Governance structure
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.
The notification was filed because an agenda item for the election of outside directors will be submitted to the annual general meeting of shareholders on 26 June 2026. Otani Wataru (大谷渡), Iue Toshimasa (井植敏雅), Murata Tomohiro (村田朋博), Karatsu Keiichi (唐津惠一), Totoki (Yokota) Kiyoko (十時(横田)希代子), and Ito Kenji (伊東賢治) are listed as scheduled to be newly appointed, and all 7 people, including Iwata Yoshiko (岩田宜子), have been designated as independent officers.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of directors | 7 outside directors (total number of directors: Not disclosed) |
| Number of independent officers | 7 |
| Changes this time | The notification was filed because an agenda item for the election of outside directors will be submitted to the annual general meeting of shareholders on 26 June 2026. Otani Wataru (大谷渡), Iue Toshimasa (井植敏雅), Murata Tomohiro (村田朋博), Karatsu Keiichi (唐津惠一), Totoki (Yokota) Kiyoko (十時(横田)希代子), and Ito Kenji (伊東賢治) are listed as scheduled to be newly appointed, and all 7 people, including Iwata Yoshiko (岩田宜子), have been designated as independent officers. |
Items this document does not state (5)
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.Because an agenda item for the election of outside directors will be submitted to the annual general meeting of shareholders. The company designates as independent officers those it has determined meet the independence criteria and are unlikely to have conflicts of interest with general shareholders.