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Kaname Capital Calls on Cawachi Shareholders to Remove President Kawachi Shinji and Outside Director Watanabe Rinji at June AGM
BOSTON, May 26, 2026--Kaname Capital today released a 102-page investor white paper on Cawachi Limited (TSE: 2664) and called on shareholders to vote FOR its proposals at the 59th Annual General Meeting on June 11, 2026 — including the removal of President Kawachi Shinji and Outside Director Watanabe Rinji as Directors. Kaname Capital further called on the resulting Board of Directors to establish an Independent Strategic Review Committee to evaluate all paths to value creation, including the vi
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