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Daio Paper acquired 25,646,000 ordinary shares of our company through a private transaction, resulting in total ownership of 27,932,900 shares and a voting rights ratio of 17.59%, confirming its position as the largest shareholder. Meanwhile, Misuka Shipping no longer qualifies as a major largest shareholder of our company.\n\n### Impact of Shareholder Change and Future Outlook\nIt has been announced that this share transfer will have no impact on our consolidated financial results. Additionally, due to the share buyback conducted on March 19, 2026, Daio Shipping and others no longer hold our shares. Specific changes to management policies or business performance are currently unknown.","jir_financial_highlights":"Number of shares owned by Daio Paper Corporation: 27,932,900 shares (Voting rights ratio 17.59% (previously 1.35%))\nNumber of shares owned by Misuka Shipping Co., Ltd.: 0 shares (Voting rights ratio 0.00% (previously 11.14%))\nDate of change: 2026-03-27 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#HokuetsuCorporation, #ChangeOfMajorShareholder, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Number of shares owned by Daio Paper Corporation: 27,932,900 shares (voting rights ratio 17.59%)\nNumber of shares owned by Misuka Shipping Co., Ltd.: 0 shares (voting rights ratio 0.00%)\nDate of change: 2026-03-27","jir_meta_title":"Notification of Change in Major Shareholder of Hokuetsu Corporation\uff5cDaio Paper Becomes Largest Shareholder","jir_meta_description":"As of March 27, 2026, Daio Paper Corporation has become the largest major shareholder of Hokuetsu Corporation, holding 27,932,900 shares with a voting rights ratio of 17.59%. 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