(Stock code: 6289)
November 4, 2022

To All Shareholders
Nunoshida 3948-1, Kochi-shi,
K o c h i P r e f e c t u r e

G I K E N

L T D .

Representative Director and President

Shinnosuke Moribe

Notice of Convocation of the 41st Ordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders
We would like to express our appreciation for your continued support and patronage.
You are cordially invited to attend the 41st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Giken
Ltd. (the “Company”). The meeting will be held for the purposes as described below.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, you may exercise your voting rights in writing or via
the internet. When exercising your voting rights in writing or via the internet, please review theattached Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders, refer to the Guide to
Exercise of Voting Rights on the following page, and exercise your voting rights no later than 5:00
p.m. on Monday, November 21, 2022, Japan time.

1.
2.

Date and TimePlace

10 a.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2022
Rainbow Hall, third floor, Chres,
155, Takasu-sunaji, Kochi-shi, Kochi Prefecture3.

Meeting Agenda
Matters to be1.
reported

The Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for theCompany’s 41st Fiscal Year (September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022)
and results of audits of the Consolidated Financial Statements by the
Accounting Auditor and the Board of Corporate Auditors
2. Non-consolidated Financial Statements for the Company’s 41st Fiscal
Year (September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022)
Proposals to be resolved
Proposal 1
Appropriation of Surplus
Proposal 2
Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
Proposal 3
Election of 14 Directors**

When attending the meeting, please submit the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise Form at the reception
desk.
The Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Nonconsolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, and Notes to Non-consolidated Financial Statements

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are posted on the Company’s website (https://www.giken.com) in accordance with provisions of laws
and regulations as well as Article 16 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, and therefore are notincluded in the accompanying documents of this Notice of Convocation.
The Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Nonconsolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, and Notes to Non-consolidated Financial Statements
are part of the consolidated financial statements and non-consolidated statements that were audited by
the Board of Corporate Auditors and the Accounting Auditor in preparing the audit reports.
Should the Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders, Business Report,
Consolidated Financial Statements, and Non-consolidated Financial Statements require revisions, therevised versions will be posted on the Company’s website (https://www.giken.com).

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Proposals and References
Proposal 1
Appropriation of Surplus
The Company proposes to appropriate surplus as described below.
Matters regarding year-end dividend
Regarding the year-end dividend for the 41st term, the Company proposes to pay
35.00 yen per share taking into account the business results for the fiscal year and thefuture business development. This brings the annual dividend including the interim
dividend to 70.00 yen per share.
(1) Type of dividend property
Cash(2) Distribution of dividend property, and the total amount thereof
35.00 yen per share of the Company’s common stock
The total amount of dividend is 962,559,290 yen.
(3) Effective date of distribution of surplus
Thursday, November 24, 2022

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Proposal 2
Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
The Company proposes to amend part of the Articles of Incorporation as described below.
1. Reasons for the amendment(1) The amended provisions stipulated in the proviso to Article 1 of the
supplementary provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (ActNo. 70 of 2019) took effect on September 1, 2022. Accordingly, in order toprepare for the introduction of the system for electronic provision of materials
for general meetings of shareholders, the Company proposes to make thefollowing amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.
1) The proposed Article 16, Paragraph 1 provides that information containedin the Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders andother materials will be provided electronically.
2) The purpose of the proposed Article 16, Paragraph 2 is to establish aprovision to limit the scope of matters to be included in the paper copy to
be sent to shareholders who have requested it.
3) The provisions related to internet disclosure and deemed provision of theReference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders, etc. (Article
16 of the current Articles of Incorporation) will become unnecessary andwill therefore be deleted.
4) In line with the establishment and deletion of the provisions stated above,
supplementary provisions will be established.
(2) The Company aims to clarify managerial responsibilities of its Directors andestablish a management structure that can adapt to changes in the businessenvironment. To this end, the Company proposes to amend Article 21 of the
Articles of Incorporation to shorten the term of office of Directors from two years
to one year.
2.

Details of the amendment
Details of the amendment are as follows.

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(The proposed amendment is underlined.)
Current Articles of Incorporation

Proposed amendment

Chapter 3 General Meeting of Shareholders(Internet Disclosure and Deemed Provisionof Reference Documents for the General
Meeting of Shareholders, etc.)
Article 16 The Company may, in convening ageneral meeting of shareholders, deemthat it has provided information toshareholders pertaining to matters to bestated or presented in the Reference
Documents for the General Meeting of
Shareholders, the Business Report,
Non-consolidated Financial Statements,
and Consolidated Financial Statements,
by disclosing them through the internet
in accordance with provisions in the
Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice.

Chapter 3 General Meeting of Shareholders(Deleted)(Newly established)(Measures for Electronic Provision, etc.)
Article 16 The Company will, when convening ageneral meeting of shareholders,provide information contained in the
Reference Documents for the General
Meeting of Shareholders and othermaterials electronically.
2. Among the matters to be provided
electronically, the Company may
choose not to include all or part of thematters stipulated in the Ordinance ofthe Ministry of Justice in the paper
copy to be sent to shareholders who
have requested it by the record date forvesting voting rights.

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Current Articles of Incorporation

Proposed amendment

Chapter 4 Directors and Board of Directors(Term of Office)
Article 21 The term of office of Directors shall
expire at the closing of the Ordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders in the
final fiscal year ending within two
years after their election.
2. The term of office of a Director elected
as a substitute or due to an increase in
the number of Directors shall expire at
the expiration of the term of office ofother existing Directors.

Chapter 4 Directors and Board of Directors(Term of Office)
Article 21 The term of office of Directors shall
expire at the closing of the Ordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders in the
final fiscal year ending within one year
after their election.
(Deleted)(Newly established)

Supplementary Provisions(Transitional Measures Concerning
Electronic Provision of Materials for General
Meetings of Shareholders)
Article 1 Article 16 (Internet Disclosure andDeemed Provision of Reference
Documents for the General Meeting of
Shareholders, etc.) of the Articles ofIncorporation before the amendment
shall remain in force with respect to a
general meeting of shareholders to beheld on a date within six months from
September 1, 2022.
2. These supplementary provisions shallbe deleted after the lapse of six months
from September 1, 2022 or threemonths from the date of the general
meeting of shareholders set forth in thepreceding paragraph, whichever islater.

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Proposal 3
Election of 14 Directors
The terms of office of all the present 13 Directors will expire at the closing of thisOrdinary General Meeting of Shareholders. Accordingly, the Company proposes to elect
14 Directors, including 5 Outside Directors, in order to further strengthen the management
structure and enhance supervision over corporate management.
The candidates for Directors are as follows:
No.

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

J a n . 1967
J a n . 1978

1

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Founded Kochi Giken Consultant
Established GIKEN LTD.
Representative Director andPresident
Nov. 2020
Executive Chairman, the Company
Akio Kitamura
839,414(current position)(November 12, 1940)
May 2022
Director and Advisor, GIKENSEKO CO., LTD. (current position)(Important concurrent position)
Director and Advisor, GIKEN SEKO CO., LTD.
<Reasons for nomination as a Director candidate>
Mr. Akio Kitamura has long served as a Representative Director of the Company andhas an outstanding track record in making important management decisions andsupervising business execution. The Company considers him as the best qualified
person to exercise leadership to achieve sustainable corporate growth, and therefore
renominates him as a Director candidate.

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No.

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

Mar. 2012

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Left Kochi Prefectural Government
OfficeJ u n . 2012
Joined the Company
Oct. 2012
Operating Officer, General Manager
of Construction Solutions
Department,
Deputy General Manager of GTOSSSales Department,
and General Manager of
JPA Support Department, theCompany
Shinnosuke Moribe Feb. 2013 Operating Officer and General
8,132(October 2, 1951)
Manager of Construction Solutions
Department, the Company
２
Nov. 2013
Managing Director, the Company
Nov. 2015
Executive Director, the Company
J u n . 2016
Executive Vice President, theCompany
Mar. 2020
Managing Director, Giken Europe
B.V.
Nov. 2020
Representative Director andPresident, the Company (current
position)<Reasons for nomination as a Director candidate>
Mr. Shinnosuke Moribe has abundant experience and track record in public
administration. Since 2013, he has been serving as a Director of the Company andfulfilling his role in corporate management with high levels of insight and skills. The
Company therefore renominates him as a Director candidate.

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No.

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

Apr. 1981
Mar. 1999

3

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Joined GIKEN SEKO CO., LTD.
General Manager of West Japan
Operations Department, GIKENSEKO CO., LTD.
Sep. 2003
Temporary transfer to Giken
America Corporation
Feb. 2009
Temporary transfer to Operating
Officer and General Manager ofConstruction Solutions Department,
the Company
J u n . 2011
Operating Officer, General Manager
of Construction Solutions
Department,
and General manager of JPA
Promotion Office, the Company
Oct. 2012Managing Operating Officer,
GIKEN SEKO, CO., LTD.
Nov. 2013
Executive Director, GIKEN SEKO,
CO., LTD.
Atsushi Ohira
6,212
Nov. 2014
Director, the Company(February 3, 1959)
Nov. 2015
President, GIKEN SEKO CO.,LTD.
Dec. 2017
Director, J Steel Group Pty Limited
Sep. 2020
Managing Director, Giken
Seisakusho Asia Pte., Ltd.
J u n . 2021
Director, J Steel Group Pty Limited(current position)
Mar. 2022
Executive Vice President, theCompany (current position)
Managing Director, Giken Europe
B.V. (current position)
May 2022
Executive Chairman, GIKEN SEKO
CO., LTD. (current position)(Important concurrent position)
Executive Chairman, GIKEN SEKO CO., LTD.
Managing Director, Giken Europe B.V.
Director, J Steel Group Pty Limited<Reasons for nomination as a Director candidate>
Mr. Atsushi Ohira has abundant experience and track record in the construction andsales departments as President of GIKEN SEKO CO., LTD. Since 2014, he has been
serving as a Director of the Company and fulfilling his role in corporate managementwith high levels of insight and skills. The Company therefore renominates him as a
Director candidate.

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No.

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

Apr. 1989
Feb. 2013

4

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Joined the Company
Department Leader, Planning
Department, the Company
Sep. 2015
Department Leader, Management
Strategy Department, the Company
Sep. 2016
Operating Officer in charge of thePress-in Products Business, theCompany
Nov. 2016
Director, the Company
Nov. 2017Managing Director, the Company
Dec. 2017
Director, J Steel Group Pty Limited
Mika Maeda(current position)
16,010(August 2, 1966)
J u n . 2020
Managing Director, GIKEN SEKO,
CO., LTD.
Nov. 2020
Executive Director, the Company(current position)
Aug. 2022
Executive Director, GIKEN SEKO,
CO., LTD. (current position)(Business in charge)
Administration Headquarters(Important concurrent position)
Executive Director, GIKEN SEKO, CO., LTD.
Director, J Steel Group Pty Limited<Reasons for nomination as a Director candidate>Ms. Mika Maeda has abundant experience in the Company’s administration
department. Since 2016, she has been serving as a Director of the Company andfulfilling her role in corporate management with high levels of insight and skills. The
Company therefore renominates her as a Director candidate.

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No.

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

Apr. 1993
Feb. 1996

5

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Joined the Company
Temporary transfer to Giken
Seisakusho Asia Pte., Ltd.
Sep. 2015
Department Leader, Accounting
Department, the Company
Dec. 2016
Operating Officer, General Manager
of Administration Headquarters, andGeneral Manager of Accounting
Department, the Company
May 2018
Operating Officer and Operating
Yoshihisa
officer of Finance and Accounting,
1,400
Fujisaki
the Company(February 19, 1970)
Nov. 2019
Director, the Company (current
position)Mar. 2022
Managing Director, Giken
Seisakusho Asia Pte., Ltd. (current
position)(Business in charge)
Overseas Business(Important concurrent position)
Managing Director, Giken Seisakusho Asia Pte.,
Ltd.
<Reasons for nomination as a Director candidate>
Mr. Yoshihisa Fujisaki has abundant experience and track record in the Company’s
overseas and administration departments. Since 2019, he has been serving as a Directorof the Company and fulfilling his role in corporate management with high levels of
insight and skills. The Company therefore renominates his as a Director candidate.

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No.

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

Apr. 1993
Nov. 2017

6

7

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Joined the Company
Department Leader, Construction
Solutions Department, the Company
Aug. 2019
Temporary transfer to Giken Europe
B.V.
Nov. 2019
Director, Giken Europe B.V.
Dec. 2020
Operating Officer in charge of theInternational Business, theShigeki Fukumaru
Company
9,000(February 8, 1970)
Nov. 2021
Director, the Company (current
position)Mar. 2022
President, Giken America
Corporation (current position)(Business in charge)
Overseas Business(Important concurrent position)
President, Giken America Corporation<Reasons for nomination as a Director candidate>
Mr. Shigeki Fukumaru has abundant experience and track record overseas and in the
Company’s Press-in Method Promotion Business. Since 2021, he has been serving as a
Director of the Company and fulfilling his role in corporate management with high levels
of insight and skills. The Company therefore renominates his as a Director candidate.
Apr. 1997
Joined the Company
Sep. 2015
Department Leader, Total Support
Department, the Company
Oct. 2019
Operating Officer in charge of thePress-in Method Promotion
Toru Matsuoka
Business, the Company
400(August 24, 1973)
Nov. 2021
Director, the Company (current
position)(Business in charge)
Press-in Method Promotion Business and Press-in
Machine Business<Reasons for nomination as a Director candidate>
Mr. Toru Matsuoka has abundant experience and track record in the Company’s Pressin Method Promotion Business. Since 2021, he has been serving as a Director of theCompany and fulfilling his role in corporate management with high levels of insight andskills. The Company therefore renominates his as a Director candidate.

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No.

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

Apr. 1996
Sep. 2016

8

9

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Joined the Company
Department Leader, Production
Management Department, theCompany
Nov. 2017
Operating Officer in charge of theYusei Morino
Press-in Products Business, the2,400(June 1, 1977)
Company
Nov. 2021
Director, the Company (current
position)(Business in charge)
Press-in Products Business<Reasons for nomination as a Director candidate>
Mr. Yusei Morino has abundant experience and track record in the Company’s Press-in
Products Business. Since 2021, he has been serving as a Director of the Company andfulfilling his role in corporate management with high levels of insight and skills. The
Company therefore renominates his as a Director candidate.
Apr. 1994
Joined the Company
Sep. 2015
Department Leader, Products
Development Department, the[New]
Company
Sep.
2016
Department Leader, Manufacturing
TakuyaDepartment, the Company
Yamamoto
Nov. 2017
Operating Officer in charge of the(July 4, 1973)
Press-in Products Business, theCompany
To present<Reasons for nomination as a Director candidate>
Mr. Takuya Yamamoto has abundant experience in the Company’s Press-in Products
Business, and he has been demonstrating his leadership and fulfilling the role as an
Operating Officer since 2017. The Company nominates him as a Director candidate on
expectations that he would strengthen the decision-making function and supervisory
function of Directors.

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No.

Name
(Date of birth)11

J u l . 2017

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Retired as Standing Corporate
Auditor of Komatsu Castex Ltd.
(currently Komatsu Ltd.)
700
Shoji Iwakuro
Nov. 2017
Outside Director, the Company(July 11, 1952)(current position)<Reasons for nomination as an Outside Director candidate and the role expected of thecandidate>
Mr. Shoji Iwakuro has abundant experience and track record in the manufacturingindustry in Japan and overseas. The Company renominates him as an Outside Director
candidate on expectations that he would appropriately fulfill his duties as the Company’s
Outside Director, which include contributing to the Company’s growth and improvement
in its corporate values and supervising business execution.
Apr. 1978
Joined Taiyo Tanko Co., Ltd.
(currently Taiyo Co., Ltd.)
Aug. 1984
Director, Taiyo Tanko Co., Ltd.
J u l . 1986
Executive Vice President, Taiyo
Tanko Co., Ltd.
Aug. 1986
Director, Tosa Soko Co., Ltd.
(current position)
Aug. 1992
President, Taiyo Tanko Co., Ltd.
[Independent]
J u l . 1997
President, Taiyo Co., Ltd. (current
position)
Tomomi700
Aug. 2001
Representative Director andHisamatsu
President, NIHON BLADE co., ltd.
(July 7, 1953)(current position)
Nov. 2020
Outside Director, the Company(current position)(Important concurrent position)
President, Taiyo Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and President, NIHONBLADE co., ltd.
Director, Tosa Soko Co., Ltd.
<Reasons for nomination as an Outside Director candidate and the role expected of thecandidate>
Mr. Tomomi Hisamatsu has abundant experience and track record as a corporate manager
in Japan and overseas. The Company renominates him as an Outside Director candidate
on expectations that he would, from a global and objective standpoint, appropriately
fulfill his duties as the Company’s Outside Director, which include contributing to theCompany’s growth and improvement in its corporate values and supervising businessexecution.
[Independent]

10

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

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No.

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

Aug. 1978

12

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Joined Kochi Prefectural
Government Office
Apr. 2009
General Manager of Industrial
Promotion Department
J a n . 2012
Deputy Governor of Kochi
Prefecture
Mar. 2021
RetiredJ u n . 2021
Representative Director and[Independent]
President, Kochi Airport Terminal
Building Co., Ltd.
300
Takaaki Iwaki(current position)(November 30, 1952)
Outside Director, Nippon Kodoshi
Corporation(current position)
Nov. 2021
Outside Director, the Company(current position)(Important concurrent position)
Representative Director and President, Kochi
Airport Terminal Building Co., Ltd.
Outside Director, Nippon Kodoshi Corporation<Reasons for nomination as an Outside Director candidate and the role expected of thecandidate>
Mr. Takaaki Iwaki has a high level of insight cultivated through long and abundant
experience in public administration. The Company renominates him as an Outside
Director candidate on expectations that he would appropriately fulfill his duties as theCompany’s Outside Director, which include contributing to the Company’s growth andimprovement in its corporate values and supervising business execution.

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No.

Name
(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

Oct. 1998

13

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Deputy Chief Technology
Examiner, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
(currently FUJIFILM Business
Innovation Corp.)
Oct. 1999
Advisor, Miroku Corporation
J a n . 2000
Executive Vice President, Miroku
Corporation
J a n . 2001
President, Miroku Corporation(current position)[New] [Independent]
May 2003
CEO, Miroku Firearms Mfg. Co.
(current position)
Yoshihiko
Dec.
2006
Chairman, Yusuhara Miroku
MirokuFeb. 2007
Chairman, Miroku Machine Tool
(March 20, 1957)
Inc. (current position)
Nov. 2011
Chairman, Nangoku Miroku(current position)
To present(Important concurrent position)
President, Miroku Corporation
CEO, Miroku Firearms Mfg. Co.
Chairman, Miroku Machine Tool Inc.
Chairman, Nangoku Miroku<Reasons for nomination as an Outside Director candidate and the role expected of thecandidate>
Mr. Yoshihiko Miroku has abundant experience and track record as a corporate manager
in Japan and overseas. The Company nominates him as an Outside Director candidate on
expectations that he would, from a global and objective standpoint, appropriately fulfill
his duties as the Company’s Outside Director, which include contributing to theCompany’s growth and improvement in its corporate values and supervising businessexecution.

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No.

(Date of birth)

Career summary, positions and areas of responsibility at theCompany, and important concurrent positions

Number of theCompany’s
shares held

Apr. 1980

14

Joined Kochi Prefectural
Government Office
Apr. 2005
Manager of Planning and
Coordination Section, Planning
Promotion Department, Kochi
Prefectural Government Office
Apr. 2008
Deputy General Manager ofIndustrial Promotion Department,
Kochi Prefectural Government
Office[New] [Independent]
Apr. 2011
Deputy Secretary General of
Education Board, Kochi Prefectural
Junko Okazaki
Government Office(December 18, 1956)
Apr. 2013
General Manager of Life andCulture Department, Kochi
Prefectural Government Office
Mar. 2017
Left Kochi Prefectural Government
OfficeApr. 2017
Board Member of Kochi Prefecture
Foundation for Culture and Directorof Kochi Literary Museum
J u n . 2021
RetiredTo present<Reasons for nomination as an Outside Director candidate and the role expected of thecandidate>
Ms. Junko Okazaki has abundant experience and track record in public administration.
The Company nominates her as an Outside Director candidate on expectations that she
would, from an objective standpoint, appropriately fulfill her duties as the Company’s
Outside Director, which include promoting diversity, contributing to the Company’s
growth and improvement in its corporate values, and supervising business execution.

(Notes) 1.
2.
3.

4.

There are no special interests between the candidates and the Company.
Mr. Shoji Iwakuro, Mr. Tomomi Hisamatsu, Mr. Takaaki Iwaki, Mr. Yoshihiko Miroku, and
Ms. Junko Okazaki are candidates for Outside Directors.
Mr. Shoji Iwakuro, Mr. Tomomi Hisamatsu, and Mr. Takaaki Iwaki currently serve as Outside
Directors of the Company. They will have been in office for five years, two years, and one year,
respectively, at the closing of this Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Company has entered into an agreement with Mr. Shoji Iwakuro, Mr. Tomomi Hisamatsu,
and Mr. Takaaki Iwaki to limit their liability under Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies
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6.

stipulated by laws and regulations. If the reelection of Mr. Shoji Iwakuro, Mr. Tomomi
Hisamatsu, and Mr. Takaaki Iwaki is approved, the Company plans to continue the said
agreement with them. If the election of Mr. Yoshihiko Miroku and Ms. Junko Okazaki isapproved, the Company plans to enter into the same agreement with them to limit their liability.
The Company has entered into a directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance contract withan insurance company as stipulated in Article 430-3, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act of Japan
to cover legal damages and litigation expenses to be borne by the insured including its Directors.
The candidates will be included in the insured persons of the said insurance contract if they areelected and appointed as a Director. The Company plans to renew the said insurance contract at
the next renewal with the same contents.
The Company has submitted an Independent Director/Auditor Notification to the Tokyo Stock
Exchange to register Mr. Shoji Iwakuro, Mr. Tomomi Hisamatsu, and Mr. Takaaki Iwaki as
Independent Directors. If their election is approved, the Company plans to register them again
as Independent Directors. Mr. Yoshihiko Miroku and Ms. Junko Okazaki meet the Tokyo Stock
Exchange’s requirements for Independent Directors/Auditors. The Company therefore plans toregister them as Independent Directors.

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(Reference)
Expertise and experience of Director candidates are as follows:
Name

Title

Akio Kitamura

Executive Chairman

Shinnosuke
MoribeAtsushi Ohira
Mika Maeda
Yoshihisa
Fujisaki
ShigekiFukumaru

Representative
Director andPresident
Executive Vice
President
Executive Director

Management Technology
in generaland R&D

●

Sales

●

●

●

●

●

Toru Matsuoka

Director●

Yusei Morino

Director●

TakuyaYamamoto

Director●

Takaaki Iwaki
Yoshihiko
MirokuJunko Okazaki●●●

Tomomi
Hisamatsu●●

Director

Independent
Outside Director
Independent
Outside Director
Independent
Outside Director
Independent
Outside Director
Independent
Outside Director

●

●

●

●

●

●

●

●

●
●

Legal
Generalaffairs/Publicaffairs/HR
administration●

Director

Shoji Iwakuro

International Finance inexperiencegeneral

●
●

●

●
●

(Note) The above matrix shows areas of particular expertise based on each candidate’s experience, etc. It
does not indicate all knowledge they have.

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