Monitoring Progress on the Medium-Term Business Plan Through the Board of Corporate Auditors

「A key matter considered by the Audit & Supervisory Board is monitoring progress under the medium-term business plan. The audit & supervisory board members exchange views based on their respective expertise and prepare for Board of Directors meetings by checking for delays in the plan or deviations from profitability assumptions, whether the directors are able to monitor the progress of the executive officers' work, and whether fraud or compliance violations have occurred.」