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Changes in Officers9602TOHO CO.,LTDInformation and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Regarding Changes in Officers

The executive structure was decided effective 28 May 2026. Ota Keiji (大田 圭二) was newly appointed Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, and Takano Atsunori (高野 篤典) and Hotta Hidehiko (堀田 秀彦) were newly appointed Executive Officers. Matsuoka Hiroyasu (松岡 宏泰) will remain as President, and certain areas of responsibility for the Executive Officers were also revised.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 28 May 2026 (the 137th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors meeting held after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders)

Incoming appointee

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Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 28 May 2026
Ota Keiji (大田 圭二)
Previous positionSenior Managing Executive Officer, Head of the IP and Animation Headquarters, Entertainment Unit, responsible for the Godzilla business and rights business of the IP and Animation Headquarters, Entertainment Unit, overall management of the Entertainment Unit business, and TOHO Digital Lab.
New positionDirector and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Takano Atsunori (高野 篤典)
Previous positionNot disclosed
New positionSenior Executive Officer, CIO and CISO, Head of IT Promotion Headquarters, responsible for Information Systems, IT Promotion Headquarters
Hotta Hidehiko (堀田 秀彦)
Previous positionExecutive Officer, Head of the Rights Business Division, IP and Animation Headquarters, Entertainment Unit
New positionExecutive Officer, responsible for the Godzilla business and rights business of the IP and Animation Headquarters, Entertainment Unit, and Head of the Rights Business Division, IP and Animation Headquarters
Directors after the change9Number
Shareholders’ meeting approvalAlready decided at the 137th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. No scheduled date is stated, and the executive structure was decided at the Board of Directors meeting held after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Who is moving to which position
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Resolution date28 May 2026 (the 137th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the Board of Directors meeting held after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders)
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 28 May 2026
Name of appointeeOta Keiji (大田 圭二), Takano Atsunori (高野 篤典), Hotta Hidehiko (堀田 秀彦)
Appointee's new positionDirector and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Senior Executive Officer, CIO and CISO, Head of IT Promotion Headquarters, responsible for Information Systems, IT Promotion Headquarters, Executive Officer, responsible for the Godzilla business and rights business of the IP and Animation Headquarters, Entertainment Unit, and Head of the Rights Business Division, IP and Animation Headquarters
Appointee's previous positionSenior Managing Executive Officer, Head of the IP and Animation Headquarters, Entertainment Unit, responsible for the Godzilla business and rights business of the IP and Animation Headquarters, Entertainment Unit, overall management of the Entertainment Unit business, and TOHO Digital Lab., Not disclosed, Executive Officer, Head of the Rights Business Division, IP and Animation Headquarters, Entertainment Unit
Number of directors after the change9 (including 3 outside directors)
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersAlready decided at the 137th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. No scheduled date is stated, and the executive structure was decided at the Board of Directors meeting held after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
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Date of departureAppointee's date of birthYear the appointee joined the CompanyNumber of shares held by the appointeeName of departing officerFormer position of departing officerNew position of departing officerReason for departureWhether the incumbent will remain in officeReason for changeReasons for appointmentFiling as an independent officerDetails of organizational changesChange in Corporate Governance Structure

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No reason for the changes to the executive structure was stated.

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