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| All answers refer to data and figures as of March 31, 2006,
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What is the origin of
the name Backs Group? |
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Inspired by the backs position of rugby, the
name reflects our desire to be a leading company in distribution sales support
outsourcing, passing the "ball" of information from person to person to reach
a goal. |
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When was Backs Group
established? |
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Backs Group was established on April 14, 1989
in Shoto, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (changing to its current name on becoming a joint
stock company on December 1, 2002) with the aim of providing outsourcing
of staff for retail support (capitalized at ¥2 million). |
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What is the number of
employees, and their average age? |
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There are 182 employees in the Backs Group
corporate group. Of these, 127 are regular employees, and 55 are contract
employees (as of March 31, 2006). Their average age is 28.6 years (as of
March 31, 2006). |
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When does the fiscal year end? |
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Backs Group’s settlement of accounts is on
March 31. |
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What are the prominent features of the Group management? Specifically, what are its merits? |
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The merits of the current Group management
are that each Group company is able to concentrate on its own business areas,
and that the management is efficient. Companies in the corporate Group, despite
differences in the areas of retail support outsourcing and temporary staffing,
are linked together in that they provide personnel-related services, and
management strives to maximize the effectiveness of the entire Group. In
order to accomplish this, overall management functions such as human resources,
finance and accounting, legal, hiring and training of retail support staff
(part-time employees), system administration, investor relations and publicity
are handled by the parent company Backs Group in support of the Group’s operations.
We intend to continue this policy. |
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How were the funds obtained from the public offering used? |
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Funds raised from the recent public offering
were applied mainly as operating capital and to invest in operational systems.
Funds were also applied to the development of branch offices throughout Japan,
and to support the implementation of an effective M&A program as part
of overall management strategy. |
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Does Backs Group have a stock option program? |
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Yes. In addition, we plan to grant new stock
options in order to increase awareness of management participation, enhance
morale and encourage a focus on boosting performance, as well as attract
superior employees. Stock options will be granted to directors, auditors
and employees of Backs Group and its subsidiaries, based on degree of responsibility,
results and expectations. |
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What is Backs Group’s policy on shareholder returns? Is there a shareholder special benefit plan? |
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Backs Group considers long-term, comprehensive
growth of profits to be an important management objective. To maintain competitiveness
while increasing earnings, however, it is necessary for us to make further
upgrades to our internal structure through proactive, anticipatory investments
in equipment and personnel that will strengthen the Group’s business foundations.
Dividends to shareholders, therefore, will be determined based on medium-
to long-term business plans, with due consideration given to the market environment
and the timing of capital investments, the need to secure internal funds
for reinvestment and the desire for stable dividends, as well as a comprehensive
assessment of the financial position, earnings levels and dividend payout
ratio.
Backs Group does not have a shareholder special benefit plan. |
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When is the general shareholders’ meeting? |
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The general shareholders’ meeting is held annually
in June. The place, date and time of the meeting are announced as necessary
in the "IR Schedule" section of the IR information menu on our homepage.
Please see this page for details. |
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What is the content of your IR program? |
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Backs Group’s fundamental policy is to ensure
fair disclosure to all shareholders and investors. Current IR activities
include:
•Disclosure of quarterly earnings reports
•Timely disclosure of information
•Proactive voluntary disclosures
•Results meetings for analysts (four times per year)
•Use of streaming and other Internet tools to make available information
from these meetings
•Upgrades and enhancements to the IR Information section of our website
•Visits with institutional investors
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