Program overview
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (securities code 3382) is the holding company of a group that operates Ito-Yokado, Ario, Seven-Eleven and more. Its shareholder benefit is a group gift certificate that can be used at group stores; instead of the certificate you may choose a donation to the UN WFP (World Food Programme).
Shareholders holding at least 100 shares on the record date (the end of February) are eligible, once a year. The gift-certificate amount rises with the number of shares and with three or more years of continuous holding.
- Record date
- End of February
- Shares required
- 100 shares or more
- Frequency
- Once a year
Benefits by shareholding
The amounts below are the gift-certificate values stated by the company. If you choose the donation, the same amount is donated to the UN WFP. The amount depends on the continuous holding period (under 3 years / 3 years or more).
| Shares required | Holding period | Record date | Benefit value | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 shares or more | Under 3 years | End of February | 2,000 JPY gift certificate (or the same amount donated to the UN WFP) | Once a year |
| 100 shares or more | 3 years or more | End of February | 2,500 JPY gift certificate (or the same amount donated to the UN WFP) | Once a year |
| 400 shares or more | Under 3 years | End of February | 2,500 JPY gift certificate (or the same amount donated to the UN WFP) | Once a year |
| 400 shares or more | 3 years or more | End of February | 3,000 JPY gift certificate (or the same amount donated to the UN WFP) | Once a year |
| 700 shares or more | Under 3 years | End of February | 3,000 JPY gift certificate (or the same amount donated to the UN WFP) | Once a year |
| 700 shares or more | 3 years or more | End of February | 3,500 JPY gift certificate (or the same amount donated to the UN WFP) | Once a year |
Official source (Japanese) ↗ / Information checked: 2026-10-20
Key dates
The record date is the end of February each year. The last trading day to qualify and the ex-rights date for a given year are not verified here; they are not automatically the same as the record date, so check your broker’s trading calendar.
Continuous holding means being recorded under the same shareholder number on the register at each end-of-February record date. Selling and rebuying, changing securities company, switching to or from a NISA account, marriage or relocation, inheritance, or stock-lending can change your shareholder number and remove the three-year bonus.
An application guide is mailed from late May. Gift certificates are sent and donations made from early July to mid-September. The group gift certificate has no expiry date (official FAQ).
How to receive the benefit
An application is required. From late May an application guide is mailed; choose the group gift certificate or the UN WFP donation and apply by return postcard or on the web. The gift certificate is then delivered by post.
Eligibility is based on the shareholder register as of the end of February, and the three-year bonus depends on continuous listing under the same shareholder number.
For questions about buying or using the common gift certificate, contact Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. at 03-6238-2111 (09:30–17:00, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Japanese public holidays). Overseas delivery and foreign-investor procedures are not confirmed here; ask the company and your broker.
Use in stores
The group gift certificate can be used at group stores. Representative examples include Ito-Yokado, Ario, GRAND TREE, PRIMETREE, Seven-Eleven, York-Benimaru, York Mart / York Foods / York Price, Denny’s, Poppo, Akachan Honpo, Loft and The Garden Jiyugaoka. Some stores cannot accept it.
According to the official FAQ, change is given and there is no expiry date. It can be combined with cash, electronic money, credit cards and other gift certificates (some stores excluded). It cannot be used for public-utility or collection-agency payments, internet bill settlement, stamps and postcards, prepaid cards, designated garbage bags, or charging electronic money.
Use online
The common gift certificate is intended for in-store use. It cannot be purchased online and no online-use program is announced, so code entry, account linking, shipping-fee payment and refunds on cancellation do not apply. It cannot be used for internet bill settlement or collection-agency services.
Changes or discontinuation
The benefit was newly introduced by a board resolution on 10 April 2024. The first record date was the end of August 2024; from the second time the record date is the end of February each year. No discontinuation has been announced.
The application and delivery schedule has since been updated: the application guide is mailed from late May, and certificates are sent / donations made from early July to mid-September. The group gift certificate has no expiry date.
Related payment guides
The group gift certificate can be used at group stores such as Ito-Yokado, Ario and Seven-Eleven. Related store payment guides will be added.
Taka’s comment
Sources and verification
Official company IR: dividends and shareholder benefits; the shareholder guide; and the common gift certificate pages. Information checked on 2026-10-20. Share prices, required investment amounts, dividend yields and benefit yields are not provided on this page.
This program depends on share ownership and the record date. Shopping at a group store alone does not make a shopper eligible.
- Official source (Japanese) — dividends & shareholder benefits ↗
- Shareholder guide — record date, continuous holding, application flow ↗
- Common gift certificate — stores, exclusions, change, expiry ↗
Source: the company’s Japanese IR information, checked on 2026-10-20. Benefits may change; confirm the latest company announcement.
Seven & i’s shareholder benefit is a program that started in 2024: you receive group gift certificates usable across group stores. They are easy to spend on everyday shopping at Ito-Yokado, Ario or Seven-Eleven.
Eligibility starts at 100 shares, and holding for three years or more adds 500 yen. Note that a change of shareholder number — from selling and rebuying or changing broker, for example — can remove you from the continuous-holding bonus.
The gift certificate gives change and has no expiry, and you can choose a donation instead. I would confirm the conditions to obtain the benefit separately from how to use the certificates you receive.