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Governance6228J.E.T.Co.,LTD.Machinery

Notice Regarding a Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The company identified accounting fraud involving the improper manipulation of the timing of revenue recognition for semiconductor cleaning equipment in prior fiscal years and disclosed that its internal control over financial reporting was ineffective. As measures to prevent recurrence, the company plans to have the directors involved resign, review its management structure, and strengthen Finance Department approval for revenue recognition, as well as audits and training.

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Governance structure

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Improvement Measures Promotion Committee / Nomination and Compensation Committee
Changes this time

The 3 directors alleged to have been involved in this matter are scheduled to resign at the conclusion of the continuation session of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 15 July 2026. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for September 2026, the company plans to appoint a director dedicated to the administrative division and others and establish a new management structure. The company will establish an Improvement Measures Promotion Committee.

Governance structure
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CommitteeImprovement Measures Promotion Committee (comprising outside directors, a full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, certified public accountants and others; percentage of outside members: Not disclosed) / Nomination and Compensation Committee (percentage of outside members: Not disclosed)
Changes this timeThe 3 directors alleged to have been involved in this matter are scheduled to resign at the conclusion of the continuation session of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 15 July 2026. At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for September 2026, the company plans to appoint a director dedicated to the administrative division and others and establish a new management structure. The company will establish an Improvement Measures Promotion Committee.
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The company identified accounting fraud involving the improper manipulation of the timing of revenue recognition for multiple semiconductor cleaning equipment products from the fiscal year ended December 2022 through the fiscal year ended December 2024. The stated causes include management's pressure to achieve sales targets and meet performance expectations after the listing, inadequate revenue recognition standards and training, issues concerning management's accounting literacy and integrity, the absence of a director dedicated to the administrative division, and weak approval and checking functions.

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