Articles of Incorporation

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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATIONOFNIKON CORPORATION(As amended on July 29, 2024)

CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS(Trade Name)
Article 1.

The Company shall be called “Kabushiki Kaisha Nikon”, and NIKON CORPORATION in English.

(Location of Head Office)
Article 2.

The Company shall have its head office in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo.

(Purpose)
Article 3.

The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in the following business activities:(1) Manufacture and sale of optical instruments, physical and chemical instruments, scales,measuring

instruments,

surveying

instruments,medical

instruments,spectacles,instruments for handling radioactive materials, semiconductor manufacturing equipment andparts and accessories thereof;(2) Manufacture and sale of optical glass, special glass and fire-resistant materials;(3) Manufacture and sale of electrical instruments and parts and accessories thereof;(4) Manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals, quasi-pharmaceutical products and cosmetics;(5) Sale and consignment sale of secondhand products;(6) Installation of equipment or apparatus;(7) Loans to affiliated companies of the Company; and(8) Any other business activity incidental to the above.

(Organs)
Article 4.

In addition to the General Shareholders’ Meeting and Directors, the Company shall have the followingorgans.
(1) Board of Directors(2) Audit and Supervisory Committee(3) Accounting Auditor(Method of Public Notice)
Article 5.

Public notices of the Company shall be given by electronic means. However, in the event that electronic
public notices cannot be provided due to an accident or any other unavoidable reason, the Company
shall publish its public notices in NIKKEI Newspaper.

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CHAPTER II. SHARES(Total Number of Shares Authorized to be Issued)
Article 6.

The total number of shares authorized to be issued by the Company shall be one billion (1,000,000,000)
shares.

(Acquisition of its Own Shares)
Article 7.

The Company may, by the resolution of the Board of Directors, acquire its own shares pursuant toArticle 165, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act.

(Number of Shares Per Unit)
Article 8.

The number of shares of the Company constituting one unit shall be one hundred (100) shares.

(Rights Vested in Shares Constituting Less Than One Unit)
Article 9.

Shareholders of the Company shall not exercise rights other than those listed below with respect toshares constituting less than one unit.
(1) The rights stipulated in Article 189, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act;
(2) The right to make requests pursuant to Article 166, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act;
(3) The right to receive allocations of shares and stock acquisition rights based on the number ofshares held; and(4) The right to make requests as provided in the following article.

(Sale of Additional Shares Constituting Less Than One Unit)
Article 10.

Shareholders may request the Company to sell the number of shares that would constitute one unit
when combined with the shares constituting less than one unit they hold, pursuant to the provisions ofthe Share Handling Regulations, except where the Company does not hold the number of shares to sell
on request.

(Administrator of Register of Shareholders)
Article 11.

The Company shall appoint an administrator of the register of shareholders.
2. The administrator of the register of shareholders and its handling office shall be determined by aresolution of the Board of Directors and public notice shall be given thereof.
3. The register of shareholders and the register of stock acquisition rights shall be prepared and kept
by the administrator of the register of shareholders and any other tasks relating to the register ofshareholders and the register of stock acquisition rights shall be handled by same and not by theCompany.

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Article 12.
The procedures and fees pertaining to the shares of the Company shall be in accordance with theShare Handling Regulations established by the Board of Directors in addition to laws or regulations orthese Articles of Incorporation.

CHAPTER III. GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING(Convocation)Article 13.

The Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting shall be convened in June each year, and extraordinary
General Shareholders’ Meetings shall be convened whenever necessary.
2. The Company may hold a General Shareholders’ Meeting without a designated location for themeeting.

(Record Date for the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting)
Article 14.
The record date for voting at the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting of the Company shall beMarch 31st of each year.

(Chairman)
Article 15.

Director previously determined by the Board of Directors shall act as chairman of General
Shareholders’ Meetings. In the event of an accident of the Director, another Director shall act aschairman in the order previously determined by the Board of Directors(Measures for Electronic Provision, etc.)
Article 16.

When convening the General Shareholders’ Meeting, the Company shall provide information
contained in reference materials for the General Shareholders’ Meeting, etc. electronically.
2. Among the matters to be provided electronically, the Company may choose not to include all or partof the matters stipulated in the Ministry of Justice Ordinance in the paper copy to be sent toshareholders who have requested it by the record date for voting rights.

(Method of Adopting Resolutions)
Article 17.

Unless otherwise provided in laws or regulations or these Articles of Incorporation, resolutions of theGeneral Shareholders’ Meeting shall be adopted by a majority of voting rights held by shareholders
present at the meeting who are entitled to vote.
2. Resolutions provided for in Article 309, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act shall be adopted by notless than two-thirds of the voting rights held by shareholders present at the meeting who represent notless than one-third of the voting rights of the shareholders who are entitled to vote.

(Translation)(Exercise of Voting Rights by Proxy)
Article 18.

A shareholder may exercise voting rights by proxy who is an individual shareholder of the Company
entitled to exercise voting rights.
2. The shareholder or the proxy shall submit to the Company documentation certifying the proxy rights

for each General Shareholders’ Meeting.

CHAPTER IV. DIRECTORS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS(Number of Directors)
Article 19.
Directors of the Company shall be not more than fifteen (15) Directors (excluding Directors who areAudit and Supervisory Committee Members).
2.The Directors of the Company who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members shall be not morethan five (5).

(Election of Directors)
Article 20.

Directors shall be elected by the General Shareholders’ Meeting, while making distinction between
Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members and other Directors.
2. Resolutions for the election of Directors shall be adopted by a majority of the voting rights held byshareholders present at the meeting who represent not less than one-third of the voting rights ofshareholders entitled to vote.
3. The election of Directors shall not be by cumulative voting.

(Term of Office of Directors)
Article 21.

The term of office of Directors (excluding Directors who are Audit and Supervisory CommitteeMembers) shall expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting for the lastbusiness year that ends within one (1) year after their election.
2.The term of office of a Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member shall expire atthe conclusion of the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting for the last business year that ends within
two years from his/her election.
3.The term of office of a Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member elected as asubstitute for a Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member retired before theexpiration of his/her term of office shall expire on the expiration of the term of office of the said retiredDirector.

(Convocation of Meetings of the Board of Directors)
Article 22.

A notice of convocation of the meeting of the Board of Directors shall be forwarded to each Director atleast three (3) days prior to the date of the meeting, however, this period may be shortened in the eventof an emergency.

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Article 23.

Representative Directors shall be elected by resolution of the Board of Directors.
2. Representative Directors shall carry out the business of the Company in accordance with theresolutions of the Board of Directors.

(Executive Officers)
Article 24.

The Officers shall be elected by resolution of the Board of Directors.
2. The Board of Directors may elect the President from among the Officers, and may elect otherOfficers with Executive Power.

(Omission of Resolutions of Board of Directors)
Article 25.

The Company shall deem a resolution of the Board of Directors to have been adopted when therequirements set forth in Article 370 of the Companies Act are fulfilled.

(Delegation to Directors)
Article 26.

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 399-13, Paragraph 6 of the Companies Act, the Board of Directors
may delegate to Directors all or part of decisions on the execution of important operations (excludingmatters stipulated in the items in Paragraph 5 of the said Article) by the resolution of the Board ofDirectors.

(Compensation and Other Payments for Directors)
Article 27.

The compensation, bonuses and other financial benefits received from the Company as consideration
for the execution of the duties of Directors shall be determined by resolution of the General
Shareholders’ Meeting, while making distinction between Directors who are Audit and Supervisory
Committee Members and other Directors.

(Limitation of Liability of Directors)
Article 28.

The Company may, by resolution of the Board of Directors, limit the liability of Directors as stipulatedby Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act to the extent permitted by law.
2. The Company may enter into an agreement with Directors (excluding Directors who are ExecutiveDirectors, etc.) as stipulated by Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act where the amount of
the liability limitation under said agreement is the total of the amounts stipulated by Article 425,
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CHAPTER V. AUDIT AND SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE(Convocation of Meetings of Audit and Supervisory Committee)
Article 29.

A notice of convocation of the meeting of Audit and Supervisory Committee shall be forwarded to each

Director who is an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member at least three (3) days prior to the dateof each meeting, however, this period may be shortened in the event of an emergency.

(Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
Article 30.

The Audit and Supervisory Committee may select Full-time Directors who are Audit and Supervisory
Committee Members by resolution.

CHAPTER VI. ACCOUNTS(Business Year)
Article 31.
The business year of the Company shall be the one (1) year period from April 1 of each year to March
31 of the following year.

(Year-end Dividends)
Article 32.
The Company shall pay cash dividends of surplus (hereinafter “year-end dividends”) to registered orrecorded shareholders or registered pledgees in the register of shareholders as of the close of businesson the last day of each business year.

(Interim Dividends)
Article 33.
The Company may, by resolution of the Board of Directors, distribute dividends of surplus (hereinafter,“interim dividends”) as stipulated in Article 454, Paragraph 5 of the Companies Act to registered orrecorded shareholders or registered pledgees in the register of shareholders as of the close of businesson September 30 of each year.

(Expiration Period of Dividends)
Article 34.

If year-end dividends or interim dividends are not claimed within three (3) full years from the date ofcommencement of payment, the Company shall be relieved of the obligation to make such payment
thereof.
2. Year-end dividends and interim dividends shall not accrue interest.

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Supplementary Provisions(Transitional Measures concerning Limitation of Liability of CorporateAuditors)
The Company may, by resolution of the Board of Directors, limit the liability of Corporate Auditors(including former Corporate Auditors), prior to the conclusion of the 152nd General Shareholders’Meeting to be held in June 2016, as stipulated by Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act to theextent permitted by law.