Note: This document has been translated from a part of the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In
the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shallprevail. The Company assumes no responsibility for this translation or for direct, indirect or any other formsof damages arising from the translation.
(Stock Exchange Code 6768)
June 10, 2016
To Shareholders with Voting Rights:
Naoki Tamura
President
TAMURA CORPORATION
1-19-43, Higashi-Oizumi,
Nerima-ku, Tokyo, JapanNOTICE OF
THE 93RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Dear Shareholders:
We would like to express our appreciation for your continued support and patronage.
You are cordially invited to attend the 93rd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of TAMURACORPORATION (the “Company”). The meeting will be held for the purposes as described below.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can exercise your voting rights in writing by submitting the
Voting Rights Exercise Form, or via the Internet. Please review the attached Reference Documents for the
General Meeting of Shareholders, indicate your vote for or against the proposals via the following instructions,and exercise your voting rights by the end of the Company’s business hours (5:20 p.m.) on Monday, June 27,
2016, Japan time.
1. Date and Time:

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Japan time (reception begins at 9:00 a.m.)

2. Place:

Basement 2F La Rose, HOTEL CADENZA HIKARIGAOKA, J.CITY
5-8-20, Takamatsu, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, Japan

3. Meeting Agenda:
Matters to be reported: 1. The Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements for the Company’s
93rd Fiscal Year (April 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016) and results of audits by
the Accounting Auditor and the Audit & Supervisory Board of theConsolidated Financial Statements
2. Non-consolidated Financial Statements for the Company’s 93rd Fiscal Year
(April 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016)
Proposals to be resolved:
Proposal 1:
Appropriation of Surplus
Proposal 2:
Election of two (2) Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Proposal 3:
Issuance of Stock Acquisition Rights as Stock Compensation-type Stock
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4. Instructions on Exercising Voting Rights(1) When Exercising Voting Rights in Writing
Please indicate whether you approve or disapprove the proposals on the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise
Form, and return by mail so that it will arrive by the end of the Company’s business hours (5:20 p.m.) on
Monday, June 27, 2016, Japan time.
(2) When Exercising Voting Rights via the Internet, etc.
When exercising voting rights via the Internet, etc., please review the “Guide to Exercise of Voting
Rights via the Internet, etc.” on page 3 and exercise your voting rights by the end of the Company’sbusiness hours (5:20 p.m.) on Monday, June 27, 2016, Japan time.
(3) When Exercising Voting Rights Multiple Times
Only the last vote arriving at the Company shall be accepted as the valid vote. In the event that a voting
right is exercised both in writing and via the Internet, etc., on the same day, the vote cast through theInternet, etc., shall be accepted as the valid vote.
5. Matters Concerning the Convocation(1) Exercise of Voting Rights via Proxy
To exercise voting rights via proxy, you may designate one (1) other shareholder with voting rights to
act as your proxy and attend the meeting. However, please understand that the proxy must submit
documentation proving power of attorney.
(2) Provision of “Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Non-consolidated Financial Statements”
The “Notes” to the “Consolidated Financial Statements” and the “Non-consolidated Financial
Statements” mentioned in this document are available on the Company’s Internet website(http://www.tamura-ss.co.jp/jp/finance/index.html) and are not included in this document. As a result, theConsolidated Financial Statements and the Non-consolidated Financial Statements contained in thisdocument are a subset of the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Non-consolidated Financial
Statements audited by the Audit & Supervisory Board Members and the Accounting Auditor during
preparation of their respective Audit Reports.
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When attending the meeting, please submit the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise Form at the reception
desk.
Additionally, should the Business Report, Non-consolidated Financial Statements, Consolidated Financial
Statements, or Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders require revisions, the revised
versions will be posted on the Company’s Internet website (http://www.tamura-ss.co.jp/jp/finance/index.html).

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Guide to Exercise of Voting Rights via the Internet, etc.
If exercising voting rights for this General Meeting via the Internet, etc., the Company requests yourunderstanding in the following matters.
1. About the Voting Rights Exercise Website
The exercise of voting rights via the Internet is available only through use of the Voting Rights Exercise
Website designated by the Company below.
[Voting Rights Exercise Website address] http://www.web54.net* It is also possible to use a mobile phone with barcode reading
function to read the “QR code®” shown on the right to connect tothe Voting Rights Exercise Website. For details on operatingprocedures, please see the instruction manual for your mobile
phone. (QR code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE
INCORPORATED.)
2. About handling of the exercise of voting rights(1) If exercising voting rights via the Internet, please use the “Voting Rights Exercise Code” and“password” shown on the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise Form and follow the on-screen guidance
to vote for or against the proposals.
(2) Although the exercise deadline for voting rights is by the end of the Company’s business hours (5:20
p.m.) on Monday, June 27, 2016, Japan time, due to circumstances surrounding tabulation of voting
rights exercise results, the Company requests you exercise your voting rights early.
(3) If voting rights are exercised multiple times, the final exercise of voting rights to arrive at theCompany will be deemed the valid exercise of voting rights. Additionally, if the exercise of voting
rights via the Internet, etc., and the exercise of voting rights in writing arrive on the same date, thevoting rights exercised via the Internet, etc., shall be deemed the valid exercise of voting rights.
(4) Internet service provider and telecommunications carrier fees (connection fees, etc.) associated withutilizing the Voting Rights Exercise Website shall be borne by the shareholder.
3. About handling of the password and the Voting Rights Exercise Code(1) The password is important information to confirm that the person voting is the shareholder. Pleasehandle it with care as you would an official stamp or PIN.
(2) The password will become unusable if it is entered incorrectly more than a certain number of times. If
reissuance of the password is desired, please follow the procedures according to the on-screen
guidance.
(3) The Voting Rights Exercise Code printed on the Voting Rights Exercise Form is valid only for this
General Meeting.
4. About system requirements
If exercising voting rights via the Internet, please confirm the following points about the system in use.
(1) If using the website for personal computers
1) The screen resolution is 800 (horizontal) by 600 (vertical) pixels (SVGA) or higher.
2) The following applications are installed.
a. As a web browser, Microsoft® Internet Explorer Ver. 5.01 SP2 or laterb. As a PDF file browser, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® Ver. 4.0 or later or Adobe® Reader® Ver.
6.0 or later* Internet Explorer is a registered trademark, trademark, or product name of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and other countries, and Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® and
Adobe® Reader® are registered trademarks, trademarks, or product names of Adobe Systems
Incorporated in the United States and other countries.
(2) If using the website for mobile phones
The device supports 128bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encrypted transmissions. Additionally, it isalso possible to exercise voting rights utilizing the full browser functions of mobile phones, including
smartphones, but this may not be available depending on the device used.
5. About inquiries regarding operating procedures of personal computers, etc.
(1) If you have any questions about operating procedures for personal computers and mobile phones, etc.,
regarding the exercise of voting rights via the website, please inquire at the following.

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[Dedicated line, Stock Transfer Agency Department Web Support, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Limited][Telephone] 0120 (652) 031 (Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.)(2) For other inquiries, please contact the following.
1) Shareholders with accounts at securities firms
Shareholders with accounts at securities firms should contact the securities firm with whichtransactions are made.
2) Shareholders without account at securities firms (shareholders with special accounts)[Stock Transfer Agency Center, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited][Telephone] 0120 (782) 031 (Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
6. About use of the Electronic Voting Platform (for institutional investors)
For this General Meeting, institutional investors may also exercise voting rights via electromagnetic
method through the “Electronic Voting Platform” operated by ICJ, Inc.

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Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders
Proposals and References
Proposal 1:

Appropriation of Surplus

Matters concerning year-end dividends
The Company holds as its basic policy the provision of stable dividends from the viewpoint ofshareholder emphasis, and concerning year-end dividends, based on comprehensive consideration of
future business trends and the financial standing, etc., the Company proposes a year-end dividend of 4
yen per share. Combined with the interim dividend of 3 yen, the annual dividend will be 7 yen.
(1) Type of dividend property:
Cash(2) Matters related to and the aggregate amount of the dividend property to be allotted toshareholders:
4yen per share of the Company’s ordinary stock
In this case, the total amount of dividends is 328,046,120 yen.
(3) Effective date of dividends of surplus:
The Company proposes a date of June 29, 2016.

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Proposal 2:

Election of two (2) Audit & Supervisory Board Members

The term of office of Audit & Supervisory Board Members Hajime Kubo and Koichi Moriya will expire
at the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Accordingly, the election of two (2) Audit& Supervisory Board Members is proposed.
The Audit & Supervisory Board has provided its approval to this proposal.
The candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member are as follows:
Name(Date of birth)

Past experience, positions
and significant concurrent positions
April 1978
October 1990
September 1999
July 2001
April 2003
April 2005
October 2010

Hajime Kubo
(January 1, 1956)

June 2012[Reappointment]

Koichi Moriya(September 29, 1960)

April 1989
July 2000
June 2001

Number ofshares of theCompany held

Joined the Company

Engineering Section, Engineering Division, Electronic
Components Business UnitManager of Quality Assurance Section, Consumer Device
Business UnitManager of Human Resources Group, Corporate Management
Division
General Manager of Human Resources Planning Division
Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources
Planning Division
Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources
Planning Division and General Manager of CSR Promotion
Division
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current
position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member, KOHA Co., Ltd. (current
position)
Corporate Auditor, TAMURA CORPORATION OF CHINA
LIMITED (current position)
Corporate Auditor, TAMURA ELECTRONICS (S.Z.) CO.,LTD. (current position)
Corporate Auditor, TAMURA ELECTRONICS (HUI ZHOU)
CO., LTD. (current position)
Corporate Auditor, SHANGHAI XIANGLE TAMURA
ELECTRO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (current
position)
Corporate Auditor, TAMURA KAKEN (DONGGUAN) LTD.
(China) (current position)

25,000Registered as Attorney, Homma Law Office

Established Moriya Law Office and Director (current position)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current
position)
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Samantha
Thavasa Japan Limited (current position)
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Sun Frontier
Fudousan Co., Ltd. (current position)[Reappointment][Candidate for Outside Audit May 2004
3,000
& Supervisory Board
June 2014
Member][Candidate for Independent
Audit & Supervisory Board
Member](Notes)1. There are no special conflicts of interest between the candidates and the Company.
2. Mr. Hajime Kubo is a candidate for Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member. After joining the Company in April
1978, he has experience in each division of engineering, overseas plants, quality assurance, human resources, andgeneral administration, and was appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member in June 2012. As he is well-versed ininternal operations, the Company has judged that he can continue to appropriately execute the duties of Audit &Supervisory Board Member.
3. Mr. Koichi Moriya is a candidate for Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member. He has specialized knowledge inlegal affairs as an attorney, and as it has been 15 years since he was appointed Outside Audit & Supervisory Board
Member of the Company. Therefore, the Company has judged that he will appropriately execute the duties of Outside
Audit & Supervisory Board Member through reappointment.

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5.

Mr. Koichi Moriya meets the requirements for independence as defined by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and if he iselected as proposed, he is planned to continue to be an Independent Director/Auditor.
If Mr. Hajime Kubo and Mr. Koichi Moriya are elected as proposed, the Company plans to continue with liability
limitation agreements with them. A summary of the liability limitation agreement is as follows.

If an Auditor is negligent in duties and becomes liable to the Company for damages, the liability for damages
shall be the minimum amount as stipulated by Article 425, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act.
The above liability limit for damages shall be accepted only in the case where the execution of duties whichcaused the liability was conducted by the Auditor in good faith and without gross negligence.

(Reference)
1. Policies and procedures for selection of candidates for Director and Audit & Supervisory Board
Member(1) Candidates for Director
By introducing the Executive Officer System and separating execution and supervision, theCompany creates an appropriate scope of personnel to enable functioning of the Board of Directors.
In consideration of the business content, scale, and management environment, etc., of theCompany, personnel with knowledge, experience, and capacity to contribute to enabling
functionality of the Board of Directors are selected as candidates for Director upon consideration of
the overall balance and diversity of the Board of Directors.
Additionally, the Company selects two or more Outside Directors, seeks personnel in wide andvaried fields, and works to have candidates that satisfy the standards of independence defined by the
Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Company.
Candidates are recommended in the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee based on
the Director Nomination Standards, deliberation is carefully made in the Board of Directors, anddetermination is made.
(2) Candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member
In consideration of the business content, scale, management environment, and audit structure, etc.,
personnel that can audit the business execution conditions of Directors from a fair and objective
standpoint, have capacity to contribute to improvement of the health and transparency ofmanagement, and have a wealth of knowledge and experience regarding corporate management andbusiness operations are selected as candidates for Audit & Supervisory Board Member.
Additionally, the Company selects a majority of Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members,seeks personnel in wide and varied fields, and works to have candidates that satisfy the standards of
independence defined by the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Company.
Candidates are recommended in the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee based on
the Audit & Supervisory Board Member Nomination Standards, deliberation is carefully made in the
Board of Directors and upon resolution, a proposal is submitted to the Audit & Supervisory Board,and determination is made upon receiving approval.
2. Standards of independence for Outside Officers
To establish a corporate governance structure that can enable management with high transparency andstrong management supervision functions and aim to improve corporate value, standards for determining
independence of Outside Officers of the Company are defined as follows.
Additionally, Outside Officers shall maintain the below standards of independence after appointment,
and if changes are deemed to have occurred, evaluation shall be made in the Board of Directors.
The standard of independence shall be that none of the following items applies.
1) The person is or was within the past 10 years a business executor (Note) of the Company or asubsidiary of the Company (hereinafter the “Group”).
2) The person was a major shareholder that held an investment stake of 5% or more in the Company ora business executor thereof within any of the past five fiscal years.
3) The person was a transaction partner of which the amount of transactions was 3% or more of
consolidated net sales of the Company or said transaction partner within the past three fiscal years
or a business executor thereof.
4) The person was a major lender of the Company or a business executor thereof within the past threefiscal years.
5) The person received donations in excess of 10 million yen per annum from the Group or wasaffiliated with an organization, etc., that received said donations within the past three fiscal years.
6) The person received remuneration in excess of 10 million yen per annum from the Group aside fromexecutive remuneration or was affiliated with an organization, etc., that received said remuneration
within the past three fiscal years.

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applies.
(Note) A business executor refers to Executive Directors and Executive Officers.
Proposal 3:

Issuance of Stock Acquisition Rights as Stock Compensation-type Stock Options

1. Reason for issuing stock acquisition rights as stock options
The Company implemented an executive officer system in June 2005 as part of structural reforms
for its officer system, significantly reassessing the compensation system for Directors, andterminated its previous officer retirement benefits system. As a result, by placing Directors(excluding Outside Directors; the same applies hereinafter) and Executive Officers in a position not
only to share the benefits of higher stock prices but also the risks of lower stock prices withshareholders, the Company intends to provide added motivation and morale for improving the stock
price and increasing corporate value, and proposes the following.
The Company proposes the issuance of gratis stock acquisition rights to Directors and Executive
Officers of the Company, as described in “Summary of issuance of stock acquisition rights” below,that are exercisable from the day following retirement, and are stock compensation-type stock
options with a paid-in amount of 1 yen per share for exercise of each stock acquisition right.
Furthermore, the Company also plans to allot gratis stock acquisition rights as stockcompensation-type stock options to Directors and Executive Officers in the future, on the condition
that approval is gained from a General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company for each fiscal year
in which the Directors and Executive Officers are in office.
2. Summary of issuance of stock acquisition rights(1) Persons subject to allotment of stock acquisition rights, number of persons, and number ofstock acquisition rights to be allotted
Directors of the Company (excluding Outside Directors) 6 persons
34 stock acquisition rights
Executive Officers of the Company
5 persons
16 stock acquisition rights(2) Class and number of shares to be allocated upon exercise of the stock acquisition rights
The upper limit will be 50,000 shares of ordinary stock of the Company.
The number of shares to be allocated upon exercise of the each stock acquisition right(hereinafter the “number of shares granted”) shall be 1,000 shares. However, in the event that theCompany conducts a stock split or reverse stock split of its ordinary stock on or after the date ofissue (hereinafter the “issue date”), the number of shares granted shall be adjusted based on thefollowing formula (fractions of less than one share shall be rounded down), and the total numberof shares allocated by the stock acquisition rights shall be the post-adjustment number of shares
granted multiplied by the number of unexercised or unretired stock acquisition rights at the giventime.
Post-adjustment number of shares granted =Pre-adjustment number of shares granted × Raito of split or reverse split
In addition to the above, in the event the Company conducts a capital reduction, a merger, or acompany split on or after the issue date, or other equivalent circumstances whereby an adjustment
to the number of shares granted is necessary, the Company may appropriately adjust the number ofshares granted, within reason, taking into consideration the conditions such as the capital reduction,
merger, or company split, and the total number of shares allocated by the stock acquisition rights
shall be the post-adjustment number of shares granted multiplied by the number of unexercised or
unretired stock acquisition rights at the given time.
(3) Total number of stock acquisition rights
50 stock acquisition rights(4) Paid-in amount for stock acquisition rights
There will be no paid-in cash requirement in exchange for the stock acquisition rights offering.
(5) Value of Assets to be Contributed Upon the Exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights
The value of assets contributed upon the exercise of each stock acquisition right shall be 1 yenfor every share that may be issued upon the exercise of the stock acquisition rights, multiplied by
the number of shares granted.
Furthermore, if the Company conducts a stock split or reverse stock split after the issue date
for the stock acquisition rights, the paid-in amount shall be adjusted based on the following
formula, and fractions of less than 1 yen shall be rounded up.

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Post-adjustment paid-in amount = Pre-adjustment paid-in amount × -----------------------------------Ratio of split or reverse split(6) Period of exercising rights for stock acquisition rights
From July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2046.
(7) Exercise conditions for stock acquisition rights(i) Directors and Executive Officers may exercise stock acquisition rights only within ten (10)days of the day following retirement.
(ii) Regardless of (i) above, if either (a) or (b) below apply to the holder of stock acquisition rights,
stock acquisition rights may be exercised within the respective periods.
(a) If a proposal to approve a merger agreement with the Company as the extinct company isapproved at a General Meeting of Shareholders, or if a proposal to approve a stock
exchange agreement or proposal to approve a stock transfer making the Company awholly-owned subsidiary is approved at a General Meeting of Shareholders, the period
shall be within two (2) weeks of the day following approval.
(b) If the holder of stock acquisition rights dies, the heir will have a period of three (3) months
from the day following the death of the holder of stock acquisition rights.
(iii) Each stock acquisition right may not be exercised in part.
(8) Increase in capital and capital reserve in the case of issuance of shares through the exerciseof stock acquisition rights(i) When shares are issued through the exercise of stock acquisition rights, the amount of capitalincrease shall be one-half of the maximum limit for increases in capital calculated inaccordance with Article 17, Paragraph 1 of the Company Accounting Ordinance, and fractionsof less than 1 yen shall be rounded up.
(ii) When shares are issued through the exercise of stock acquisition rights, the amount of capitalreserve to be added shall be determined by subtracting the amount of capital increase as
stipulated in (i) above from the maximum limit for increases in capital indicated in (i) above.
(9) Matters concerning the acquisition of stock acquisition rights(i) In the event the Company’s General Meeting of Shareholders approves (or resolutions by its
Board of Directors where the resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders is notnecessary) a proposal for a merger agreement in which the Company is the extinct company,
proposal for an absorption-type merger agreement in which the Company is split or is planned
to be newly spun off, or a resolution for a stock exchange agreement or stock transfer plan inwhich the Company becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Company is entitled to acquire
all existing stock acquisition rights gratis on a date separately determined by the Board of
Directors of the Company.
(ii) The Company may, at any time, acquire gratis unexercised stock acquisition rights held by theCompany.
(10) Limits on transferability of stock acquisition rights
Transfer of stock acquisition rights shall require the approval of the Board of Directors of theCompany.
(11) Treatment of stock acquisition rights during a reorganization
If the Company is subject to a merger (limited to a case where the Company ceases to exist
after to the merger), merger by absorption and spin-off, demerger, stock exchange or stock transfer(hereinafter “Reorganization”), it shall, pursuant to the provisions below, deliver new stockacquisition rights covering shares in the Reorganized Company as indicated in Article 236,
Paragraph 1, Items 8a through e of the Companies Act for the respective cases (hereinafter“Reorganized Company”), to the holder of the Company’s existing stock acquisition rights(hereinafter “Existing Stock Acquisition Rights”) on date the Reorganization becomes effective. In
this case, the Existing Stock Acquisition Rights will cease to exist and the Reorganized Company
will issue new stock acquisition rights. However, this shall be limited to the case whereby thedelivery of new stock acquisition rights for the Reorganized Company is stipulated in the merger
agreement, absorption-type merger agreement, spin-off agreement, stock exchange agreement, or
stock transfer plans in accordance with the conditions below.
(i) Number of new stock acquisition rights of the Reorganized Company to be provided
The same number as the number of existing stock acquisition rights that remain in thehands of the holders of stock acquisition rights shall be provided.

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Class of shares of the Reorganized Company underlying the new stock acquisition rights
The class of shares underlying the new stock acquisition rights shall be the ReorganizedCompany’s ordinary stock.
(iii) Number of shares of the Reorganized Company underlying the new stock acquisition rights
To be determined in accordance with (2) above upon consideration of such factors as theconditions of the Reorganization.
(iv) Total amount to be invested upon exercise of new stock acquisition rights
The total amount to be invested upon exercise of the new stock acquisition rights allottedshall be, after consideration of factors such as the Reorganization, the post-adjustment paid inamount obtained from adjusting the exercise price as stated in (5) above, multiplied by the
number of shares of the Reorganized Company to be granted due to the exercise of new stockacquisition rights as stipulated in (iii) above.
(v) Exercise period for new stock acquisition rights
Between the first day of the period that that stock acquisition rights can be exercised asstated in (6) above and the effective date of the Reorganization, whichever is later, until the
final day of the period that stock acquisition rights can be exercised as stated in (6) above.
(vi) Increase in capital and capital reserve in case of issuance of shares through exercise of the
new stock acquisition rights
Determined in accordance with (8) above.
(vii) Restrictions on acquisition of stock acquisition rights via transfer
Acquisition of stock acquisition rights via transfer shall require resolution by the Board of
Directors of the Reorganized Company (if the Reorganized Company does not implement a
Board of Directors, a “Director”).
(viii) Reasons for acquisition and conditions for stock acquisition rights
Determined in accordance with (9) above.
(12) Allotment date for stock acquisition rights
July 1, 2016(13) Treatment of share certificates for stock acquisition rights
Share certificates for stock acquisition rights shall be issued only upon request by a holder ofstock acquisition rights.
3. Calculation of fair value for stock acquisition rights
The fair value of stock acquisition rights shall be calculated based on the Black-Scholes model inconsideration of various factors on the allotment date.
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