Governance structure
When one company holds most of the voting rights, its wishes are more likely to prevail in management. How the interests of minority shareholders are protected is a key issue.
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.
If the outside director candidates whose election proposals are scheduled to be submitted to the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 27 August 2026 are elected, they are expected to become independent officers. Ishizuka Toshimichi (石塚利道) and Ikeda Noriko (池田記子) are listed as new appointments.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of directors | 4 outside directors (total number of directors: Not disclosed) |
| Number of independent officers | 6 |
| Controlling shareholder | It is stated that HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. is a major shareholder, but whether it is a controlling shareholder or parent company, as well as its voting rights ratio, is Not disclosed |
| Changes this time | If the outside director candidates whose election proposals are scheduled to be submitted to the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 27 August 2026 are elected, they are expected to become independent officers. Ishizuka Toshimichi (石塚利道) and Ikeda Noriko (池田記子) are listed as new appointments. |
Items this document does not state (4)
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.If the outside director candidates whose election proposals are scheduled to be submitted to the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 27 August 2026 are elected, each candidate is expected to become an independent officer.