These documents have been translated from Japanese originals for reference purposes only.
In the event of any discrepancy between these translated documents and the Japanese originals, the originals shall prevail. AICHI CORPORATION ("The Company") assumes no responsibility for this translation or for direct, indirect or any other forms of damages arising from the translations.
(Securities code: 6345) May 31, 2022
To Shareholders with Voting Rights:
Toshiya Yamagishi
President and Director
AICHI CORPORATION
1152-10 Ryoke, Ageo-shi, Saitama,
Japan
NOTICE OF
THE 74TH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Dear Shareholders:
Please be informed that the 74th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company will be held for the purposes as described below.
In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), we would like to encourage our shareholders to refrain from attending the meeting, and exercise your voting rights in writing or by electromagnetic means (Internet). Please review the Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders described hereinafter, and exercise your voting rights by 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2022, Japan time.
1. Date and Time: Friday, June 17, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., Japan time
2. Place: | The Company's Head Office, |
1152-10 Ryoke, Ageo-shi, Saitama, Japan | |
(Please see the brief map attached at the end of this notice.) |
3. Meeting Agenda:
Matters to be reported: 1. The Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the 74th
Fiscal Year (April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022) and results of audits by the
Accounting Auditor and the Audit and Supervisory Committee of the
Consolidated Financial Statements
2. Non-consolidated Financial Statements for the 74th Fiscal Year (April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022)
Proposals to be resolved:
Proposal No. 1: Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
Proposal No. 2: Election of 4 Directors (excluding Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
Proposal No. 3: Election of 4 Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
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・For those attending, please present the enclosed ballot form at the reception desk on arrival at the meeting. Please also bring this Notice with you to the meeting as meeting material.
・"Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets" and the "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements" in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the "Non-consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets" and the "Notes to the Non-consolidated Financial Statements" in the Non-consolidated Financial Statements are posted on the Company's web site (https://www.aichi-corp.co.jp), in accordance with laws and regulations as well as Article 15 of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, and they are not included in the attachment to this Notice. Therefore, the documents attached to this Notice are part of the Consolidated Financial Statements and Non-consolidated Financial Statements audited by the Accounting Auditor in preparing the Accounting Audit Report, and the part of Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements and Non-consolidated Financial Statements audited by the Audit and Supervisory Committee in preparing the Audit Report.
・If any revisions are made to the Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders and the attached documents, the revised contents will be posted on the Company's website (https://www.aichi-corp.co.jp).
・There are concerns over the spread of COVID-19 infection. For our attending shareholders, we request you to check your physical conditions, and give consideration to the measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19,such as wearing a mask. If you are not feeling well, please exercise your voting rights in advance in writing or by electromagnetic
means (Internet), and refrain from attending the meeting.At the venue, officers and operating staff will be wearing masks, and may take necessary measures (we may limit the number of shareholders allowed to enter the venue to ensure spaces between shareholders and ask you not to enter the venue, or in case of shareholders with fever or cough symptoms, we may ask you not to enter the venue or leave the venue, or shorten the meeting, etc.) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection. We appreciate your cooperation.
・We will not be giving souvenirs and will cancel showcasing our products. We would appreciate your understanding.
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Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders
Proposals and References
Proposal No. 1: Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
- Purpose of the amendments
- The amended provisions stipulated in the proviso of Article 1 of the supplementary provisions of the "Act Partially Amending the Companies Act" (Act No. 70 of 2019) will be enforced on September 1, 2022. Accordingly, in order to enable the electronic provision of materials for general meetings of shareholders, The Company proposes to establish Article 15 (Measures for Electronic Provision) of the proposed amendments. This will enable the electronic provision of materials for general meetings of shareholders, and the limitation of the scope of matters to be included in the paper copy sent to shareholders who have requested it.
- The Company proposes to delete Article 15 (Internet Disclosure and Deemed Provision of Reference Materials for the General Meeting of Shareholders, etc.) of the current Articles of Incorporation, which will become redundant.
- In line with the above establishment and deletion of the provisions, the Company proposes to establish supplementary provisions related to the effective date, etc.
- Description of the amendments
Description of the amendments is as follows.
(Amended parts are underlined.) | |
Current Articles of Incorporation | Proposed amendments |
Chapter III. General Meeting of Shareholders | Chapter III. General Meeting of Shareholders |
(Internet Disclosure and Deemed Provision of | |
Reference Documents, etc. for the General Meeting of | |
Shareholders) | |
Article 15. The Company may, when convening a | (Deleted) |
General Meeting of Shareholders, deem that it has | |
provided information to shareholders pertaining to | |
matters to be described or indicated in the | |
reference materials for the General Meeting of | |
Shareholders, business report, non-consolidated | |
financial statements, and consolidated financial | |
statements, by disclosing such information through | |
the Internet in accordance with the provisions | |
stipulated in the Ordinance of the Ministry of | |
Justice. | (Measures for Electronic Provision) |
(Newly established) | Article 15. The Company shall, when convening a |
General Meeting of Shareholders, provide | |
information contained in the reference documents, | |
etc., for the General Meeting of Shareholders | |
electronically. | |
2. Among the matters to be provided electronically, | |
the Company may choose not to include all or part | |
of the matters in the paper copy to be sent to | |
shareholders who have requested it by the record | |
date for voting rights. Such matters are stipulated | |
in the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice. | |
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Current Articles of Incorporation | Proposed amendments |
Supplementary Provisions | Supplementary Provisions |
(Transitional Measures Concerning the Exemption of | (Transitional Measures Concerning the Exemption of |
Corporate Auditors from Liability, etc.) | Corporate Auditors from Liability, etc.) |
By resolution of the Board of Directors, the | Article 1.By resolution of the Board of Directors, the |
Company may exempt Corporate Auditors (or | Company may exempt Corporate Auditors (or |
persons who previously served as Corporate | persons who previously served as Corporate |
Auditors) designated under Article 423, Paragraph | Auditors) designated under Article 423, Paragraph |
1 of the Companies Act from liability for damages | 1 of the Companies Act from liability for damages |
arising from actions that occurred prior to the | arising from actions that occurred prior to the |
conclusion of the 70th Ordinary General Meeting | conclusion of the 70th Ordinary General Meeting |
of Shareholders held in June 2018, within the | of Shareholders held in June 2018, within the |
limits of laws and regulations. | limits of laws and regulations. |
2. The provisions of Article 39 of the Articles of | 2. The provisions of Article 39 of the Articles of |
Incorporation prior to amendment at the 70th | Incorporation prior to amendment at the 70th |
Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held in | Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held in |
June 2018 shall still apply to contracts to limit the | June 2018 shall still apply to contracts to limit the |
liability for damages of Corporate Auditors (or | liability for damages of Corporate Auditors (or |
persons who previously served as Corporate | persons who previously served as Corporate |
Auditors) arising from actions that occurred prior | Auditors) arising from actions that occurred prior |
to the conclusion of that General Meeting of | to the conclusion of that General Meeting of |
Shareholders. Such contracts are stipulated in | Shareholders. Such contracts are stipulated in |
Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. | Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. |
3. These Supplementary Provisionsshall be deleted | 3. This Articleshall be deleted on June 20, 2028. |
on June 20, 2028. | (Transitional Measures Concerning the Electronic |
Provision of Materials for the General Meeting of | |
Shareholders) | |
(Newly established) | Article 2. The deletion of Article 15 (Internet |
Disclosure and Deemed Provision of Reference | |
Documents, etc. for the General Meeting of | |
Shareholders) of the current Articles of | |
Incorporation and the establishment of the | |
proposed Article 15 (Measures for Electronic | |
Provision) shall come into effect on September 1, | |
2022 (the "Effective Date"), which is the date of | |
enforcement of the amended provisions stipulated | |
in the proviso of Article 1 of the supplementary | |
provisions of the Act Partially Amending the | |
Companies Act (Act No. 70 of 2019). | |
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding | |
paragraph, Article 15 of the current Articles of | |
Incorporation shall remain in force with respect to | |
a General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on a | |
date within six months from the Effective Date. | |
3. This article shall be deleted after the lapse of six | |
months from the Effective Date or the lapse of | |
three months from the date of the General Meeting | |
of Shareholders set forth in the preceding | |
paragraph, whichever is later. | |
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Proposal No. 2: Election of 4 Directors (excluding Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
The terms of office of all 3 incumbent Directors (excluding Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members) will expire at the conclusion of this Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. Accordingly, the Company proposes the election of 4 Directors (excluding Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members).
This proposal has been determined after exchanges of opinions and confirmation of the contents by the Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee, and the Audit and Supervisory Committee has judged that all candidates in this proposal are suitable for Directors of the Company, based on the status of duty execution and performance of each candidate in the fiscal year under review, as well as each candidate's career experience.
The candidates for Director (excluding Directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee Members) are as follows.
Number of | |||||||||||||
years served | Attendance at | ||||||||||||
No. | Name | Positions and responsibilities at the Company | as Director (at | the Board of | |||||||||
(important concurrent positions) | the conclusion | Directors | |||||||||||
of this | meetings | ||||||||||||
Meeting) | |||||||||||||
Toshiya | (Reappointment) | President and Representative Director | 3 years | 13/13 | |||||||||
1 | meetings held | ||||||||||||
Yamagishi | |||||||||||||
(100%) | |||||||||||||
Hideo | (Reappointment) | Director | 10/10 | ||||||||||
2 | Head of General Affairs Department, Sales | 1 year | meetings held | ||||||||||
Yamamoto | |||||||||||||
Division and Affiliated Companies | (100%) | ||||||||||||
(New | Managing Officer | ||||||||||||
3 | Koichi Anzai | In charge of Quality Control Division and | - | - | |||||||||
appointment) | |||||||||||||
Production Management Division | |||||||||||||
(New | - | ||||||||||||
4 | Takuo Sasaki | (Executive Vice President of Toyota Industries | - | - | |||||||||
appointment) | Corporation | ||||||||||||
Outside Director of UMC Electronics Co., Ltd.) |
Notes: 1. No material conflicts of interests exist between the Company and any of the above candidates.
- Mr. Toshiya Yamagishi and Mr. Takuo Sasaki have been business executors of Toyota Industries Corporation, which has a special relationship with the Company (parent company) during the last ten years. Their positions and responsibilities at Toyota Industries Corporation during the last ten years are indicated in "Career summary, positions, responsibilities and important concurrent positions."
- The Company has concluded a directors and officers liability insurance contract with an insurance company, as prescribed in Article 430-3, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, which insures its Directors, etc., to cover damages that may arise when an insured person becomes liable in connection with the execution of his/her duties or receives claims related to the pursuit of such liability. If each candidate assumes the position of Director, he or she will be the insured person under the insurance contract, and the Company will renew the insurance contract with the same content during their terms of office.
- If Mr. Takuo Sasaki is elected, the Company will conclude a Liability Limitation Agreement with him as stipulated in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. The liability limit under the agreement shall be the amount stipulated in Article 425, Paragraph 1 of the Act.
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