- Information Disclosure Standards
- Money Forward, Inc. (the “Company”), strives to promptly provide information to shareholders and investors based on the premise of transparency and fairness. The Company endeavors to disclose information in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan and other applicable ordinances as well as the Timely Disclosure Rules designated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange (the “Timely Disclosure Rules”). Aside from such information, the Company also seeks timely and active disclosure of information that is considered to be beneficial in understanding the Company.
- Information Disclosure Methods
- Information subject to the Timely Disclosure Rules is disclosed via the Timely Disclosure Network (TDnet) operated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and in principle, such information will also promptly be posted on the Company’s website. In light of the objective of the Timely Disclosure Rules, the Company also makes its utmost efforts to actively and fairly disclose information that is not covered in the Timely Disclosure Rules .
- Prevention of Insider Trading
- The Company has established corporate rules in order to prevent insider trading, and is promoting thorough understanding and awareness of these rules to officers and employees of the entire group. Also, the Company is working to prevent insider trading through appropriately managing information regarding material information that impact investment decisions and promptly disclosing information in accordance with the Timely Disclosure Rules.
- Quiet Period
- To prevent the leakage of financial results information (including quarterly financial results information) and from the perspective of ensuring fairness of information disclosure, the Company has set a quiet period which begins from the day following the end of a fiscal period (fiscal quarter) and ends on the day financial results are announced. During this period, the Company shall refrain from responding to or making comments on questions regarding its financial results and earnings forecasts unless material events subject to the Timely Disclosure Rules have occurred.
However, this does not necessarily apply to previously disclosed information.
- Developing an Internal Structure
- In complying with this Disclosure Policy, the Company seeks to develop and enhance its internal structure in order to appropriately disclose information in compliance with applicable ordinances and the Timely Disclosure Rules.