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To whom it may concern
January 26, 2015
Company name: J. FRONT RETAILING Co., Ltd. Representative: Ryoichi Yamamoto, President (Securities code: 3086, First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange) Inquiries: Takayuki Makita, Senior General Manager of Group Public Relations and Investor Relations, Management Strategy Unit
(TEL: +81-3-6895-0178 (from overseas))
Notice Regarding Partial Change in the Shareholder Benefit Program
J. FRONT RETAILING Co., Ltd. (the "Company") decided to change its shareholder benefit program as described below.
1. Details of change
Payment for purchases made using the "J. FRONT RETAILING Shareholders' Daimaru and Matsuzakaya shopping courtesy cards" (hereinafter the "courtesy cards") that the Company issues to its shareholders has been limited to either cash or gift certificates, etc.; however, from June 1, 2015, the rules will be changed to accept credit cards designated by the Company for making payments.
At present, the Company's plan for accepted credit cards and stores where they may be used is as shown in the table below. This plan may change in the future following changes to the credit cards.
Accepted Credit Cards and Stores Where They May Be Used
Card name | Issuer | Stores where the card may be used |
DAIMARU CARD | JFR Card Co., Ltd. | Directly operated stores of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. Ltd. and Hakata Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store |
MATSUZAKAYA CARD | JFR Card Co., Ltd. | Directly operated stores of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. Ltd. and Hakata Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store |
DAIMARU CARD (GOLD) | JFR Card Co., Ltd. | Directly operated stores of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. Ltd. and Hakata Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store |
MATSUZAKAYA CARD (GOLD) | JFR Card Co., Ltd. | Directly operated stores of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. Ltd. and Hakata Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store |
SAKURA PANDA CARD | JFR Card Co., Ltd. | Directly operated stores of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. Ltd. and Hakata Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store |
DAIMARU MATSUZAKAYA OTOKUISAMA GOLD CARD | JFR Card Co., Ltd. | Directly operated stores of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. Ltd. |
HAKATA DAIMARU CARD | Cedyna Financial Corporation | Hakata Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store and directly operated stores of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. Ltd. |
HAKATA DAIMARU GOLD CARD | Cedyna Financial Corporation | Hakata Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store |
HAKATA DAIMARU PRESTIGE CARD | The Hakata Daimaru, Inc. | Hakata Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store |
SHIMONOSEKI DAIMARU PEACOCK POINT CARD | JACCS CO., LTD. | Shimonoseki Daimaru |
SHIMONOSEKI DAIMARU OTOKUISAMA CARD | The Shimonoseki Daimaru, Inc. | Shimonoseki Daimaru |
KOCHI DAIMARU WING CARD | Kochi Daimaru Co., Ltd. | Kochi Daimaru |
KOCHI DAIMARU OTOKUISAMA CREDIT CARD | Kochi Daimaru Co., Ltd. | Kochi Daimaru |
Note 1: Directly operated stores of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. Ltd. are as follows.
Daimaru (Shinsaibashi, Umeda, Tokyo, Urawa PARCO, Kyoto, Yamashina, Kobe, Suma, Ashiya and Sapporo)
Matsuzakaya (Nagoya, Toyota, Takatsuki, Ueno and Shizuoka)
Note 2: At Tottori Daimaru, credit cards may not be used in conjunction with the courtesy card.
Note 3: The courtesy card may not be used in conjunction with other shopping coupons, shopping benefit programs, or discount and points programs. Moreover, credit card points and other points cannot be used for payment.
2. Start date for accepting credit cards
The start date for accepting credit cards for payment will be June 1, 2015.
3. Others
There are no other changes to the Company's shareholder benefit program.
(Reference)
Overview of Shareholder Benefit Program
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The Company offers benefits to shareholders owning at least 100 shares as of the end of
February each year as described below.
(1) "Daimaru and Matsuzakaya shopping courtesy cards" are delivered in May.
Please note that the courtesy cards are delivered in November to new shareholders owning at least 100 shares as of the end of August.
Details of benefits (i)
The shareholders are entitled to a 10% discount when shopping at Group department
stores (some products are not eligible). The credit limit for the courtesy cards is set according to the following table, depending on the number of shares owned by shareholders and how long they have been held.
Credit Limit by Number of Shares Owned (Including Tax)
Number of shares owned as of the end of February | Period of ownership of at least one unit of shares (Note) | |
Number of shares owned as of the end of February | Less than 3 years | 3 years or more |
100 shares to less than 500 shares | ¥0.5 million | ¥1.5 million |
500 shares to less than 1,000 shares | ¥1.0 million | ¥2.0 million |
1,000 shares to less than 2,000 shares | ¥2.0 million | ¥3.0 million |
2,000 shares to less than 3,000 shares | ¥3.0 million | ¥4.0 million |
3,000 shares to less than 4,000 shares | ¥4.0 million | ¥5.0 million |
4,000 shares or more | ¥5.0 million | ¥6.0 million |
* The credit limit for new shareholders as of the end of August is half of the amounts shown in the table above.
* The courtesy card is valid from the date of delivery until May 31 of the following year.
(Note) One unit comprised 1,000 shares up until August 31, 2014, and this was changed to 100 shares on
September 1, 2014.
Details of benefits (ii)
The shareholders and one accompanying person are entitled to free entry to cultural
events for which there is an entry fee held at Group department stores and PARCO stores.
(2) For shopping at PARCO stores, shareholders will receive a pad of 40 "PARCO shopping coupons" together with the courtesy card. The coupons provide a discount of ¥100 for every
¥2,000 spent, including tax.
For new shareholders owning at least 100 shares as of the end of August, the Company provides a pad of 20 coupons.
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