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Changes in Officers3865Hokuetsu CorporationMaterials and Chemicals

Notice of Changes in Executive Officers

Effective 26 June 2026, Tachibana Shigeharu (立花滋春), Senior Managing Director and responsible for special assignments under the Representative Director and Chairman, and Ishizuka Yutaka (石塚豊), Director and responsible for special assignments under the Representative Director and Chairman, will retire from their positions and are scheduled to become part-time advisers and part-time consultants, respectively. Meanwhile, Executive Officers Okamoto Satoshi (岡本 敏) and Takasai Kazuhiro (高濟和弘) will be nominated as candidates for director and will be appointed as directors after approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 15 May 2026

Incoming appointee

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Scheduled Appointment Date26 June 2026 (subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders)
Okamoto Satoshi (岡本 敏)
Previous positionExecutive Officer; General Manager, Domestic Paper Sales Headquarters; responsible for the Paperboard Sales Headquarters and the Profit Management Office
New positionDirector; General Manager, Domestic Paper Sales Headquarters; responsible for the Paperboard Sales Headquarters and the Profit Management Office
Takasai Kazuhiro (高濟和弘)
Previous positionExecutive Officer; General Manager, Niigata Mill
New positionDirector; General Manager, Niigata Mill

Departing officer

2 items
Date of departure26 June 2026
Tachibana Shigeharu (立花滋春)Next role stated
Former PositionSenior Managing Director; responsible for special assignments under the Representative Director and Chairman
New positionPart-Time Adviser
Ishizuka Yutaka (石塚 豊)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector; responsible for special assignments under the Representative Director and Chairman
New positionPart-time Consultant

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

They will retire as directors and become part-time advisers or part-time consultants, respectively, and therefore will not remain on the Board of Directors.

Directors after the change9Number
Shareholders’ meeting approvalDirector election proposal; General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 26 June 2026
Who is moving to which position
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Resolution date15 May 2026
Scheduled Appointment Date26 June 2026 (subject to approval at the General Meeting of Shareholders)
Date of departure26 June 2026
Name of appointeeOkamoto Satoshi (岡本 敏), Takasai Kazuhiro (高濟和弘)
Appointee's new positionDirector; General Manager, Domestic Paper Sales Headquarters; responsible for the Paperboard Sales Headquarters and the Profit Management Office, Director; General Manager, Niigata Mill
Appointee's previous positionExecutive Officer; General Manager, Domestic Paper Sales Headquarters; responsible for the Paperboard Sales Headquarters and the Profit Management Office, Executive Officer; General Manager, Niigata Mill
Name of departing officerTachibana Shigeharu (立花滋春), Ishizuka Yutaka (石塚 豊)
Former position of departing officerSenior Managing Director; responsible for special assignments under the Representative Director and Chairman, Director; responsible for special assignments under the Representative Director and Chairman
New position of departing officerPart-Time Adviser, Part-time Consultant
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeThey will retire as directors and become part-time advisers or part-time consultants, respectively, and therefore will not remain on the Board of Directors.
Number of directors after the change9 (including 4 outside directors)
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersDirector election proposal; General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 26 June 2026
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Appointee's date of birthYear the appointee joined the CompanyNumber of shares held by the appointeeReason for departureReason for changeReasons for appointmentFiling as an independent officerDetails of organizational changesChange in Corporate Governance Structure

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The company stated that it had resolved the executive personnel changes, but did not provide individual reasons for the changes.

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