Investor Relations FAQs

Recruit was originally founded as Daigaku Shinbun Kokoku-sha in Mar. 1960. On Oct. 1, 2012, the company changed its name from Recruit Co., Ltd. to its present-day name of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Our vision is Follow your heart: We envision a world where individuals and businesses can focus on what really matters. The more people are free to pursue their passions, the better our future becomes. Our mission is Opportunities for Life. Faster, simpler and closer to you. Since our foundation, we have connected individuals and businesses offering both a multitude of choices. In this era of search, where information has become available anytime anywhere, we need to focus more on proposing the optimal choice. We seek to provide "Opportunities for Life" much faster, surprisingly simpler and closer than ever before. For further details, please refer to the following page.

Recruit operates its business through each of its three Strategic Business Units (“SBU”s): HR Technology, Matching & Solutions and Staffing. For further details, please refer to the following page.

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Recruit became a publicly traded company on Oct. 16, 2014 at 3,100 yen per share, which is equivalent to 1,033 yen per share due to a 3-for-1 stock split in July 2017.

Recruit is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE/TYO) and the stock code is 6098.

100 shares.

1,695,960,030 shares are outstanding. Please refer to the following page for further information.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation is our transfer agent. Please contact your broker or Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation for stock related administrative matters.

Recruit declares dividends twice a year in principal. For Recruit’s dividend history please refer to the following page.

There are three methods for receiving dividend payments: 1.Receive at the designated bank account appointed by a shareholder 2.Receive at the brokerage account appointed by a shareholder 3.Receive in cash at the Post office/Japan Post Bank teller window by exchanging with dividend voucher post mailed from Recruit. For further details, please contact your broker or if you have a special account contact Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation.

Shareholders as of the end of September and the end of March are eligible to receive interim and fiscal year-end dividends, respectively. It takes 3 business days to become a shareholder of record listed in the shareholders' registry.

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Shareholders as of the end of March, the end of our fiscal year, are entitled to voting rights for the following Annual Meeting of Shareholders. It takes 3 business days to become a shareholder of record listed in the shareholders' registry.

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Recruit’s fiscal year begins on April 1 and ends on March 31.

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