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Changes in Officers2208BOURBON CORPORATIONFood

Notice Regarding Changes to Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members and the Appointment of a Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member

As of 26 June 2026, 2 directors will leave office and 1 outside director will be newly appointed, reducing the number of directors by 2. 1 outside Audit & Supervisory Board member will resign, and a successor and an alternate Audit & Supervisory Board member are scheduled to be elected.

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Scale
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Wording
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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 28 April 2026

Incoming appointee

3 items
Scheduled Appointment Date26 June 2026 (to be formally determined following resolutions at the 150th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors meeting)
Uchida Chiaki (内田千秋)
Previous positionProfessor, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Niigata University (currently)
New positionOutside Directors
生年月日 14 October 1979所有株式数 0 shares (record date Not disclosed)
Ando Kazuyuki (安藤和之)
Previous positionOpened Ando Kazuyuki Tax Accountant's Office (currently operating)
New positionOutside Corporate Auditor
生年月日 3 November 1962所有株式数 0 shares (record date Not disclosed)
Kasuga Yuji (春日裕司)
Previous positionOpened Kasuga Yuji Tax Accountant's Office (currently operating)
New positionSubstitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside audit & supervisory board member)
生年月日 18 August 1962所有株式数 0 shares (record date Not disclosed)

Departing officer

3 items
Date of departure26 June 2026
Asano Kazuo (浅野和男)Next role stated
Former PositionManaging Director, responsible for promoting domestic management planning
New positionAdvisor to the Company (scheduled appointment)
Ozeki Yukimi (尾関幸美)Next role stated
Former PositionOutside Directors
New positionRetirement
Kawakami Etsuo (川上悦男)Next role stated
Former PositionOutside Corporate Auditor
New positionResignation

“Next role stated” means the document names the position the person holds after stepping down. It does not necessarily mean they are leaving the company.

Reason for departure

Due to expiration of the term of office., Due to expiration of the term of office., Due to resignation for personal reasons.

Whether the incumbent will remain in office (whether they will retain their position)

Asano Kazuo (浅野和男) is scheduled to become an advisor to the Company. Ozeki Yukimi (尾関幸美) and Kawakami Etsuo (川上悦男) will not remain on the Board of Directors or the Audit & Supervisory Board.

Directors after the change16Number
Shareholders’ meeting approvalRequired. The changes are scheduled to be formally determined following resolutions at the 150th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for 26 June 2026, and at the Board of Directors meeting to be held after the meeting.
Reason for change

The changes in directors are due to the expiration of their terms of office. The change in Audit & Supervisory Board members is due to the resignation of current outside Audit & Supervisory Board member Kawakami Etsuo (川上悦男) for personal reasons. The alternate Audit & Supervisory Board member will be appointed in preparation for any situation in which the number of Audit & Supervisory Board members falls below the number required by law.

Who is moving to which position
ItemDetails
Resolution date28 April 2026
Scheduled Appointment Date26 June 2026 (to be formally determined following resolutions at the 150th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors meeting)
Date of departure26 June 2026
Name of appointeeUchida Chiaki (内田千秋), Ando Kazuyuki (安藤和之), Kasuga Yuji (春日裕司)
Appointee's new positionOutside Directors, Outside Corporate Auditor, Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member (outside audit & supervisory board member)
Appointee's previous positionProfessor, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Niigata University (currently), Opened Ando Kazuyuki Tax Accountant's Office (currently operating), Opened Kasuga Yuji Tax Accountant's Office (currently operating)
Appointee's date of birth14 October 1979, 3 November 1962, 18 August 1962
Number of shares held by the appointee0 shares (record date Not disclosed), 0 shares (record date Not disclosed), 0 shares (record date Not disclosed)
Name of departing officerAsano Kazuo (浅野和男), Ozeki Yukimi (尾関幸美), Kawakami Etsuo (川上悦男)
Former position of departing officerManaging Director, responsible for promoting domestic management planning, Outside Directors, Outside Corporate Auditor
New position of departing officerAdvisor to the Company (scheduled appointment), Retirement, Resignation
Reason for departureDue to expiration of the term of office., Due to expiration of the term of office., Due to resignation for personal reasons.
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeAsano Kazuo (浅野和男) is scheduled to become an advisor to the Company. Ozeki Yukimi (尾関幸美) and Kawakami Etsuo (川上悦男) will not remain on the Board of Directors or the Audit & Supervisory Board.
Reason for changeThe changes in directors are due to the expiration of their terms of office. The change in Audit & Supervisory Board members is due to the resignation of current outside Audit & Supervisory Board member Kawakami Etsuo (川上悦男) for personal reasons. The alternate Audit & Supervisory Board member will be appointed in preparation for any situation in which the number of Audit & Supervisory Board members falls below the number required by law.
Number of directors after the change16, including 5 outside directors
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersRequired. The changes are scheduled to be formally determined following resolutions at the 150th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for 26 June 2026, and at the Board of Directors meeting to be held after the meeting.
Items this document does not state (5)
Year the appointee joined the CompanyReasons for appointmentFiling as an independent officerDetails of organizational changesChange in Corporate Governance Structure

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

The changes in directors are due to the expiration of their terms of office. The change in Audit & Supervisory Board members is due to the resignation of current outside Audit & Supervisory Board member Kawakami Etsuo (川上悦男) for personal reasons. The alternate Audit & Supervisory Board member will be elected in preparation for any situation in which the number of Audit & Supervisory Board members falls below the number required by law.

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