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Updated: May 29, 2026
Following the launch of our new management structure in May 2025, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) announced " Transformation of 7-Eleven" in August 2025, outlining the Company’s future strategy, action plans, and new group management policies and goals. To promote this transformation plan and enhance corporate value, it is essential to ensure that Executive Directors are deeply committed to the management of the Company. Accordingly, the Company’s executive compensation plan was revised effective as of 2026. This revised plan aims to ensure objective and transparent procedures while functioning as a sound incentive for sustainable growth.
In establishing this new executive compensation plan, and in line with the initiative to “set clear global management approach and cadence" outlined as part of the “Our Approach for Growth” in "Transformation of 7-Eleven", the Company will develop a globally integrated common compensation framework covering the holdings company and its key operating subsidiaries. Based on this framework, compensation plans specific to each company within the Group will be designed considering their function and role within the Group’s management.
The Company’s compensation plan for Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members (collectively, "Executives") is based on our "Basic Policy on Corporate Governance." The Company positions this plan as a mechanism to encourage appropriate risk-taking in pursuit of sustained medium-to-long-term Group corporate value growth. The plan shall be established and operated in accordance with the following basic policies.
The Company shall establish its executive compensation plan based on an integrated compensation framework (the " Global Executive Compensation Framework") developed for the Company and its key operating subsidiaries: Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. ("SEJ"), 7-Eleven, Inc. ("SEI"), and 7-Eleven International LLC ("7IN"). While using this as a common foundation, specific plans for the Company and its key operating subsidiaries shall be designed according to their respective functions and roles within the Group’s management.
(a) Executive Directors
Compensation plans for our Executive Directors of the Company shall be established and operated based on the Global Executive Compensation Framework. Compensation plans will be designed ensuring Executive Directors of the Company and Executives of key operating subsidiaries work together with a shared sense of purpose regarding strategic objectives and foster mutual cooperation while enhancing transparency and fairness in setting compensation with a view to creating corporate value of the medium-to-long term. The Global Executive Compensation Framework shall be operated based on the following Guiding Principles of Compensation.
Guiding Principles of Compensation
(b) Outside Directors
The Company's Outside Directors oversee and advise the Board from an objective and independent standpoint, drawing on their individual expertise and broad management experience in a manner that is free from any potential conflicts of interest with general shareholders. Given this role in ensuring the soundness and appropriateness of the Board of Directors’ decision-making and business execution, outside director compensation is set at a level commensurate with the significance of their responsibilities and is not linked to performance.
(c) Audit & Supervisory Board Members
The basic policy of our Audit & Supervisory Board Members is to ensure the sound and sustainable growth of the Company and its group companies and to establish high-quality corporate governance practices that meet societal expectations. They conduct audits based on plans that prioritize the establishment of internal control systems, compliance, and risk management. Accordingly, their compensation shall consist solely of fixed compensation.
Executive compensation levels shall be determined referencing compensation practices of major companies of similar size in terms of market capitalization and revenue, while considering various fundamentals in our business and operating environment.
In determining compensation levels for Executive Directors, the Company selects appropriate benchmarking peer groups for individuals or groups of Executive Directors based on the following:
For the Representative Director, President and CEO, global retailers are used as the peer group. The Compensation Committee shall appropriately select the constituent companies of this global retail peer group based on their performance and other factors.
(a)Compensation Mix Ratio
The ratio of compensation mix of Executive Directors* is generally as follows.
Performance-linked stock plan whereby units are converted to shares after vesting (Performance Share Units: PSUs) and Time/tenure-based stock plan whereby units are converted to shares after vesting (Restricted Stock Units: RSUs) shall be managed through a trust or awarded directly from the Company, as appropriate.


(b)Compensation Components
The Company’s variable compensation plans have been designed to strongly incentivize and motivate the Company’s Executive Directors to achieve “World-Class Long-Term Value Creation” as defined in the Global Executive Compensation Framework.
The Group aims to create corporate value over the long-term through holistic initiatives that span different time horizons. These include strengthening the Company’s “ability to earn” to achieve short-term organic growth through expansion of the CVS business and enhancement of its profitability; achieving mid-to-long-term growth through improvements in capital efficiency driven by strategic capital allocation; and maintaining and continuing to enhance the corporate value thus generated. The Company’s variable compensation plans contextualize these management actions across short-, medium-, and long-term time horizons through a three-tier incentive structure comprising Short Term Incentives, long-term incentives (PSU and RSU), and Stock Ownership Guidelines - with the aim of clarifying the strategic priorities of each time horizon and ensuring Executive Directors are taking action to meet those priorities.
The Company’s variable compensation plans also ensures an appropriate link between corporate value and performance-linked compensation which thereby ensures accountability, objectivity and transparency of the Company’s compensation plan.

Moreover, the same design principles described above, in accordance with the Global Executive Compensation Framework, will also be applied to the design of compensation for executives that are responsible for the management of the Company’s key operating subsidiaries (SEJ, SEI and 7IN). The Company has adopted TSR (Total Shareholder Return) as a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) for the long-term incentive plan, and the same TSR assessment has also been incorporated into the long-term incentive plans of the Company’s key operating subsidiaries. In doing so, awareness toward corporate value creation of the entire Group is shared across the Group’s executives at the subsidiary level who are involved in business operations, thereby securing a collaborative framework that promotes common strategic goals and mutual cooperation.
Specific design considerations are as follows:
〈Short Term Incentives〉
KPIs assessed in the Short Term Incentive include consolidated revenues from operations, consolidated operating income in addition to strategic objectives and non-financial metrics with a view to incentivize Executive Directors to manage day-to-day activities with a view to strengthen the Group’s “ability to earn.”
〈PSU (performance-linked stock plan whereby units are converted to shares on vesting) 〉
The PSU plan is the most important component within the Company’s variable compensation plan. To assess management’s contribution toward mid-to-long-term corporate value creation, including mid-to-long-term improvement in capital efficiency, the Company has adopted as KPIs consolidated EBITDA, consolidated ROIC, and relative TSR as an evaluation of performance against the external market Given the importance of enhancing corporate value during the Company’s transformation period, relative TSR is given the highest weighting for the PSU performance assessment. Moreover, the Company’s TSR performance is evaluated relative to two defined groups – TOPIX (dividends readjusted) and a global retail peer group. The purpose of this approach is to strongly instill in management the importance of creating expectations of corporate value creation through the steady progress of the transformation, and the mindset that the Company must achieve growth that outperforms both domestic listed companies and global retailers .
〈RSU (Time/tenure-based stock plan whereby units are converted to shares on vesting) and Stock Ownership Guidelines〉
RSU units are granted at a fixed value each financial year without any performance hurdles to promote the sharing of profits and risks with shareholders on an ongoing basis. Stock Ownership Guidelines which require Executive Directors to retain – without selling – the Company’s shares until a prescribed guideline level is reached, have also been put in place. This serves to clarify the commitment of Executive Directors to sustain and further enhance the outcomes of corporate value creation over the long-term, as well as their accountability to shareholder value.
Based on the above, the variable compensation of each Executive Director shall be structured in accordance with the following principles.
Goals for KPIs are set with sufficient stretch to ensure targets are appropriately challenging and geared toward meeting stakeholder expectations (including shareholders and investors) to create value. In parallel, design elements that encourage short-termism or excessive risk-taking are avoided.
The payout range for both Short Term Incentive and PSUs are set at 0~200%(The range reflects the variation from the target amount for Short Term Incentive, and from the target number of units for PSUs.)
The below figure illustrates total compensation for cases where variable pay components payout at minimum or maximum.
〈Illustration of compensation in minimum and maximum payouts scenarios〉
The compensation plan is designed to strengthen the link between changes in corporate value and award payouts, thereby ensuring accountability and objectivity across the overall compensation program. Note that the ratio of PSU・RSU below may also vary based on fluctuations in stock price.


To ensure the effectiveness of incentive plans, the Board of Directors will retain the discretion to adjust the final payouts for incentive plans based on the recommendations of the Compensation Committee following careful discussion of the impact of special circumstances. These may include unforeseen changes in the business environment or extraordinary gains / losses that impact the payouts of variable compensation components
| KPI | Weight | Evaluation Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Consolidated Revenues from Operations | 35% | Evaluates annual business growth of the entire Group |
| (b) Consolidated Operating Income | 35% | Evaluates annual business profitability of the entire Group |
| (c) Individual Performance | 25% | Evaluates each Executive Director’s annual progress on strategic objectives |
| (d) Non-financial Score* | 5% | Evaluates the level of improvement in employee engagement, the progress in promoting initiatives to reduce CO₂ emissions and other environmental impacts, and other non-financial indicators |

| KPI | Weight | Evaluation Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Consolidated EBITDA | 25% | Evaluates medium- to long-term growth in the scale of profits and cash flow generated by the business |
| (b) Consolidated ROIC | 25% | Evaluates medium- to long-term improvement in the efficiency of profits generated by the business relative to invested capital |
| (c) Relative TSR (vs. TOPIX Total Return Index) |
25% | Evaluates the Company’s relative performance in the domestic stock market over the medium to long term |
| (d) Relative TSR (vs. Global Retail Peers) |
25% | Evaluates the Company’s relative performance against global retailers over the medium- to long-term |




(c) Stock Ownership Guidelines
To ensure long-term and sustained alignment of interests with shareholders, the Company has established Stock Ownership Guidelines as shown in the table below. Executive Directors are expected to maintain holdings at or above the target ownership levels throughout their tenure, even after the target has been reached.
| Target Ownership Level | |
|---|---|
| Representative Director, President & CEO | 5x annual base salary |
| Other Executive Directors | 1x annual base salary |
(d) Malus & Clawback
If a director engages in serious misconduct or violations, or if the Board of Directors resolves to restate financials due to a material accounting error or fraud — or in other circumstances as defined by the Board of Directors for each compensation type — the Company may withhold all or part of any unpaid compensation (malus), or seek for the return of all or part of compensation already paid or delivered (clawback). Note that compensation subject to clawback is limited to variable compensation paid or delivered during the fiscal year in which the clawback trigger is identified and the preceding three fiscal years.
(e) Severance
Beyond the compensation described in this policy, considering compensation levels and practices in the relevant talent market (based on the relevant director's responsibility, background, country of residence, etc.), the Board of Directors — upon recommendation from the Compensation Committee — may determine that severance payments are appropriate. In such cases, severance in an amount deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors may be paid, subject to shareholder approval at the AGM.
(a) Compensation Mix Ratio
Compensation consists of fixed compensation and time/tenure-based stock plan whereby units are converted to shares after vesting (RSU). The ratio of fixed compensation (before any role-based allowances) to time/tenure-based stock plan whereby units are converted to shares after vesting (RSU) is approximately 9:1.

(b) Compensation Structure

(c) Malus & Clawback (RSU)
If an Outside Director engages in serious misconduct or violations, or if the Board of Directors resolves to restate financials due to a material accounting error or fraud — or in other circumstances as defined by the Board of Directors — the Company may withhold all or part of any undelivered RSU awards (malus), or seek for the return of all or part of RSU awards already delivered (clawback). RSU awards subject to clawback shall be limited to those granted during the fiscal year in which the triggering event is identified and the three preceding fiscal years.
(d) Stock Ownership Guidelines
Outside Directors are expected to retain all shares of the Company acquired during their term of office until their departure, with the sole exception of sales made to cover tax obligations arising from stock compensation.
(a) Compensation Mix Ratio
Compensation consists solely of the fixed compensation described in (b) below.
(b) Compensation Structure
The Company has established a Compensation Committee — chaired by, and with a majority of members being, independent Outside Directors — to ensure objectivity and transparency in the process of determining compensation for the Executives and Executive Officers (the “Executives, etc.”). Under the Global Executive Compensation Framework, the Committee is authorized to deliberate on and make recommendations regarding the compensation structure and individual compensation for the Company's Executives, etc., as well as the Representative Director of SEJ and the CEOs of SEI and 7IN.
In carrying out its deliberations, the Committee considers alignment with the Global Executive Compensation Framework, changes in the business environment, and feedback from dialogue with shareholders and investors, in order to exercise its roles and authorities appropriately. The Committee also engages WTW (Willis Towers Watson) as its compensation advisor, bringing extensive global expertise, to provide relevant information and advice necessary for deliberations as well as procedural support.
The basic policy on Executive compensation is determined by the Board of Directors and is based on the deliberations of the Compensation Committee.
Individual compensation amounts for each director are determined by the Board of Directors based on a recommendation from the Compensation Committee. The Committee's recommendation considers each director's role, contribution, Group performance evaluation, and KPI achievement.
The compensation of each Audit & Supervisory Board Member is determined through discussions among themselves.
The compensation amounts for Executives will be determined within the limits approved at the general meeting of shareholders, as outlined below.
Note that the Company has already abolished its Executive retirement allowance program, and no such allowances will be paid.
| Classification of Directors/Audit & Supervisory Board Members | Number of eligible Directors/Audit & Supervisory Board Members | Total amount of compensation, etc. (Millions of yen) |
Total amount of compensation, etc., by type (Millions of yen) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed compensation | Performance-based compensation | |||||
| Bonus | Stock-based compensation (BIP Trust) | Compensation under the stock plan whereby units are converted into shares after vesting (RSU) | ||||
| Directors (excluding Outside Directors) |
8 | 2,022 | 399 | 538 | 185 | 900 |
| Outside Directors | 12 | 259 | 259 | ― | ― | ― |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Members (excluding Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members) |
3 | 84 | 84 | ― | ― | ― |
| Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members | 3 | 71 | 71 | ― | ― | ― |
| KPIs | Ratio | Purpose of evaluation | Targets for FY2025 |
Results in FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Consolidated Operating CF (Excluding financial services*) | 60% | Evaluation of the ability to earn cash from core business | ¥747.4 billion | ¥759.0 billion |
| (b) Consolidated Net Income | 40% | Evaluation of the degree of achievement of budgeted net income | ¥255.0 billion | ¥292.7 billion |
| KPIs | Ratio | Purpose of evaluation | Targets for FY2025 |
Results in FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Consolidated ROE | 60% | Evaluation of profitability against equity | 6.9% | 7.6% |
| (b) Consolidated EPS | 40% | Evaluation of net income from shareholders’ viewpoint | ¥101.96 | ¥118.81 |
| (c) CO2 Emissions | See the formula below | Evaluation of the degree of promotion of reducing the environmental burden | 1,820,431t | 1,626,302t |