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Governance8105Bitcoin Japan CorporationTrading & Wholesale

Matters Concerning Controlling Shareholders

Bakkt Opco Holdings, LLC directly holds 24.09% of the voting rights in the Company, and its parent company, the listed company Bakkt, Inc., has also been classified as an affiliated company. To protect minority shareholders, the Company has established a framework under which a third-party committee composed of independent outside directors and external experts deliberates on important transactions in advance.

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Direction
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Scale
24.09
Voting rights ownership ratio (%)
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Governance structure

Controlling shareholder
Bakkt Opco Holdings, LLC24.09%Voting rights

other affiliated company; voting rights ownership ratio: 24.09% (direct ownership)). Bakkt, Inc. (other affiliated company; voting rights ownership ratio: 24.09% (on an aggregated basis)). Bakkt, Inc. is the 100% parent company of Bakkt Opco Holdings, LLC and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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.

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Third-party committee
Governance structure
ItemDetails
CommitteeThird-party committee (composed of independent outside directors and external experts; proportion of outside members: Not disclosed)
Controlling shareholderBakkt Opco Holdings, LLC (other affiliated company; voting rights ownership ratio: 24.09% (direct ownership)). Bakkt, Inc. (other affiliated company; voting rights ownership ratio: 24.09% (on an aggregated basis)). Bakkt, Inc. is the 100% parent company of Bakkt Opco Holdings, LLC and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Corporate Governance StructureNumber of directorsNumber of independent officersPolicy on cross-shareholdingsTakeover defensesChanges this time

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Bakkt, Inc. is the 100% parent company of Bakkt Opco Holdings, LLC and holds the Company's shares through that company. Accordingly, the Company considers Bakkt, Inc. to be the parent company, etc. with the greatest influence over the Company. To ensure independence and protect minority shareholders, the Company states that it will maintain an independent decision-making framework, appoint independent outside directors, and have important transactions deliberated by a third-party committee.

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