Matter involving the possibility of improper transactions in used-truck sales and purchases in prior fiscal years
AIストーム株式会社 (the filing company)
Used-truck sales and purchases
External party's comments
Company response
The Company established a Special Investigation Committee on 15 May 2026 as a voluntary advisory body to its Audit and Supervisory Committee, with an outside officer serving as chair. Chair: Terao Kiyoshi (寺尾潔), certified public accountant, outside director and Audit and Supervisory Committee member of the Company; member: Ito Taku (伊藤拓), attorney-at-law and partner at 御堂筋法律事務所; member: Manabe Tomohiko (真鍋朝彦), certified public accountant and tax accountant at 髙野総合会計事務所.
The Company will fully cooperate with the investigation by the Special Investigation Committee and proceed with it promptly. The progress and results of the investigation will be disclosed promptly as soon as they become available.
The progress and results of the investigation by the Special Investigation Committee will be disclosed promptly as soon as they become available.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Event name | Matter involving the possibility of improper transactions in used-truck sales and purchases in prior fiscal years |
| Date of occurrence | 15 May 2026 (the date the Special Investigation Committee was established; the date of the underlying matter involving prior-year transactions is Not disclosed) |
| Subject Entity | AIストーム株式会社 (the filing company) |
| Target Locations / Products | Used-truck sales and purchases |
| Cause | External party's comments |
| Date of filing / date of action | 15 May 2026 (the date the Special Investigation Committee was established) |
| Investigation structure | The Company established a Special Investigation Committee on 15 May 2026 as a voluntary advisory body to its Audit and Supervisory Committee, with an outside officer serving as chair. Chair: Terao Kiyoshi (寺尾潔), certified public accountant, outside director and Audit and Supervisory Committee member of the Company; member: Ito Taku (伊藤拓), attorney-at-law and partner at 御堂筋法律事務所; member: Manabe Tomohiko (真鍋朝彦), certified public accountant and tax accountant at 髙野総合会計事務所. |
| Outlook | The Company will fully cooperate with the investigation by the Special Investigation Committee and proceed with it promptly. The progress and results of the investigation will be disclosed promptly as soon as they become available. |
| Planned follow-up disclosure | The progress and results of the investigation by the Special Investigation Committee will be disclosed promptly as soon as they become available. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Because an external party's comments brought to light a matter involving the possibility that improper transactions had been conducted in used-truck sales and purchases in prior fiscal years.