Kintetsu Group Holdings filed two bond supplements with Japan's Kinki Local Finance Bureau on July 9, 2026, both drawing on the same ¥150bn shelf registration the company set up in March 2025, covering the period through March 2027.
The first supplement, numbered ７－関東１－３, covers ¥5bn in the company's 135th unsecured corporate bonds. The notes carry a guarantee from Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. and a clause limiting the bonds to equal ranking among themselves. Payment on that tranche is due July 24, 2026.
The second supplement, filed the same day under number ７－関東１－４, registers a further ¥10bn in corporate bonds against the same shelf. The filing identifies the security only as corporate bonds and does not name a guarantor for this tranche.
| Supplement number | Amount | Date filed / subscribed |
|---|---|---|
| ７－関東１－１ | ¥25bn | July 10, 2025 |
| ７－関東１－２ | ¥20bn | July 10, 2025 |
| ７－関東１－３ | ¥5bn (135th unsecured bonds, guaranteed by Kinki Nippon Railway) | July 9, 2026 (payment due July 24, 2026) |
| ７－関東１－４ | ¥10bn (corporate bonds) | July 9, 2026 |
Both new filings follow ¥45bn already raised under the same shelf: a ¥25bn tranche and a ¥20bn tranche, both dated July 10, 2025, under supplement numbers ７－関東１－１ and ７－関東１－２. The remaining registrable balance shown in both July 9 filings is ¥105bn. A footnote in the second filing states that figure does not yet reflect the pending ¥5bn tranche, because its July 24 payment date had not arrived as of the filing date.
The shelf mechanism lets Kintetsu issue bonds in stages against one pre-registered ceiling instead of filing a full prospectus for every placement, a standard tool for large, repeat issuers managing ongoing funding needs. The guarantee on the smaller tranche links that note's credit directly to Kinki Nippon Railway, the operating company whose backing appears on the 135th bond series. The filings list Kei Wakai as president and representative director and give the company's registered address in Osaka's Tennoji ward.
What the cover-page filings do not show is a coupon rate, final maturity date, or a stated use of proceeds for either tranche; that detail, if disclosed, would sit in fuller offering documentation outside the excerpts reviewed here.