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Satsudora Holdings swung to a ¥157mn operating loss and dropped its full-year outlook as the drugstore chain's buyout tender offer clears the way for delisting, with store traffic, inbound sales and margins all softening in the quarter.
Tera and two allied holders now control 86.23% of Satudora Holdings after a ¥9.19bn tender offer, and plan to force out remaining shareholders through a share consolidation vote expected in early November.
Terra raised its take-private offer for Satsudora Holdings from ¥1,220 to ¥1,260 a share after four shareholders holding 24.91% of the drugstore chain signed irrevocable tender pledges, and the board voted again to back the higher price.
A four-member holder group led by Wakayama-based KK.Sangensyoku raised its combined position in Hokkaido-based drugstore operator SATUDORA HOLDINGS to 23.87% of shares outstanding, up from 22.62%, and reserved room to make future proposals to the company.
A four-investor group anchored by a Wakayama trading firm has pushed its stake in the Hokkaido drugstore chain past 19%, while the same filing keeps open an option to make unspecified proposals.
SATUDORA cut the year-end dividend for the year to May 2026 to zero from a planned ¥12 a share and said its shareholder benefit programme will be abolished from the fiscal year ending May 2028 if Terra's tender offer succeeds. The company also said the shares are expected to be delisted after the offer and follow-on steps. The dividend cut is not conditional on the tender succeeding: SATUDORA said timing around the annual meeting could prevent a dividend proposal even if the offer fails. Terra's offer runs from June 22 to Aug. 3 at ¥1,220 a share, and the filings say shareholders who stay to a later share consolidation would be cashed out at an amount set to match that tender price. Minority holders have essentially been offered a simple menu: tender now, or get simplified later.