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.
Murakami Yumiko (村上由美子) has been newly appointed as an outside director. The reason for the filing is that a proposal to elect outside officers will be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Number of directors | 7 outside directors and 3 outside corporate auditors. The total number of directors is Not disclosed |
| Number of independent officers | 8 independent officers |
| Controlling shareholder | The controlling shareholder and parent company are Not disclosed. The largest shareholder is Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Inc., and the major shareholders are The Yomiuri Shimbun, Inc. and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. |
| Changes this time | Murakami Yumiko (村上由美子) has been newly appointed as an outside director. The reason for the filing is that a proposal to elect outside officers will be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. |
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.Because proposals for the election of outside officers will be submitted to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.