Japan’s shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced an incentive program to encourage employees to acquire company shares.
The shipping giant will provide special incentive payment for purchasing shares of MOL common share through the “MOL Employee Shareholding Association” to the members of the association.
The MOL Group will offer a special incentive grant equivalent to about 30 shares per person to all members who fulfill the conditions for the grant and purchase the shares on the stock market through the association.
The members contribute the special incentive funds to the shareholding association.
The shareholding association will use the funds to purchase the company’s shares on the market and grant them to the members.
The acquired shares are allocated to and managed by the members of the shareholding association through the securities companies to which the association has entrusted its shareholding operations.
This program is designed to raise employees’ awareness of the need to participate in management, MOL said, and to improve their engagement with the group’s overall business.
The MOL Group promotes “human capital management”, views personnel as “capital,” and maximizes its value to enhance corporate value over the medium- to long-term, the company’s statement reads.
MOL said the grant will be completed in March 2026. The recipients of the special incentive grants must be employees and members of the MOL Group as of a record date to be determined by MOL between March 2025 and February 2026.
This program is intended for the MOL group located in Japan. However, MOL said that it is also considering initiatives to promote human capital management for its group companies located overseas.
It expects negligible impact on the MOL Group’s consolidated business performance.
