Komori
Changes in Officers4549EIKEN CHEMICAL CO.,LTD.Pharmaceuticals

Notice Concerning the Nomination of Director Candidates

The Company has decided on 10 director candidates for the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 23 June 2026. Executive Officer Kudo Tomohiro (工藤 知博) will be added as a director candidate, while Representative Executive Officer and Chairman Natomi Tsugunori (納富 継宣) is scheduled to leave office upon expiration of his term.

Worth reading
48Recurring
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.
Direction
Neutral
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
—
Displayed only when the document provides numerical figures.
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Who is moving to which position

Resolved 12 May 2026

Incoming appointee

1 item
Scheduled Appointment Date23 June 2026 (following the conclusion of the 88th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; subject to shareholder approval)
Kudo Tomohiro (工藤 知博)
Previous positionCurrent Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Administration Division, and CFO and CHRO
New positionDirectors
生年月日 9 April 1973入社年 1997

Departing officer

1 item
Date of departure23 June 2026 (at the conclusion of the 88th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders)
Natomi Tsugunori (納富 継宣)Stepping down
Former PositionCurrent Director and Representative Executive Officer and Chairman
Reason for departure

Leaving office upon expiration of the term

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

Will not remain on the Board of Directors

Directors after the change10Number
Filing as an independent officerScheduled
Shareholders’ meeting approvalRequired. Proposal for the election of directors at the 88th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The meeting is scheduled for 23 June 2026
Independent officers are outside officers registered with the exchange as having no conflict of interest with general shareholders.
Who is moving to which position
ItemDetails
Resolution date12 May 2026
Scheduled Appointment Date23 June 2026 (following the conclusion of the 88th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; subject to shareholder approval)
Date of departure23 June 2026 (at the conclusion of the 88th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders)
Name of appointeeKudo Tomohiro (工藤 知博)
Appointee's new positionDirectors
Appointee's previous positionCurrent Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Administration Division, and CFO and CHRO
Appointee's date of birth9 April 1973
Year the appointee joined the Company1997
Name of departing officerNatomi Tsugunori (納富 継宣)
Former position of departing officerCurrent Director and Representative Executive Officer and Chairman
Reason for departureLeaving office upon expiration of the term
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeWill not remain on the Board of Directors
Number of directors after the change10, including 7 outside directors
Filing as an independent officerScheduled
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersRequired. Proposal for the election of directors at the 88th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The meeting is scheduled for 23 June 2026
Items this document does not state (6)
Number of shares held by the appointeeNew position of departing officerReason for changeReasons for appointmentDetails of organizational changesChange in Corporate Governance Structure

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.

No specific reasons were provided for the selection of the director candidates or the departure from office.

How to read this page

This is not the documentKomori reads the disclosure the company filed and writes this summary. Figures are as stated by the company and are not audited.
Weight is not a verdictIt measures how much this changes what the company had already told the market. It is not a view on the shares.
Corrections happenIf the company reissues this disclosure, the page is rebuilt from the corrected version and the revision number moves up.
Notice Concerning the Nomination of Director Candidates | EIKEN CHEMICAL CO.,LTD. (4549) timely disclosure | Komori