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Chiba Ginko, Chiba Kogyo Ginko name holding company board ahead of April 2027 launch

Wed, Sep 30, 2026 15:30 JST Chiba Ginko (8331.T) Banking 中文

Chiba Ginko (8331) and Chiba Kogyo Ginko (8337) approved a share transfer plan on Sept. 30 to set up joint holding company Chiba Financial Group on April 1, 2027, with Chiba Ginko President Tsutomu Yonemoto as its president.

Effective dateApril 1, 2027
Integration agreement signedMarch 25, 2026
Chiba Ginko stake in Chiba Kogyo Ginko11.812 million shares (19.12%)
Chiba Ginko total assets (consolidated)¥21,211.7 billion

Both banks are listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. They signed a business integration agreement on March 25, 2026, under which the holding company will become the wholly owning parent of the two banks through a joint share transfer. Apart from the director lineup and company profiles, the plan's terms are unchanged from the March 25 announcement.

Chiba Kogyo Ginko President Hitoshi Umeda will become vice president, and he and Yonemoto will both serve as representative directors. Takahide Kiuchi, currently an outside director of Chiba Ginko, will chair the board as an outside director. A chief analyst in Daiwa Securities' equity research department will join as an outside director and chair the nomination, compensation and management advisory committee. The holding company's outside directors will be registered as independent officers with the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Chiba Ginko owns 11,812,000 shares of Chiba Kogyo Ginko, or 19.12% of shares outstanding excluding treasury stock, and a wholly owned securities subsidiary holds a further 22,520 shares (0.03%).

Item (FY ended March 2026)Chiba GinkoChiba Kogyo Ginko
Total assets (consolidated)¥21,211.7 billion¥3,396.6 billion
Deposits (non-consolidated)¥16,851.4 billion¥3,045.9 billion
Net income attributable to owners of parent (consolidated)¥94.0 billion¥8.6 billion

The holding company is scheduled to be established on April 1, 2027, subject to approval at both banks' shareholders' meetings and from the relevant authorities.


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