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Changes in Officers8103Meiwa CorporationTrading & Wholesale

Notice Regarding Changes in Directors

Subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June, the Company plans to change its slate of director candidates and select Kubo Akimi (久保 秋実) as its new Representative Director and President. Current President Yoshida Tsuyoshi (𠮷田 毅) and several other directors, including Audit & Supervisory Committee Members, will retire from their positions and are scheduled to take up roles such as advisors.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 25 March 2026

Incoming appointee

5 items
Scheduled Appointment DateAfter the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2026. The selection of the Representative Director is scheduled to be submitted to a meeting of the Board of Directors to be held after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Kubo Akimi (久保 秋実)
New positionRepresentative Director and President
Ando Kenichi (安藤 賢一)
New positionDirector, Executive Officer, Head of Third Business Division, and Chief Digital Officer (CDO)
Fujii Koichi (藤井 幸一)
New positionFull-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member
Suga Hideaki (菅 秀章)
New positionOutside Director (Independent Officer)
Tanaka Shumpei (田中 俊平)
New positionOutside Director (Independent Officer)

Departing officer

4 items
Date of departureAt the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Yoshida Tsuyoshi (𠮷田 毅)Next role stated
Former PositionRepresentative Director and President
New positionScheduled to become a full-time advisor
Shibuya Hiroyuki (澁谷 博之)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector (Director who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member; Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
New positionExpected to become an adviser
Iwamura Kazunori (岩村 和典)Next role stated
Former PositionOutside Director (Director serving as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
New positionRetirement
Aritake Shunji (有竹 俊二)Next role stated
Former PositionOutside Director (Director serving as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
New positionRetirement

“Next role stated” means the document names the position the person holds after stepping down. It does not necessarily mean they are leaving the company.

Whether the incumbent will remain in office (whether they will retain their position)

After retiring as directors, Yoshida Tsuyoshi (𠮷田 毅) and Shibuya Hiroyuki (澁谷 博之) are scheduled to become a full-time advisor and an advisor, respectively. No post-retirement position is stated for Iwamura Kazunori (岩村 和典) or Aritake Shunji (有竹 俊二).

Directors after the change9Number
Filing as an independent officerMiwa Satoshi (三輪 慧), Suga Hideaki (菅 秀章), and Tanaka Shumpei (田中 俊平) are candidates for Independent Officer status as defined by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Shareholders’ meeting approvalYes. The Company will submit the director candidates to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2026.
Independent officers are outside officers registered with the exchange as having no conflict of interest with general shareholders.
Who is moving to which position
ItemDetails
Resolution date25 March 2026
Scheduled Appointment DateAfter the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2026. The selection of the Representative Director is scheduled to be submitted to a meeting of the Board of Directors to be held after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Date of departureAt the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Name of appointeeKubo Akimi (久保 秋実), Ando Kenichi (安藤 賢一), Fujii Koichi (藤井 幸一), Suga Hideaki (菅 秀章), Tanaka Shumpei (田中 俊平)
Appointee's new positionRepresentative Director and President, Director, Executive Officer, Head of Third Business Division, and Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Outside Director (Independent Officer), Outside Director (Independent Officer)
Name of departing officerYoshida Tsuyoshi (𠮷田 毅), Shibuya Hiroyuki (澁谷 博之), Iwamura Kazunori (岩村 和典), Aritake Shunji (有竹 俊二)
Former position of departing officerRepresentative Director and President, Director (Director who is an Audit & Supervisory Committee Member; Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member), Outside Director (Director serving as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Outside Director (Director serving as an Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
New position of departing officerScheduled to become a full-time advisor, Expected to become an adviser, Retirement, Retirement
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeAfter retiring as directors, Yoshida Tsuyoshi (𠮷田 毅) and Shibuya Hiroyuki (澁谷 博之) are scheduled to become a full-time advisor and an advisor, respectively. No post-retirement position is stated for Iwamura Kazunori (岩村 和典) or Aritake Shunji (有竹 俊二).
Number of directors after the change9 directors (including 5 outside directors)
Filing as an independent officerMiwa Satoshi (三輪 慧), Suga Hideaki (菅 秀章), and Tanaka Shumpei (田中 俊平) are candidates for Independent Officer status as defined by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersYes. The Company will submit the director candidates to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for late June 2026.
Items this document does not state (9)
Appointee's previous positionAppointee's date of birthYear the appointee joined the CompanyNumber of shares held by the appointeeReason for departureReason for changeReasons for appointmentDetails of organizational changesChange in Corporate Governance Structure

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.

No reason for the personnel changes is stated other than that the director candidates have been determined and that the Representative Director is scheduled to be selected after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

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