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Accordingly, the company became the largest shareholder of Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd.\n\n### Outlook\nThis matter is based on a Large Shareholding Report, and Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd. has no particular comments regarding future outlook. The company will continue to monitor developments in its shareholder composition.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of Voting Rights (Number of Shares Owned): 16,910 (1,691,000 shares) (Increased from 16,585 (1,658,500 shares) before the change)\nPercentage of Total Voting Rights of Shareholders: 10.19% (Increased from 9.99% before the change)\nMajor Shareholder Ranking: 1st (Unknown prior to change (was not the largest shareholder))","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#SokenChemicalEngineering, #MajorShareholderChange, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of Voting Rights (Post-change): 16,910 (1,691,000 shares)\nPercentage of Voting Rights (Post-change): 10.19%\nChange Date: 2026-01-27","jir_meta_title":"Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd.: Axium Capital Becomes Largest Shareholder with 10.19% Voting Rights","jir_meta_description":"Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd. announced that as of January 27, 2026, Axium Capital PTE LTD increased its voting rights holding from 9.99% to 10.19%, becoming the largest shareholder.","jir_og_title":"Regarding Changes in Major Shareholders of Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd.","jir_og_description":"Axium Capital holds 10.19% of voting rights in Soken Chemical, becoming the largest shareholder. 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