Key shareholders
Nearly half of the shares are held by financial institutions. More than 70 per cent are held in Japan. As of 31 March 2011, the company had a total of 115,142 shareholders. The company has issued 709,011,343 shares, and the number of shares authorised was 2,800,000,000.
Institutional investors
Daiichi Sankyo's major shareholders are large Japanese investment groups. They account for nearly 30 per cent of all shares.
Rank | Shareholders | Number of shares held (in thousand) | Shareholding |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (trust account) | 53,213 | 7.51 |
2 | Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (trust account) | 42,273 | 5.96 |
3 | Nippon Life Insurance Company | 37,659 | 5.31 |
4 | State Street Bank and Trust Company | 16,975 | 2.39 |
5 | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | 13,413 | 1.89 |
6 | JP Morgan Chase Bank 385147 | 12,277 | 1.73 |
7 | Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire | 12,251 | 1.73 |
8 | Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | 9,238 | 1.3 |
9 | Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. | 9,086 | 1.28 |
10 | SSBT OD05 Omnibus Account China Treaty Clients | 8,591 | 1.21 |
Total | 214,976 | 30.31 |