Independent Director Notification
1. Basic information
Submission date

Securities
code

Artner Co., LtdCompany name

Transfer date(tentative)

July 29, 2022

2163

July 29, 2022

To appoint NOMURA Ryuichiro, previously a substitute for a Director who is a member of theReason for submitting Audit and Supervisory Committee, as a Director who is a member of the Audit and Supervisory
Committee, following the resignation of MITANI Takaaki from the position of a Director who wasthis Independent
Director Notification a member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee on July 29, 2022, who had been notified andregistered as an Independent Director.

All persons who fulfill the qualifications for independent directors are designated as
independent directors (*1)

2. Matters relating to the independence of Independent Directors and Outside Directors
No.

123

Name
TERAMURA
Yasuhiko
MORII Shinichiro
NOMURA
Ryuichiro

Outside Director／
Outside members of
the Audit andSupervisory
Committee

IndependentDirector

Outside Director○○

Outside Director○○

Outside Director

Attributes of Directors (*2 and 3)
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Notapplicable○○

Details oftransfer

Consent ofthe person
Yes
Yes

NewlyappointedYes

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3. Explanation of attributes of Independent Directors and reasons for their appointment
No.

Reasons for appointment (*5)

Explanation of applicable circumstances (*4)

1

He has been appointed as Outside Director as he has a wealth of experience and expertise gained fromyears of service in key roles and positions at financial institutions, and as he is expected to deliver
well-rounded judgments based on his unique career and provide impartial and objective oversight.
He has been also appointed as Independent Director as he has no current or past relationships with thecompany that might give rise to any conflict of interest with general shareholders.

2He has been appointed as Outside Director as he has a wealth of experience and expertise gained fromhis career at key positions at Takara Standard Co., Ltd., and as he is expected to deliver wellroundedjudgments based on his unique career and provide impartial and objective oversight.
He has been also appointed as Independent Director as he has no current or past relationships with thecompany that might give rise to any conflict of interest with general shareholders.

3He has been appointed as Outside Director as he has a wealth of experience and expertise gained fromyears of service in key roles and positions at financial institutions and in corporate management, andas he is expected to deliver well-rounded judgments based on his unique career and provide impartial
and objective oversight.
He has been also appointed as Independent Director as he has no current or past relationships with thecompany that might give rise to any conflict of interest with general shareholders.

454. Supplementary explanation*1*2*3*4*5Check the box if all Outside Directors who qualify as Independent Directors have been notified and registered as Independent Directors.
Items to be checked regarding the attributes of Directors:
a．Executive of the Company or its subsidiaries
b．Non-executive director or accounting advisor of the Company or its subsidiaries (in the case of an outside member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee)
c．Non-executive director or executive of a parent company of the Company
d．Auditor of a parent company of the Company (in the case of an outside member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee)
e．Executive of a fellow subsidiary company of the Company
f．A party whose major client or supplier is the Company or an executive thereof
g．Major client or supplier of the listed company or an executive thereofh．Consultant, accountant or legal professional who receives a large amount of monetary consideration or other property from the Company besides
compensation as a director/kansayaku
i． Major shareholder of the Company (or an executive of the said major shareholder, if the shareholder is alegal entity)
j． Executive of a client or supplier company of the Company (which does not correspond to any of f, g, or h)(the Director himself/herself only)k．Executive of a company which has worked with the Company to appoint outside directors/kansayaku to each other’s boards (the Directorhimself/herself only)
l． Executive of a company or organization that receives a donation from the Company (the Directorhimself/herself only)
Note that the wording of the items a to l above are a simplified version of those listed in the TSE's rules.
Indicate "○" when the Director presently falls, or has recently fallen, under the category, and "△" when the Director fell under the category in the past.
Indicate "●" when a close relative of the Director presently falls or has recently fallen under the category, and "▲" when a close relative of the Director fell under the category in the past.
If any of the items a to l above applies, provide a brief description.
Specify the reasons for appointment of the Independent Director.

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