Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/first-corporation-lowers-quo-card-reward-threshold/ --- description: New ¥1,000 awards extend the annual program to smaller holdings and recipients who have held shares for less than a year. title: First Corporation lowers the threshold for QUO card rewards image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/first-corporation-lowers-threshold-quo-card-rewards-f46472154a4a17eb0800a1566936d67e.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Gift Cards](https://giftcard.news/gift-cards/) # First Corporation lowers the threshold for QUO card rewards New ¥1,000 awards extend the annual program to smaller holdings and recipients who have held shares for less than a year. By [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) September 15, 2026 2 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ffirst-corporation-lowers-quo-card-reward-threshold%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=First+Corporation+lowers+the+threshold+for+QUO+card+rewards&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ffirst-corporation-lowers-quo-card-reward-threshold%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=First+Corporation+lowers+the+threshold+for+QUO+card+rewards+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ffirst-corporation-lowers-quo-card-reward-threshold%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![QUO logo](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/first-corporation-lowers-threshold-quo-card-rewards-logo-w800.webp) First Corporation is expanding eligibility for its physical QUO card reward program. Photo: QUO Card [First Corporation](https://giftcard.news/company/first-corporation/) will extend its annual QUO card program to holders of at least 100 shares, removing the previous entry requirement of 500 shares held for a year. The Japanese company announced the change on September 15\. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) The new ¥1,000 reward covers holders of 100 to 499 shares regardless of tenure. Holders of 500 or more shares who have not yet reached one year of continuous ownership will also receive ¥1,000. The data behind the story ### Minimum shareholding for the QUO programme Previous entry rule and the new minimum tier. Announced terms Shares required at annual November record date Tap or hover for details. All values are also available in the data table. Source First Corporation original announcement Eligibility thresholds, not actual investor counts. The old rule also required one year; the new entry tier removes that condition. No shareholder growth or trading-liquidity result is disclosed. Show data tableHide data table Scroll left or right to see all columns __Minimum shareholding for the QUO programme (Shares required at annual November record date)__ | Category | Announced terms | | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | Previous minimum eligibility | 500 Shares required at annual November record date | | New minimum eligibility | 100 Shares required at annual November record date | Higher awards for longer-held, larger holdings remain unchanged. At one to three years, the 500, 1,000 and 5,000-share thresholds carry ¥2,000, ¥3,000 and ¥5,000 respectively. At three years or more, those values become ¥3,000, ¥5,000 and ¥10,000. The revised terms first apply to the November 30, 2026 register, with cards scheduled for mailing in late February 2027\. The expansion changes who can receive the card while retaining the existing higher-value tiers. The physical QUO card is a gift certificate for use at participating retailers in Japan. [\[S02\]](#article-source-2) ## In this article ### Companies * [First Corporation](https://giftcard.news/company/first-corporation/) ### Sources and documents * [\[S01\] Original primary announcement](https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS80280/6399c836/44a5/4f22/bd68/c0e1cddda29f/140120260914536176.pdf?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — First Corporation * [\[S02\] Official supporting context](https://www.quocard.com/individual/product/quocard/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — QUO Card Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ffirst-corporation-lowers-quo-card-reward-threshold%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=First+Corporation+lowers+the+threshold+for+QUO+card+rewards&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ffirst-corporation-lowers-quo-card-reward-threshold%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=First+Corporation+lowers+the+threshold+for+QUO+card+rewards+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Fgift-cards%2Ffirst-corporation-lowers-quo-card-reward-threshold%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News. 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