Oricon zeros next March dividend if buyout succeeds, tying payout to ¥1,332 tender
What changed: Oricon cut its year-end dividend forecast for the year ending March 2027 to zero, but only if Media's tender offer succeeds. That replaces the ¥36 payout it forecast on May 8, and the board is also recommending that shareholders tender into the offer. The terms: The offer opens on May 29 and runs through July 9 at ¥1,332 a share, with settlement due to start on July 16. The bidder says it expects to buy 8,211,375 tender-eligible shares, subject to a 3,903,300-share minimum and no upper cap. The path from here: Oricon says the transaction is meant to take the company private and lead to delisting. It is also letting its takeover-response policy expire at the close of the June 25 annual meeting rather than renew it. The catch: The zero dividend is tied to the tender succeeding, and the disclosure does not say what payout would apply if the offer fails. If the tender does not acquire all eligible shares, the bidder says it plans a follow-on share consolidation that would cash out remaining minorities at the same ¥1,332 per-share price, subject to later approvals.