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Changes in Officers4819Digital Garage,Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Regarding Changes in Officers

Following the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 24 June 2026, the candidates for director will change. Kawabe Hidefumi (川邉 秀文), Sakamura Ken (坂村 健) and Chino Masahiko (知野 雅彦) will newly be nominated as candidates for outside director. Ito Joichi (伊藤 穰一), Okuma Masato (大熊 将人) and Makino Koji (牧野 宏司) are scheduled to leave office, while Moriyama Hironobu (森山 博暢) will change from an outside director to an inside director.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 27 March 2026

Incoming appointee

3 items
Scheduled Appointment DateFollowing approval at the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 24 June 2026 (at the conclusion of the meeting)
Kawabe Hidefumi (川邉 秀文)
Previous positionExecutive Officer in charge of Individual Banking and the DX and Payments Business at 株式会社りそな銀行; Executive Officer and Group CDIO at Resona Holdings, Inc.
New positionOutside Directors
生年月日 13 December 1972
Sakamura Ken (坂村 健)
Previous positionDirector of the YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory; Chairman of the Digital Garden City Nation Promotion Organization; Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Information Networking at Toyo University, among other positions
New positionOutside Directors
生年月日 25 July 1951
Chino Masahiko (知野 雅彦)
Previous positionRepresentative Director of 株式会社KPMG FAS; Chairman of the Board of 株式会社KPMG Ignition Tokyo; Co-Chairman of KPMG Japan, among other positions
New positionOutside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
生年月日 26 October 1963

Departing officer

3 items
Date of departureAt the conclusion of the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 24 June 2026
Ito Joichi (伊藤 穰一)Stepping down
Former PositionDirectors
Okuma Masato (大熊 将人)Stepping down
Former PositionDirectors
Makino Koji (牧野 宏司)Stepping down
Former PositionOutside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Whether the incumbent will remain in office (whether they will retain their position)

All departing directors are understood not to remain on the Board of Directors, although their positions after departure are not specified.

Directors after the change13Number
Shareholders’ meeting approvalRequired. A proposal for the election of director candidates will be submitted to the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for 24 June 2026.
Reason for change

The Company decided to newly appoint candidates with extensive experience and expertise in order to strengthen and enhance the management capabilities of the Group and to address the fintech and financial business areas, where legal reforms are advancing in line with the rapid progress of digitalisation.

Who is moving to which position
ItemDetails
Resolution date27 March 2026
Scheduled Appointment DateFollowing approval at the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 24 June 2026 (at the conclusion of the meeting)
Date of departureAt the conclusion of the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 24 June 2026
Name of appointeeKawabe Hidefumi (川邉 秀文), Sakamura Ken (坂村 健), Chino Masahiko (知野 雅彦)
Appointee's new positionOutside Directors, Outside Directors, Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Appointee's previous positionExecutive Officer in charge of Individual Banking and the DX and Payments Business at 株式会社りそな銀行; Executive Officer and Group CDIO at Resona Holdings, Inc., Director of the YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory; Chairman of the Digital Garden City Nation Promotion Organization; Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Information Networking at Toyo University, among other positions, Representative Director of 株式会社KPMG FAS; Chairman of the Board of 株式会社KPMG Ignition Tokyo; Co-Chairman of KPMG Japan, among other positions
Appointee's date of birth13 December 1972, 25 July 1951, 26 October 1963
Name of departing officerIto Joichi (伊藤 穰一), Okuma Masato (大熊 将人), Makino Koji (牧野 宏司)
Former position of departing officerDirectors, Directors, Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeAll departing directors are understood not to remain on the Board of Directors, although their positions after departure are not specified.
Reason for changeThe Company decided to newly appoint candidates with extensive experience and expertise in order to strengthen and enhance the management capabilities of the Group and to address the fintech and financial business areas, where legal reforms are advancing in line with the rapid progress of digitalisation.
Number of directors after the change13 directors (including 8 outside directors)
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersRequired. A proposal for the election of director candidates will be submitted to the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for 24 June 2026.
Items this document does not state (8)
Year the appointee joined the CompanyNumber of shares held by the appointeeNew position of departing officerReason for departureReasons for appointmentFiling as an independent officerDetails of organizational changesChange in Corporate Governance Structure

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The Company decided to newly appoint candidates with extensive experience and expertise in order to strengthen and enhance the management capabilities of the Group and to address the fintech and financial business areas, where legal reforms are advancing in line with the rapid progress of digitalisation.

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