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Waseda Academy Extends and Updates Performance-Based Stock Plan for Directors

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  • Waseda Academy will extend and refine its performance-based stock remuneration plan for directors to better align incentives with medium-term performance and corporate value.
  • The revised trust structure grants share-based rewards over 2027–2029 and allows future extensions within shareholder-approved limits to sustain performance-linked executive pay.
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Waseda Academy Extends and Updates Performance-Based Stock Plan for Directors

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Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. ( (JP:4718) ) just unveiled an update.

Waseda Academy will continue and amend its performance-based stock remuneration plan for directors, maintaining a Board Incentive Plan Trust structure that links share-based compensation to the achievement of medium-term management targets and directors’ positions. The move is intended to strengthen alignment between management incentives, business performance and corporate value, while allowing more flexible share acquisition in response to market and stock price conditions.

Under the revised plan, directors meeting specified eligibility and conduct criteria will receive company shares and cash equivalents based on points granted annually over a new target period from the fiscal year ending March 2027 through 2029. The trust term will be extended for approximately three years from September 2026 and may be further rolled forward with additional contributions, keeping total trust funding within shareholder-approved limits and reinforcing a recurring, performance-linked equity compensation framework for top management.

More about Waseda Academy Co., Ltd.

Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. is a Japanese education services provider listed on the TSE Prime that operates preparatory and tutoring schools geared toward entrance examinations. The company focuses on medium- to long-term growth in its core education business and aligns executive incentives with corporate value creation and performance targets set out in its management plans.

Average Trading Volume: 36,431

Technical Sentiment Signal: Strong Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen41.35B

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