Dalton Investments Submits Shareholder Proposal to Heian Ceremony Service
April 19, 2019 at 12:00 am EDT
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On April 19, 2019, Dalton Investments LLC announced proposals according to circumstances: (i) in order to avoid potential conflicts of interest, seeking a more transparent management system and requesting the appointment of independent directors who respect the opinions of minority shareholders in general, (ii) changes in dividend policy such as increase in dividend to improve stock value, changes to capital policy such as own stock purchase, (iii) and any other reasonable measures that other submitters believe will lead to an increase in shareholder value of the Company, etc.
HEIAN CEREMONY SERVICE CO.,LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly provides wedding and funeral services. The Company operates in four business segments. The Wedding Ceremony segment provides wedding ceremonies, as well as services such as weddings and coming-of-age ceremonies rental costumes, photography and dressing. The Funeral segment provides funeral related services and ancillary services such as the sale of Buddhist altars and utensils at homes, temples and congregations. The segment also provides franchise agreements and partnership agreements with funeral companies. The Mutual Relief Society segment is engaged in ceremonial funeral festival mutual aid society business, as well as the recruitment of members and the management of members' information, the provision of wedding and funeral agency services for its members. The Nursing Care segment provides home care services, facility services and rental housing business for the elderly. The Company also provides logistics business.