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Changes in Officers3951ASAHI PRINTING CO.,LTD.Materials and Chemicals

Notice Regarding Organizational Changes, the Introduction of an Executive Officer System, and Personnel Changes

The Company will rename the Sales Planning Office, abolish and establish organizational units, and introduce an executive officer system. The positions held by directors, including the President and Vice President, will change to a structure in which they also serve as executive officers, and new executive officers will be appointed.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 25 May 2026

Incoming appointee

10 items
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 25 June 2026 (the officer appointments are scheduled to be formally decided at the 110th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 25 June 2026)
Asahi Shigenori (朝日 重紀)
Previous positionRepresentative Director and President
New positionRepresentative Director, President and Executive Officer; Director, Harleigh (Malaysia) Sdn.Bhd.; Director, Shin-Nippon Industries Sdn.Bhd.; Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd.
Hirota Toshiyuki (広田 敏幸)
Previous positionRepresentative Director and Vice President; General Manager, Administration Division; responsible for Quality Assurance Department
New positionRepresentative Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; General Manager, Administration Division; responsible for Quality Assurance Department
Sato Kazuhito (佐藤 和仁)
Previous positionManaging Director; General Manager, Production Division; General Manager, Plant Reorganization Promotion Office; General Manager, Procurement Management Department; responsible for Information Systems Office
New positionDirector, Senior Managing Executive Officer; overseeing Production Division; General Manager, Procurement Management Department; responsible for stakeholder relations; Representative Director and Chairman, 阪本印刷株式会社 (Note)
Tsukada Takeshi (塚田 武)
Previous positionDirector; responsible for Corporate Strategy Office and overseas subsidiary directorships
New positionDirector, Managing Executive Officer; responsible for Corporate Strategy Office; Director, Harleigh (Malaysia) Sdn.Bhd.; Director, Shin-Nippon Industries Sdn.Bhd.; Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd.
Nishida Yoshihiro (西田 良弘)
Previous positionDirector, General Manager, Finance Department
New positionSenior Executive Officer; General Manager, Finance Department
Sasaki Shotaro (佐々木 昌太郎)
Previous positionDirector; General Manager, West Japan Sales Division; General Manager, Toyama Sales Department; General Manager, Sales Planning Office; responsible for Packaging Systems Sales Department
New positionSenior Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Strategy Office; responsible for Packaging Systems Sales Department
Hoki Hideyuki (保木 秀之)
Previous positionDirector, Head of East Japan Sales Division, responsible for Planning and Development Division
New positionSenior Executive Officer, General Manager, West Japan Sales Division; responsible for Planning and Development Division
Wakabayashi Kazuto (若林 和人)
Previous positionDirector and Executive Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd.
New positionSenior Executive Officer; Executive Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd.
Miyagawa Osamu (宮川 修)
Previous positionNot disclosed
New positionExecutive Officer, General Manager, Production Division; responsible for Thin Materials Business and Information Systems Office
Nakanishi Ryoichi (中西 良一)
Previous positionGeneral Manager, Tokyo Branch; General Manager, Sales Development Promotion Department
New positionExecutive Officer, General Manager, East Japan Sales Division; General Manager, Tokyo Branch; General Manager, Sales Development Promotion Department

Departing officer

4 items
Nishida Yoshihiro (西田 良弘)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector, General Manager, Finance Department
New positionSenior Executive Officer; General Manager, Finance Department
Sasaki Shotaro (佐々木 昌太郎)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector; General Manager, West Japan Sales Division; General Manager, Toyama Sales Department; General Manager, Sales Planning Office; responsible for Packaging Systems Sales Department
New positionSenior Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Strategy Office; responsible for Packaging Systems Sales Department
Hoki Hideyuki (保木 秀之)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector, Head of East Japan Sales Division, responsible for Planning and Development Division
New positionSenior Executive Officer, General Manager, West Japan Sales Division; responsible for Planning and Development Division
Wakabayashi Kazuto (若林 和人)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector and Executive Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd.
New positionSenior Executive Officer; Executive Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd.

“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.

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

The 4 individuals whose positions will change from directors to executive officers are understood not to remain on the Board of Directors. For the other departing individuals, not disclosed.

Shareholders’ meeting approvalRequired. The officer appointments are scheduled to be formally decided at the 110th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 25 June 2026. Personnel matters concerning 阪本印刷株式会社 are scheduled to be formally decided at the company's 81st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 18 June 2026.
Details of organizational changes

The Sales Planning Office will be renamed the Sales Strategy Office, the Plant Reorganization Promotion Office will be abolished, the Kyoto Engineering Section will be established under the Engineering Department, and the Tokyo Information Systems Section will be established under the Information Systems Office.

Who is moving to which position
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Resolution date25 May 2026
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 25 June 2026 (the officer appointments are scheduled to be formally decided at the 110th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 25 June 2026)
Name of appointeeAsahi Shigenori (朝日 重紀), Hirota Toshiyuki (広田 敏幸), Sato Kazuhito (佐藤 和仁), Tsukada Takeshi (塚田 武), Nishida Yoshihiro (西田 良弘), Sasaki Shotaro (佐々木 昌太郎), Hoki Hideyuki (保木 秀之), Wakabayashi Kazuto (若林 和人), Miyagawa Osamu (宮川 修), Nakanishi Ryoichi (中西 良一)
Appointee's new positionRepresentative Director, President and Executive Officer; Director, Harleigh (Malaysia) Sdn.Bhd.; Director, Shin-Nippon Industries Sdn.Bhd.; Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd., Representative Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; General Manager, Administration Division; responsible for Quality Assurance Department, Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; overseeing Production Division; General Manager, Procurement Management Department; responsible for stakeholder relations; Representative Director and Chairman, 阪本印刷株式会社 (Note), Director, Managing Executive Officer; responsible for Corporate Strategy Office; Director, Harleigh (Malaysia) Sdn.Bhd.; Director, Shin-Nippon Industries Sdn.Bhd.; Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd., Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Finance Department, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Strategy Office; responsible for Packaging Systems Sales Department, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, West Japan Sales Division; responsible for Planning and Development Division, Senior Executive Officer; Executive Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd., Executive Officer, General Manager, Production Division; responsible for Thin Materials Business and Information Systems Office, Executive Officer, General Manager, East Japan Sales Division; General Manager, Tokyo Branch; General Manager, Sales Development Promotion Department
Appointee's previous positionRepresentative Director and President, Representative Director and Vice President; General Manager, Administration Division; responsible for Quality Assurance Department, Managing Director; General Manager, Production Division; General Manager, Plant Reorganization Promotion Office; General Manager, Procurement Management Department; responsible for Information Systems Office, Director; responsible for Corporate Strategy Office and overseas subsidiary directorships, Director, General Manager, Finance Department, Director; General Manager, West Japan Sales Division; General Manager, Toyama Sales Department; General Manager, Sales Planning Office; responsible for Packaging Systems Sales Department, Director, Head of East Japan Sales Division, responsible for Planning and Development Division, Director and Executive Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd., Not disclosed, General Manager, Tokyo Branch; General Manager, Sales Development Promotion Department
Name of departing officerNishida Yoshihiro (西田 良弘), Sasaki Shotaro (佐々木 昌太郎), Hoki Hideyuki (保木 秀之), Wakabayashi Kazuto (若林 和人)
Former position of departing officerDirector, General Manager, Finance Department, Director; General Manager, West Japan Sales Division; General Manager, Toyama Sales Department; General Manager, Sales Planning Office; responsible for Packaging Systems Sales Department, Director, Head of East Japan Sales Division, responsible for Planning and Development Division, Director and Executive Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd.
New position of departing officerSenior Executive Officer; General Manager, Finance Department, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Strategy Office; responsible for Packaging Systems Sales Department, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, West Japan Sales Division; responsible for Planning and Development Division, Senior Executive Officer; Executive Director, Kinta Press & Packaging (M) Sdn.Bhd.
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeThe 4 individuals whose positions will change from directors to executive officers are understood not to remain on the Board of Directors. For the other departing individuals, not disclosed.
Details of organizational changesThe Sales Planning Office will be renamed the Sales Strategy Office, the Plant Reorganization Promotion Office will be abolished, the Kyoto Engineering Section will be established under the Engineering Department, and the Tokyo Information Systems Section will be established under the Information Systems Office.
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersRequired. The officer appointments are scheduled to be formally decided at the 110th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 25 June 2026. Personnel matters concerning 阪本印刷株式会社 are scheduled to be formally decided at the company's 81st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 18 June 2026.
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Date of departureAppointee's date of birthYear the appointee joined the CompanyNumber of shares held by the appointeeReason for departureReason for changeReasons for appointmentNumber of directors after the changeFiling as an independent officerChange in Corporate Governance Structure

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The objectives are to accelerate decision-making by the Board of Directors and strengthen its supervisory function, as well as to expand opportunities for the appointment of personnel and systematically develop the next generation of management talent. The organizational changes are intended to strengthen sales strategy functions, plant and equipment maintenance functions, and the IT support structure, among other things.

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