{"id":6351,"date":"2026-04-23T08:13:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.darsky.com\/dalton\/?p=6351"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:13:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:13:43","slug":"proposal-to-yakult-publication-of-explanatory-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.darsky.com\/dalton\/proposal-to-yakult-publication-of-explanatory-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal to Yakult \u2013 Publication of Explanatory Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dalton Investments has submitted three shareholder proposals to Yakult Honsha Co., LTD (\u201cYakult\u201d) aimed at enhancing the corporate value of the company. \u00a0The shareholder proposals include: 1) Election of Two Outside Directors; 2) Increase of Restricted Stock Compensation; and 3) Change to the AGM Record Date to May 15<sup>th<\/sup>. \u00a0Dalton believes that these shareholder proposals will strengthen the perspective of minority shareholders at the Board of Directors level and improve governance and capital discipline, enabling Yakult to grow into a truly leading company in the probiotics industry. For our views, key concerns, and details of the proposal, please see<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.darsky.com\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Yakult-White-Paper-E-202604.pdf\">\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, Rising Sun Management (RSM), an affiliate of Dalton,\u00a0has written to Yakult\u2019s management to share its perspectives on key issues. For those letters, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.darsky.com\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RSM-letter-to-Yakult-202603-E.pdf\"><u>here<\/u> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.darsky.com\/dalton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/RSM-letter-to-Yakult-202604-E.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dalton Investments has submitted three shareholder proposals to Yakult Honsha Co., LTD (\u201cYakult\u201d) aimed at enhancing the corporate value of the company. \u00a0The shareholder proposals include: 1) Election of Two Outside Directors; 2) Increase of Restricted Stock Compensation; and 3) \u2026<br \/><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.darsky.com\/dalton\/proposal-to-yakult-publication-of-explanatory-materials\/\">read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dalton-actions","wpautop"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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