordance with the Timely Disclosure Rules.