Corporate Governance
Management Structure
Management Structure with Emphasis on Maximizing Unitholder Value
MEL will seek to ensure to align interest between MEL's unitholders and Mitsubishi Estate Group, and maximize unitholder value as well as to establish and enhance a highly transparent management system.
In the event of transaction which falls under the category of transactions with interested parties, MJIA executes such transactions through a transparent decision-making process. In addition, transactions which exceeds a certain standard with interested parties must be deliberated and approved by the Compliance and Risk Management Committee. However, for transaction below a certain level, the approval of the General Manager of the Compliance Department is required. Through such deliberations, we will be able to carefully examine from many points of view and comprehensively judge whether or not to make a transaction. The Compliance and Risk Management Committee, which is composed of outside attorney, enhances the checks and balances against conflicts of interest transactions from the standpoint of experts. In deliberations on the acquisition and sale of properties by MEL, the Management Committee is composed of real estate appraisers who do not have a special interest in the Mitsubishi Estate Group, and is expected to participate in the deliberations and resolutions of MJIA from a wide range of perspectives based on expertise and experience as experts in real estate appraisal, and to exert a check-and-balance function against the decisions of MJIA.
Decision-Making Flow in the Case of Asset Acquisition or Sale Falling Under Related-Party Transactions
Acquisition or sale of assets at MEL undergoes a transparent decision-making process.
（Note）An example of the decision-making flow in cases that fall under the category of transactions with interested persons, etc. requiring approval of the board of directors of the investment corporation pursuant to Article 201-2 of the Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations.
Asset Management Structure
Asset management fee structure aligned with the unitholders' interests
To strengthen the alignment between Asset Management Company and unitholder interest, MEL introduced an asset management fee reflecting the relative performance between MEL's investment unit price and the TSE REIT Index.
| Asset management fee Ⅰ (AUM-linked) |
Total assets as of the end of previous period x 0.2% (upper limit) |
|---|---|
| Asset management fee Ⅱ (Real estate profit-linked) |
Adjusted NOI × 5.0% (upper limit) |
| Asset management fee Ⅲ (Unitholder interest-linked) |
Adjusted net income before tax × net income before tax per unit × 0.001% (upper limit) |
| Asset management fee Ⅲ (Unitholder interest-linked) |
Performance against TSE REIT Index ((a) – (b)) × market capitalization (for fiscal period of each term) × 0.1% (upper limit)
（a）：Fluctuations in MEL's investment unit price (incl. dividends) （b）：Fluctuations in the TSE REIT Index (incl. dividends) |
| Acquisition fee | Acquisition price × 1.0% (upper limit) |
| Disposition fee | Disposition price × 1.0% (upper limit) |
| Merger fee | Appraisal value of assets to be succeeded × 1.0% (upper limit) |
First J-REIT to Introduce Asset Management Fee Fully Linked to Investment Unit Performance
Same-boat Investment by Mitsubishi Estate
Mitsubishi Estate, our sponsor holds our investment units with the aim of aligning the interests between unitholders and the sponsor. Numbers of units (ratio) held by the sponsor as of August 31, 2023 : 20,550 units (4.1%)
Cumulative Investment System
In March 2021, MEC and MJIA introduced an investment unit cumulative investment plan for all full-time employees.