| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 03/18/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Medirom Healthcare Technologies Inc. [ MRM ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Shares | 1,877,460 | D | |
| Common Shares | 22,543(1) | I | See footnote(2) |
| Common Shares | 25,000 | I | See footnote(2) |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Options to Purchase Common Shares | (3) | (3) | Common Shares | 150,000 | (3) | D | |
| Options to Purchase Common Shares | (4) | (4) | Common Shares | 36,500 | (4) | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents common shares held by the reporting person underlying 22,543 American Depositary Shares. |
| 2. The shares are directly held by COZY LLC, a limited liability company (godo kaisha) organized under the laws of Japan that is wholly owned and controlled by the reporting person. |
| 3. Represents stock options to purchase 150,000 common shares at an exercise price of 2,000 Japanese Yen. The options were granted to the reporting person on October 30, 2020, became exercisable on October 1, 2021, and expire on September 30, 2026. |
| 4. Represents stock options to purchase 36,500 common shares at an exercise price of $1.74. The options were granted to the reporting person on July 18, 2025, become exercisable on July 18, 2026, and expire on July 17, 2030. |
| Remarks: |
| The reporting person also holds one Class A Share with special voting rights. See the issuer's articles of incorporation for additional information. |
| By: /s/ Kouji Eguchi Name: Kouji Eguchi | 03/18/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||