Metaplanets Kapital Reform: Doubling Preferred Stock Capacity and New Dividend Outlooks for 2025

Metaplanet has reached a significant milestone at its extraordinary general meeting: Shareholders unanimously approved a comprehensive restructuring of the capital structure. This decision marks a turning point in the company’s financial strategy and opens new perspectives on the 2025 dividend increase forecast for investors.

Capital Restructuring with Doubling of Preferred Shares Capacity

The core of the approved measures lies in a strategic reallocation: the company shifts common equity and capital reserves into capital surplus. This shift enables Metaplanet to have significantly greater financial flexibility in designing dividend programs and creates room for future share buyback programs.

Especially impressive is the expansion of the authorized preferred shares issuance: the total permissible number of Class A and Class B preferred shares increases from approximately 277.5 million to around 555 million shares each. This doubling provides the company with substantial leeway in implementing its capital strategy.

MARS and Class-Specific Innovations: The New Dividend Model

With the introduction of the MARS structure (Metaplanet Adjustable Rate Security), the company presents an innovative model for Class A preferred shares. This system allows for monthly adjusted dividend payments aligned with market conditions. The goal: investors benefit from improved price stability and a more understandable yield profile – a factor particularly relevant with regard to the 2025 dividend increase forecast for institutional investors.

The preferred shares of Class B have also been revised, now combining increased issuer flexibility with investor protection. The new terms include a quarterly dividend payment schedule, a ten-year redemption option for the issuer at 130% of nominal value, and a sale right for investors if no IPO occurs within one year.

Strategic Implications for Investor Relations

The full approval by shareholders signals strong confidence in the company’s long-term orientation. The reform addresses three key objectives simultaneously: it improves the ability to manage dividend policy, optimizes capital efficiency, and positions Metaplanet for access to globally distributed institutional capital.

Through structural reorganization, new options for capital allocation emerge. The company can now respond more targeted to market opportunities and offer its shareholders more consistent returns – a factor that is likely to positively influence the forecasts for dividend increases in 2025 and beyond. The combination of flexible dividend structures and expanded buyback options makes Metaplanet more attractive to various investor classes.