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Governance4088AIR WATER INC.Materials and Chemicals

Notice Regarding the Publication of the “Improvement Plan and Status Report”

Following the discovery of improper accounting, the company formulated an improvement plan to rebuild its corporate culture, governance and internal controls and submitted it to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is proceeding with measures including changing the chair of the Board of Directors to an independent outside director, increasing the number of outside directors, establishing a director responsible for overseeing the administrative divisions, and transitioning from a company with a board of corporate auditors to a company with an audit and supervisory committee.

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Governance structure

Company with a board of corporate auditors (scheduled to transition to a company with an audit and supervisory committee, subject to approval at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 22 September 2026)
Number of directorsnot disclosed (the proportion of outside directors is stated to be more than half)
Number of independent officers4Number

This is the number of people reported to the exchange as independent officers. Whether someone is an outside officer and whether they qualify as independent are separate determinations.

Committee4
Nomination and Compensation CommitteePersonnel CommitteeRisk Management CommitteeCompliance Committee
Changes this time

The chair of the Board of Directors will be changed to an independent outside director, the number of outside directors will be increased by 3 to bring their proportion to more than half, and a director responsible for overseeing the administrative divisions will be appointed. The company is scheduled to transition from a company with a board of corporate auditors to a company with an audit and supervisory committee around September 2026.

Governance structure
ItemDetails
Corporate Governance StructureCompany with a board of corporate auditors (scheduled to transition to a company with an audit and supervisory committee, subject to approval at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 22 September 2026)
Number of directorsnot disclosed (the proportion of outside directors is stated to be more than half)
Number of independent officers4 (stated as the composition before the change; the number after the change is not disclosed)
CommitteeNomination and Compensation Committee (proportion of outside members: not disclosed), Personnel Committee (proportion of outside members: not disclosed), Risk Management Committee (proportion of outside members: not disclosed), Compliance Committee (proportion of outside members: not disclosed)
Changes this timeThe chair of the Board of Directors will be changed to an independent outside director, the number of outside directors will be increased by 3 to bring their proportion to more than half, and a director responsible for overseeing the administrative divisions will be appointed. The company is scheduled to transition from a company with a board of corporate auditors to a company with an audit and supervisory committee around September 2026.
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Policy on cross-shareholdingsTakeover defensesControlling shareholder

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The reasons the company gives

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Based on the causes of the improper accounting identified in the investigation report of the Special Investigation Committee and through the company’s own review, the company will reform its corporate culture and governance, rebuild its management infrastructure and internal controls, and review its business portfolio in order to prevent recurrence and restore trust.

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