Corporate Events

From April 25, 2025 to June 30, 2025, the company has repurchased 398,000 shares, representing 0.2% for ¥571.52 million. With this, the company has completed the repurchase of 398,000 shares, representing 0.2% for ¥571.52 million under the buyback announced on April 25, 2025.

Zeon Corporation resolved at its board of directors meeting held on May 12, 2025 to approve the transfers of directors, Audit & Supervisory Board members and corporate officers as outlined below. Transfers of Directors (Effective from June 27, 2025): Retiring directors- Director & Corporate Officer: Erisa Watanabe (To be appointed as Advisor of the Company), Outside Director: Fumiaki Ikeno. Candidates for new director: Outside Director: Kyoko Yoshikawa (Currently Deputy Director of DMG MORI CO., LTD.). Transfers of Audit & Supervisory Board Members (Effective from June 27, 2025): Retiring Audit & Supervisory Board Member: Audit & Supervisory Board Member: Sachio Hayashi; Candidate for new Audit & Supervisory Board Member: Audit & Supervisory Board Member: Hiroyuki Hirakawa (Currently Executive Technical Supervisor of the Company). Transfers of Corporate Officers (Effective from June 27, 2025): Retiring corporate officers: Corporate Officer: Tomoyuki Kose (To be appointed as Senior Executive of the Company), Corporate Officer: Tsutomu Eguchi (To be appointed as Senior Executive of the Company), Corporate Officer: Satoshi Tominaga (To be appointed as Senior Executive of the Company).

Sino Applied Technology Co., Ltd. announced that it has received $20 million in a round of funding on May 12, 2025. The transaction included participation from new investor, Zeon Corporation.

Zeon Corporation, Board Meeting, May 12, 2025. Agenda: To Concerning Transfers of Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Corporate Officers.

Zeon Corporation and Sino Applied Technology (SiAT) announced the signing of a strategic partnership in Taoyuan, Taiwan. As part of this collaboration, Zeon will lead a $20 million USD Series C fundraising round in SiAT to support the expansion of its production capacity for single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) conductive paste, a critical nanomaterial for next-generation battery technologies. The global demand for lithium-ion batteries is surging across consumer applications--such as electric vehicles, drones, and EVTOL aircraft--as well as industrial sectors, including AI server BBUs, renewable energy ESS, and automated robotics. This growth has intensified the need for SWCNTs, which can significantly enhance battery energy density and cycle life. Unlike traditional conductive agents like carbon black or multi-walled carbon Nanotube slurries, SWCNT conductive paste offers superior electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, and chemical stability, making it increasingly vital for advanced battery formulations. Mass production of SWCNT powder presents significant challenges due to the high-temperature chemical vaporosition (CVD) process, which requires precise control of catalysts and reaction conditions to achieve both high yield and high purity. Zeon is the first company globally to achieve mass production of SWCNTs in 2015. Utilizing its proprietary Super Growth technology, Zeon produces ZEONANO®?, SWCNT product characterized by highpect ratio, high purity, and large surface area. Another key challenge in SWCNT adoption is dispersion. SWCNTs tend to bundle and exhibit poor dispersibility in both aqueous and non-aqueous media, complicating their uniform integration into electrode slurries during battery manufacturing. SiAT team, with over 20 years of expertise in battery nanomaterials, brings proprietary know-how to this partnership, enabling the even dispersion of SWCNTs into stable conductive paste product tailored for battery electrodes. Since 2024, Zeon and SiAT have successfully collaborated to introduce well-dispersed SWCNT conductive pastes--LSC2102 (NMP-based) and LSC1101 (water-based). These products have undergone rigorous evaluation by battery manufacturers, demonstrating that incorporating a very small amount of SWCNTs into lithium battery cathodes and anodes can enhance energy output and cycle life, which is particularly critical for silicon anodes and other high-capacity, high-rate performance applications. Zeon is the lead investor in SiAT's $20 million Series C funding round, joined by other prominent Taiwanese venture partners. With this funding, SiAT aims to scale its annual conductive paste production capacity to 25,000 tons by 2030. Concurrently, Zeon will fulfill its role as the primary supplier to SiAT. Beyond battery applications, SWCNTs hold transformative potential across multiple industries, including metal, rubber, and plastic composites, semiconductors, and more. Their unique properties enable innovations in high-conductivity functional rubber, high-thermal-conductivity materials, structural reinforcements, and high-performance membranes. SiAT will continue working alongside Zeon to expand SWCNT applications across industries. Through Zeon's world-leading innovations and SiAT's industry expertise, the partnership aims to contribute to environmental sustainability and technological progress for global green transition.

Zeon Corporation announced dividend for Second quarter-end and Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025; provided dividend guidance for Second quarter-end and Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. For the Second quarter-end and Fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, company announced dividend of JPY 35.00 per share and JPY 35.00 per share respectively. For the Second quarter-end and Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, the company expects JPY 36.00 per share and JPY 36.00 per share respectively.

Zeon Corporation provided guidance for Six months ending September 30, 2025 and Fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. For the six months ending September 30, 2025, the company projects net sales of ¥203,500 million, operating profit of ¥14,000 million and profit attributable to owners of the parent at ¥14,500 million. Basic earnings per share for this period are estimated at ¥74.08 per share. For the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, the company anticipates net sales to be ¥409,500 million. Operating profit is expected to be ¥28,000 million. Profit attributable to owners of the parent is projected to be ¥25,000 million, with basic earnings per share estimated at ¥129.13 per share.

Zeon Corporation, Q4 2025 Earnings Call, Apr 25, 2025

Zeon Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Jun 27, 2025, at 10:00 Tokyo Standard Time. Location: Station Conference Tokyo (Sapia Tower, 6F) 1-7-12 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan Agenda: To consider the business report, the consolidated financial statements for the 100th fiscal year (from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025) and the audit reports of the accounting auditor and the audit & supervisory board regarding the consolidated financial statements for the 100th fiscal year; to consider the non-consolidated financial statements for the 100th fiscal year (from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025); to consider appropriation of surplus; to consider election of ten directors; and to consider election of one audit & supervisory board member; and to consider other matters.

Zeon Corporation (TSE:4205) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to 10,000,000 shares, representing 5.07% of its issued share capital, for ¥10,000 million. The purpose of the program is to enhance shareholder returns and improve capital efficiency. The program will be valid till February 20, 2026. As of March 31, 2025, the company has 197,290,370 issued shares (excluding treasury stock) and 17,961,486 treasury shares.

The Board of Directors of Zeon Corporation has authorized a buyback plan on April 25, 2025.

Zeon Corporation, Board Meeting, Apr 25, 2025. Agenda: To consider the Notice of Resolution to Acquire Treasury Shares and Cancellation of Treasury Shares.

Zeon Corporation announced that they will report fiscal year 2025 results on Apr 25, 2025

The company closed its plan on January 20, 2025.

From January 1, 2025 to January 20, 2025, the company has repurchased 396,700 shares, representing 0.19% for ¥571.79 million. With this, the company has completed the repurchase of 14,261,800 shares, representing 6.82% for ¥19,999.96 million under the buyback announced on April 25, 2024.

Zeon Corporation, Q3 2025 Earnings Call, Jan 31, 2025

From October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, the company has repurchased 11,256,300 shares, representing 5.39% for ¥16,056.49 million. With this, the company has completed the repurchase of 13,865,100 shares, representing 6.63% for ¥19,428.17 million under the buyback announced on April 25, 2024.

Zeon Corporation announced that they will report Q3, 2025 results on Jan 31, 2025

Zeon Corporation, ¥ 35.0, Cash Dividend, Mar-28-2025

Zeon Corporation expected to report Q3 2025 results on January 27, 2025. This event was calculated by S&P Global (Created on October 28, 2024).

On October 28, 2024, the company announced an increase in its equity buyback plan. The company increased its authorization by 10,000,000 shares and ¥10,000 million, thereby bringing total authorization to 20,000,000 shares, representing 9.62% of its issued share capital, for ¥ 20,000 million.

Zeon Corporation, Q2 2025 Earnings Call, Oct 28, 2024

From July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024, the company has repurchased 2,251,900 shares, representing 1.07% for ¥2,872.12 million. With this, the company has completed the repurchase of 2,608,800 shares, representing 1.24% for ¥3,371.68 million under the buyback announced on April 25, 2024.

Zeon Corporation announced that they will report Q2, 2025 results on Oct 28, 2024