Governance structure
other affiliated company; voting rights ownership ratio: 23.39% included in the aggregate calculation, 23.39% in total; directly owned: –
When one company holds most of the voting rights, its wishes are more likely to prevail in management. How the interests of minority shareholders are protected is a key issue.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Controlling shareholder | HIKARI TSUSHIN,INC. (other affiliated company; voting rights ownership ratio: 23.39% included in the aggregate calculation, 23.39% in total; directly owned: –) |
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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.Although HIKARI TSUSHIN,INC. does not directly own voting rights in the Company, it is deemed to have substantial influence because it is the general partner and joint holder of investment limited partnerships and other entities that are shareholders of the Company, and is the parent company of HIKARI TSUSHIN,INC. Accordingly, it is classified as an other affiliated company.