NOTIFICATION OF
THE 89th ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
To be held on June 27, 2024
NICHICON CORPORATION
Kyoto, Japan
Notes:
- This is a translation of the Japanese-language notification of the 89th ordinary general meeting of registered shareholders.
- The financial statements of Nichicon Corporation are prepared in accordance with applicable laws and accounting principles generally accepted in Japan.
Mission Statement
We dedicate ourselves to creating valued products that will contribute to a brighter future for society. We strive to attain a better global environment, to live up to our ethical and social responsibilities, and to diligently work to exceed the expectations of our customers, shareholders, and employees. With heart and soul, we aim to maximize our corporate value by the way of "ko-do" (Think and Work).
* "ko-do" is a proprietary phrase created by the Company, meaning "Think and Work."
Sustainability Policy
Following the Nichicon Group Mission Statement, we will dedicate ourselves to contributing to the creation of a brighter future society through the creation of products that help to achieve a better global environment. Our aim is to realize a sustainable society and increase corporate recognition while fulfilling our corporate social and ethical responsibilities.
- By combining a wide range of technologies starting from material development to system design, Nichicon is helping solve social issues such as climate change. By promoting digital transformation and innovation, we are helping to create a brighter future.
- We value dialogue and cooperation with all stakeholders, creating shared value, and developing fair and highly transparent management.
- Our goal is to increase customer satisfaction by respecting human rights, ensuring diversity, developing human resources, and top notch management*, and aiming for corporate development and the happiness of all employees.
*Aim to be the highest in all aspects such as quality, cost, delivery time, service, and technology.
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Dear Shareholders:
(Securities Code: 6996)
June 6, 2024
551, Nijoden-cho Karasumadori Oike-agaru,Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-0845, Japan
Katsuhiko Mori President & COO
Nichicon Corporation
NOTIFICATION OF THE 89th ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF
SHAREHOLDERS
We hereby inform you that the 89th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Nichicon Corporation will be held as set forth below.
In convening this General Meeting of Shareholders, the Company has taken measures for providing information that constitutes the content of reference documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders, etc. (matters subject to measures for electronic provision) in electronic format, and have posted the information on websites on the Internet. Please visit either of the following websites to review the information.
*Please note that there is no ballot attached to this translation.
The Company's website: https://www.nichicon.co.jp/ir/
(Please access the material from "Reference Documents for General Meetings of Shareholders" within the website)
Tokyo Stock Exchange's (TSE's) website (TSE Listed Company Information Service): https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/JJK010010Action.do?Show=Show
(Access the above TSE website, enter "Nichicon" in "stock name (company name)" or the Company's securities code "6996" in "Code," and click "Search." Then click "Basic information", select "Documents for public inspection/PR information," and download the information from "Notification of General Meetings of Shareholders/Reference Materials".)
In the event that you are unable to attend the meeting, you are kindly requested to examine the attached reference material for the General Meeting of Shareholders and exercise your voting rights by post or via the Internet by no later than 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
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1. Time and Date: June 27, 2024 (Thursday) 10:00 a.m
2. Venue | ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto, 2nd Floor | |
10 Tsuchibashi-choNijo-kudaru,Horikawa-dori,Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto | ||
3. Agenda: | ||
Matters To Be 1. | Business report, consolidated financial statements, and the reports of audits of consolidated | |
Reported On: | financial statements conducted by the Accounting Auditor and the Board of Company | |
Auditors, for the 89th fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. | ||
2. | Non-consolidated financial statements for the 89th fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. |
Proposals To Be Voted On:
Proposal 1: Appropriation of Surplus
Proposal 2: Election of Three Company Auditors
Proposal 3: Election of One Substitute Company Auditor
With regard to this General Meeting of Shareholders, as in the past, we are providing all of our shareholders with paper-based documents, regardless of whether a request for provision of physical documents has been made.
If revisions arise to the matters subject to measures for electronic provision, the revised versions will be posted on the Internet on the Company's website as well as the TSE's website.
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Information for Shareholders
Proposals for Deliberations and Referential Information
Proposal 1: Appropriation of Surplus
As we regard sharing profits with shareholders as an important management issue, we aim to steadily increase dividends by enhancing our corporate value and strengthening our corporate standing.
In order to further progress sharing of profits with shareholders and enhance capital utilization, we propose the following year-end dividend.
As a result, total dividends for the fiscal year will be ¥33.00 per share, an increase of ¥3.00 from the previous fiscal year.
Matters concerning year-end dividend
Type of dividend
Allocation of dividend assets to shareholders and total amount of dividends
Cash
¥17.00 per common stock
Total amount of ¥1,163,061,273
Effective date of dividend | June 28, 2024 |
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Proposal 2: Election of Three Company Auditors
The term of office of Company Auditors Mr. Yoshihiko Nakatani and Mr. Masahiro Morise will expire at the conclusion of this Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. Additionally, Company Auditor Mr. Sachihiko Araki resigned due to his passing on May 31, 2024.
We therefore wish to propose the election of three new Company Auditors.
This proposal has received approval from the Board of Company Auditors.
The candidates for Company Auditors are as follows:
Candidate No. | Name | Position in the Company | |||||
1 | Shigeo Yoshida | Special Advisor | New | ||||
election | |||||||
2 | Seiya Ueno | General Manager of the Company's Internal | New | ||||
Audit Office | election | ||||||
3 | Yoshihiko Nakatani | Standing Company Auditor | Reelection Outside Independent | ||||
Candidate for new election | Candidate for reelection | Candidate for Outside | Independent Director as | ||||
New election | as Company Auditor | Reelection | as Company Auditor | Outside Company Auditor | Independent | defined by Stock Exchange |
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Candidate | New | |
No. | Shigeo Yoshida | |
1 | election | |
(born September 7, 1959) |
Number of Company
shares held
10,000
Career profile, titles, and important concurrent positions
April 1982 | Joined the Company |
August 1988 | Joined Nichicon (Singapore) |
June 2003 | Acting Director for Overseas Sales in the |
Company's Sales Division | |
November 2004 | General Manager of the Company's Power Supply |
Center | |
April 2007 | Director and General Manager of Nichicon (Hong |
Kong) Ltd. | |
November 2008 | Overall responsibility for the Company's East |
Asian sales | |
June 2009 | Director of the Company |
Executive Officer of the Company | |
General Manager of the Company's Sales | |
Headquarters | |
May 2011 | General Manager of the Company's Production |
Headquarters | |
July 2011 | Executive Operating Officer of the Company |
October 2012 | Representative Director and President of Nichicon |
Hi-Tech Foil | |
June 2013 | Representative Director & President, COO |
June 2023 | Special Advisor of the Company (current) |
Reason for nomination as candidate for Company Auditor
Since joining the Company, the candidate has served as the head of numerous sales and business divisions in Japan as well as overseas. He has been involved in the management of the Company for many years. equipping himself with a wide range of skills related to overall business management. Mr. Yoshida's rich experience makes him an ideal candidate for the position of Company Auditor, and therefore we recommend his election as Company Auditor.
Candidate | New | ||
No. | Seiya Ueno | ||
2 | election | ||
(born January 8, 1966) | |||
Career profile, titles and important concurrent | Reason for candidacy as | ||
positions | Company Auditor candidate | ||
The candidate has accumulated a | |||
April 1990 | Joined Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (now | wealth of experience as well as insight | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited) | in the field of finance and accounting | ||
January 2001 | Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited | through his domestic and international | |
(now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) | career at financial institutions. In | ||
December 2004 | General Manager, Capital Markets Department, | addition, he has been responsible for | |
Mizuho Corporate Asia (Hong Kong) Limited | internal audits within the Company. | ||
April 2015 | Head of Americas Office, Portfolio Management | We therefore recommend his election | |
Number of Company | Department | for the position of Company Auditor. | |
Head of Americas Office, Asset Management | |||
shares held | |||
1,000 | Control Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | ||
May 2018 | Joined the Company, General Manager, | ||
Management Department, Capacitor Business | |||
Headquarters | |||
September 2019 | General Manager of the Company's Internal Audit | ||
Office (current) |
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Candidate | |
No. | Reelection Outside Independent |
3 | |
Yoshihiko Nakatani (born October 7, 1946) |
Number of Company
shares held
1,000
Career profile, titles and important concurrent positions
April 1972 | Joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Company |
(currently Panasonic Corporation) | |
April 1995 | General Manager of Multimedia Promotion Office |
April 1997 | Executive Vice President of the European |
Laboratories, GmbH | |
September 1999 | Director of the Overseas R & D Promotion Center |
October 2004 | Professor in COE Program Promotion |
organization at Ritsumeikan University | |
April 2008 | Professor in Ritsumeikan Global Innovation |
Research Organization at Ritsumeikan University | |
April 2009 | Director of the Research Department at |
Ritsumeikan University | |
April 2012 | Vice President of the Industry-Academia- |
Government Collaboration Strategy Board at | |
Ritsumeikan University | |
April 2020 | Senior Researcher, Center of Research for Science |
and Technology at Ritsumeikan University | |
June 2020 | Standing Company Auditor of the Company |
(current) |
Reason for candidacy as Outside Company Auditor candidate
In addition to his career of involvement in technology management at a private business, the candidate possesses deep knowledge and extensive experience as a scholar. We believe he is an ideal candidate for the position of Outside Company Auditor, and therefore recommend his reelection.
(Notes): 1. There are no special interests between each candidate and the Company.
- Mr. Yoshihiko Nakatani is a candidate for Outside Company Auditor.
- Mr. Yoshihiko Nakatani will have been in the position of Company Auditor of the Company for 4 years at the conclusion of this Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
- The Company has entered into a contract with Mr. Yoshihiko Nakatani, pursuant to Article 427, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, to limit the liability for payment of damages as set forth in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Act. The limit on liability for payment of damages under the contracts is in accordance with prevailing laws and regulations, and in the event that Mr. Nakatani is reappointed, the Company intends to continue the contracts with him.
- The Company has entered into a directors and officers liability insurance contract with an insurance company pursuant to the provision of Article 430-3, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, to cover the amount of damages and litigation expenses that may be incurred by insured executives in the event of any claims for damages arising from the execution of their duties. Should the appointment of candidates be approved, the appointed persons will be included as insured persons under the relevant insurance contract. The Company intends to renew the contract under the same terms upon the next contract renewal.
- The Company has designated Mr. Yoshihiko Nakatani as an Independent Director in accordance with the rules established by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and has registered him accordingly with the same Stock Exchange. The Company intends to continue his designation as Independent Director should he be reelected.
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(Reference) Skills Matrix of Directors and Company Auditors
List of Experience and Expertise of Directors and Company Auditors after Approval of Proposal No. 2
Company | Production/ | Sales/ | Finance/ | International | Legal | |||
Gender | Position in the Company | Experience/ affairs/Risk | ||||||
management | R&D | Marketing | Accounting | |||||
Diversity | management | |||||||
Ippei Takeda | Male | Chairman & CEO | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 |
Katsuhiko Mori | Male | President & COO | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||
Hitoshi Chikano | Male | Director | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||
Akihiro Yano | Male | Director | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||
Kazumi | Male | Director, | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
Matsushige | Outside/Independent | |||||||
Shigenobu Aikyo | Male | Director, | 〇 | 〇 | ||||
Outside/Independent | ||||||||
Haruhiko Kato | Male | Director, | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||
Outside/Independent | ||||||||
Noriko Kurimoto Female | Director, | 〇 | 〇 | |||||
Outside/Independent | ||||||||
Shigeo Yoshida | Male | Standing Company Auditor | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |
Seiya Ueno | Male | Standing Company Auditor | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||
Yoshihiko | Male | Standing Company Auditor, | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | |||
Nakatani | Outside/Independent | |||||||
Kan Tsutagawa | Male | Company Auditor, | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | 〇 | ||
Outside/Independent | ||||||||
(Note) The above List of Experience and Expertise of Directors and Company Auditors does not represent all of their experience and expertise.
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Proposal 3: Election of One Substitute Company Auditor
In order to prepare for the event in which the number of incumbent Company Auditors falls below the legal requirement, the Company wishes to propose the election of Mr. Fumio Okita as a Substitute Outside Company Auditor.
With regard to the effectiveness of the election of a Substitute Company Auditor, the Company shall be permitted to revoke the election by a resolution of the Board of Directors, with the consent of the Board of Company Auditors prior to the assumption of office of a Company Auditor.
This proposal has received approval from the Board of Company Auditors.
The candidate for the Substitute Company Auditor is as follows:
Fumio Okita | Outside Independent |
(born May 30, 1952) |
Career profile, titles and important concurrent positions
April 1980 | Registered as attorney, Kyoto Bar Association | |
August 1996 | Founded and became Representative of Axis Law | |
Office (current) | ||
April 2001 | Auditor of Kyoto Medical Association | |
April 2005 | Chairman, Kyoto Bar Association | |
December 2013 | Company Auditor of Elitz Holdings Co., Ltd. | |
Number of Company | June 2015 | (current) |
shares held | Company Auditor of Nitto Pharmaceutical | |
0 | Industries, Ltd. (current) | |
Director of Uehara sei shoji Co., Ltd. (current) | ||
August 2016 | Company Auditor of Izutsuyatsuhashihonpo Co., | |
Ltd (current) |
Reason for candidacy as Substitute Outside Company Auditor candidate
In addition to his profound expertise as an attorney, the candidate has assumed positions of Director and Company Auditor at many companies, and the Company therefore recommends his election. Although the candidate does not have any experience of direct involvement in corporate management, except as an Outside Director and Outside Company Auditor, the Company judges that for the above- stated reasons, he will be able to suitably fulfill his duties as an Outside Company Auditor.
(Notes): 1. There is no special interest between Mr. Fumio Okita and the Company.
- Mr. Fumio Okita is a candidate for Substitute Outside Company Auditor.
- If Mr. Fumio Okita is appointed to Company Auditor, the Company intends to enter into a contract with him pursuant to Article 427, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, to limit the liability for payment of damages as set forth in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Act. The maximum amount of liability for damages shall be set at an amount as permitted under laws and regulations.
- The Company has entered into a directors and officers liability insurance contract with an insurance company pursuant to the provision of Article 430-3, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, to cover the amount of damages and litigation expenses that may be incurred by insured executives in the event of any claims for damages arising from the execution of their duties. Should the candidate assume the office of a Company Auditor, he will be included as an insured person under the relevant insurance contract. The Company intends to renew the contract under the same terms upon the next contract renewal.
- Mr. Fumio Okita satisfies the qualifications for Independent Directors in accordance with the rules established by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the Company intends to designate him as an Independent Director should he be elected as a Company Auditor.
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