Change of Accounting Auditor and Introduction of New Audit Perspectives

「Because the current audit firm has served as the company's auditor for an extended period and an audit from a fresh perspective was considered necessary, the company compared and evaluated other audit firms. As a result, it decided to newly appoint Kanade Audit Corporation, taking into comprehensive consideration the prospect of an audit from a fresh perspective suited to the company's business scale, as well as the expertise, independence, quality control structure and audit fee level required of an accounting auditor.」