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Subsidiaries and affiliates
As of December 31, 2020, the Dentsu Group includes 1,007 consolidated subsidiaries and 93 affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method.
Consolidated subsidiaries
Dentsu Inc.1
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: With a business domain defined as “Integrated Communication Design,” Dentsu provides communication-related integrated solutions and such services as management and business consulting
Dentsu East Japan Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Advertising in the Kanto and Tohoku regions as well as Shizuoka and Niigata prefectures
Dentsu West Japan Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Advertising in the Chugoku region and Shikoku as well as Hyogo, Ishikawa, Fukui and Toyama prefectures
Dentsu Kyushu Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Advertising in Kyushu
Dentsu Hokkaido Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Advertising in Hokkaido
Dentsu Meitetsu Communications Inc.2
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 50.0%
Description of Business: Total advertising services, specializing in promotion and out-of-home media
Dentsu Ad-Gear Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 66.7%
Description of Business: Advertising company specializing in out-of-home media and store promotions
Dentsu Digital Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Company specializing in the provision of consulting, development, implementation, operation, execution and support services in all the fields of digital marketing
Dentsu Live Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Creating valuable real life experience through development of design, production, management, and overall direction of events & spaces
Dentsu Tec Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Total planning, production and operation for all promotion domains
Dentsu Direct Marketing Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Provision of solutions related to direct and digital marketing
New Horizon Collective, G.K.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Carta Holdings, Inc.3
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 52.8%
Description of Business: Group management strategy policy formulation and general corporate operations
Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd.1 3
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 61.8%
Equity Held Indirectly: 0.0%
Description of Business: Information systems building; software sales, and support for various business areas
Dentsu Works Inc.1
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Facility management (real estate, building management, office relocation and design), HR solutions, insurance
Dentsu International Limited.1
Geographic Area: United Kingdom
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Description of Business: Headquarters of the Dentsu Group’s global business, which oversees operations outside of Japan
Dentsu Aegis London Ltd.
Geographic Area: United Kingdom
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Aegis International Ltd.1
Geographic Area: United Kingdom
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Portman Square US Holdings Ltd.1
Geographic Area: United Kingdom
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Aegis Group Participations Ltd.1
Geographic Area: United Kingdom
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Aegis Toriton Ltd.
Geographic Area: United Kingdom
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Aegis GPS Holdings Ltd.1
Geographic Area: United Kingdom
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Aegis Finance Ltd.
Geographic Area: United Kingdom
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
DAN Regents Place Finance Limited1
Geographic Area: United Kingdom
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Dentsu Aegis Network Central Europe Holding GmbH
Geographic Area: Germany
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Dentsu Aegis Network Central Europe GmbH
Geographic Area: Germany
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Dentsu Aegis Network France SAS1
Geographic Area: France
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Aegis International Holding Company BV1
Geographic Area: Netherlands
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Dentsu Media, S.L.1
Geographic Area: Spain
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Dentsu McGarry Bowen, LLC1
Geographic Area: USA
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
360i LLC1
Geographic Area: USA
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Dentsu Aegis Network US Holdings, Inc.1
Geographic Area: USA
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Merkle Group Inc.
Geographic Area: USA
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
ISOBAR, Inc.1
Geographic Area: USA
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Agenciaclic - Midia Interativa S.A.
Geographic Area: Brazil
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Dentsu Aegis (Shanghai) Investment Co., Ltd.1
Geographic Area: China
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Beijing Dentsu Advertising Co., Ltd.
Geographic Area: China
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Aegis Media Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
Geographic Area: Singapore
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Dentsu Aegis Network Australia Holdings Pty Ltd.1
Geographic Area: Australia
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
Dentsu Aegis Network Australia Pty Ltd.1
Geographic Area: Australia
Equity Held by Dentsu: 100.0%
Equity Held Indirectly: 100.0%
and 967 other companies
- 1 Specified subsidiary
- 2 Although Dentsu’s ownership is 50% or less, the company is considered a subsidiary because Dentsu exerts effective control.
- 3 Company that submits an annual securities report
Affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method
Video Research Ltd.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 34.2%
Description of Business: TV audience rating surveys, radio audience rating surveys,and other research
D2C Inc.
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 46.0%
Description of Business: Specializes in digital advertising and marketing for NTT Docomo and other advertising products
Septeni Holdings Co., Ltd.*
Geographic Area: Japan
Equity Held by Dentsu: 21.0%
Description of Business: Integrated Group company management through shareholdings and other means
and 90 additional companies
- * Company that submits an annual securities report
Information for shareholders (As of December 31, 2020)
Dentsu Group Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
1-8-1, Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 105-7050, Japan
Phone: +81-3-6217-6600
Contact Info Investor Relations Department,
Group IR Office,
1-8-1, Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 105-7050, Japan
https://contact.group.dentsu.com/m/en_ir
Stock Exchange Listing
Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section
Securities code: 4324
Capital
¥ 74,609.81 million
Total Number of Shares Issued
288,410,000
General Meeting of Shareholders
The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders is held in Tokyo in March each year.
Transfer Agent
The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
4-5, Marunouchi 1-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
100-8212, Japan
Internet Address
Share information (As of December 31, 2020)
Breakdown of shareholders by type
| Number of shareholders |
Number of shares held |
Percentage of total number of shares issued |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Government and local public entities | 1 | 1,600 | 0.00 |
| Japanese financial institutions | 55 | 89,012,600 | 30.86 |
| Japanese securities firms | 39 | 14,912,955 | 5.17 |
| Other Japanese corporations | 664 | 76,699,827 | 26.59 |
| Japanese individuals and others (Including treasury stock) | 44,176 | 49,336,609 | 17.11 |
| Foreign institutions and individuals | 666 | 58,446,409 | 20.27 |
| Total | 45,601 | 288,410,000 | 100.00 |
Major shareholders (top 10)
| Major shareholders | Number of shares held |
Percentage of total number of shares issued |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust accounts) | 40,883,000 | 14.51 |
| 2. Kyodo News | 18,988,800 | 6.74 |
| 3. Jiji Press, Ltd. | 16,028,680 | 5.69 |
| 4. Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust accounts) | 11,557,600 | 4.10 |
| 5. SMBCNikko Securities Inc. | 7,723,400 | 2.74 |
| 6. Merkle Group Inc. | 7,324,500 | 2.60 |
| 7. Group Employees’ Stockholding Association | 6,292,703 | 2.23 |
| 8. Yoshida Hideo Memorial Foundation | 4,984,808 | 1.77 |
| 9. Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. | 4,929,900 | 1.75 |
| 10. Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account 9) | 4,389,300 | 1.56 |
- Notes:
- 1. The number of shares held by each trust bank includes shares related to trust services.
- 2. The Company holds 6,695,819 treasury shares but is excluded from the major shareholders listed above.
- 3. The Percentage of Total Shares Issued is calculated excluding treasury shares.
- 4. Of the shares registered in the name of Merkle Group Inc. on the shareholder list (7,324,500 shares), (1) 4,736,425 shares are those granted to former shareholders of Merkle (about 300 shareholders) when the company became a wholly owned subsidiary on April 15, 2020, and (2) 2,581,200 shares are those granted as share compensation to the key members of the Merkle’s management team (25 people) on April 17, 2020 when the company became a wholly owned subsidiary. The shares in both categories of (1) and (2) have been merely deposited in the account maintained under the name of Merkle. Hence, the former shareholders or key management team members of Merkle are the effective owners of these shares and reserve the authority to exercise voting rights. The actual number of shares owned by Merkle is 6,875 shares excluding these shares.