Note: This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.
To whom it may concern:
April 24, 2026
Company name: Hachijuni Nagano Bank, Ltd.
Representative: Masaki Matsushita, President
(Securities Code: 8359; Tokyo Stock Exchange, Prime Market)
Inquiries: Takehiko Kimura, Executive Officer and Planning and Coordination Department Manager
(Telephone: +81-26-227-1182)
Notice Concerning Change in Representative Directors, Directors and Executive OfficersHachijuni Nagano Bank, Ltd. (the “Bank”) hereby announces that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, it made the tentative decision to change the Representative Directors, elect candidates for Directors and Company Auditors, and change other officers, as follows.
Changes in Representative Directors
Scheduled to be officially decided at the meeting of the Board of Directors to be held after the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 26, 2026
(Scheduled to assume office on June 26, 2026)
New title
Current title
Name
Chairman
Executive Chairman
Representative Director and President
Executive President
Masaki Matsushita
Representative Director and President Executive President
Representative Director and Vice President
Executive Vice President
Shohei Hidai
Representative Director* Executive Vice President
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Makoto Nakamura
* The Bank plans to submit a proposal for partial amendments to the Articles of Incorporation concerning the election of Representative Directors to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on June 26, 2026. The above titles are scheduled to take effect subject to the approval of such proposal at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Details of the proposal for partial amendments to the Articles of Incorporation will be announced separately once determined.
Reason for the change
To further strengthen the Bank’s management base and aim for sustainable growth under new management leadership
Name and career summary of new President and new Representative Director
New title: Representative Director and President, Executive President Name: Shohei Hidai
Place of birth: Nagano Prefecture
Academic background: Graduated from Faculty of Law, Keio University in March 1988 Date of birth: Jun. 7, 1964
Career summary: Apr. 1988 Joined the Hachijuni Bank, Ltd.
Jun. 2018 Executive Officer and General Manager, Planning and Coordination Department
Jun. 2019 Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, Head Office Business Department
Jun. 2021 Managing Director
Jun. 2022 Senior Managing Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2023 Representative Director, Deputy President, Executive Deputy President Jan. 2026 Representative Director, Vice President, Executive Vice President, the
Bank (current position)
Number of shares held: 36,543shares (as of March 31, 2026)
New title: Representative Director, Executive Vice President Name: Makoto Nakamura
Place of birth: Nagano Prefecture
Academic background: Graduated from Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo in March 1990 Date of birth: May 30, 1967
Career summary: Apr. 1990 Joined the Hachijuni Bank, Ltd.
Jun. 2019 Executive Officer and General Manager, Financial Market Department Jun. 2020 Executive Officer and General Manager, Business Administration
Department
Jun. 2021 Managing Executive Officer and General Manager, Head Office Business Department
Jun. 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2025 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jan. 2026 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, the Bank (current position)
Number of shares held: 35,792 shares (as of March 31, 2026)
Change in Directors
New Candidate for Director
Scheduled to be elected as a Director at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2026 Director (Outside) Ihoko Kurokawa (Currently Representative Director,
Kansei Research Inc.)
Retirement
Scheduled to retire as of the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2026
Director (Outside) Kayo Tashita
Name and career summary of new candidate for Director
Name (Date of birth)
Career Summary
(Positions and significant concurrent positions)
Number of
shares of the Bank held
Ihoko Kurokawa (Dec. 15, 1959)
Apr. 1983 Joined Fujitsu Social Science Laboratory Ltd. (currently, Fujitsu Limited) (resigned in Feb.1996)
Sep. 1996 Managing Director, CAI Ltd. (resigned in Jan.1998) Jan. 1999 Visiting researcher, Onso System Institute LLC.
(resigned in Aug. 2003)
Aug. 2003 Representative Director, Kansei Research Inc. (current position)
Apr. 2008 Part-time lecturer, Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts (resigned in Mar. 2011)
Apr. 2015 Councilor, Japan Society of Kansei Engineering (resigned in Mar. 2017)
Nov. 2018 Director, General Incorporated Association Japan Naming Association
Apr. 2025 Chairperson, General Incorporated Association Japan Naming Association (current position)
Visiting Editorial Writer, Shimotsuke Shimbun (current position)
0 shares
Ms. Ihoko Kurokawa has satisfied the requirements for Independent Directors stipulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Bank will make a submission to designate her as such to the aforementioned Exchange.
The number of shares of the Bank held is as of March 31, 2026.
Change in Company Auditors
New Candidates for Company Auditors
Scheduled to be elected as a Company Auditor at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2026, and subsequently scheduled to be elected as follows at the meeting of the Board of Company Auditors to be held after the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Fulltime Company Auditor Kiyomi Ito (Currently Executive Officer and
General Manager, Internal Audit Department)
Scheduled to be elected as a Company Auditor at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2026
Company Auditor (Outside)
Mika Godo (Currently Director of Godo Law
Office）
Retirement
Scheduled to retire as of the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2026
Fulltime Company Auditor Akihiro Kasahara (Scheduled to assume office as General
Manager of President’s Office, Fujikoshi Machinery Corp.)
Scheduled to retire due to personal circumstances as of the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2026
Company Auditor
(Outside)
Kiyohito Yamasawa
Name and career summary of new candidates for Company Auditors
Name (Date of birth)
Career Summary
(Positions and significant concurrent positions)
Number of
shares of the Bank held
Kiyomi Ito (Dec. 19, 1969)
Apr. 1992 Joined the Hachijuni Bank, Ltd.
Oct. 2015 General Manager, Higashiwada Area, Asahi Branch Jun. 2018 General Manager, Nagano-Minami Branch
Jun. 2020 General Manager, Omachi Branch
Jun. 2022 General Manager, Personnel Department
Jun. 2023 Executive Officer and General Manager, Internal Audit Department
Jan. 2026 Executive Officer and General Manager, Internal Audit Department, the Bank (current position)
16,526shares
Mika Godo (May 7, 1967)
Apr. 1990 Joined Taisho Marine and Fire Insurance Company Limited (Currently Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited) (resigned in Aug. 1997)
Oct. 2004 Registered as an attorney (Nagano Bar Association) Joined Kubota Law Office (resigned in Mar. 2008)
Apr. 2008 Director of Godo Law Office (current position)
Jun. 2011 Outside Auditor, THE NAGANO BANK, LTD. (resigned in Dec. 2025)
Jun. 2023 Outside Director (Audit Committee Member of Supervisory Board), Yamaura Corp. (current position)
Oct. 2023 Member of Personnel Committee at Nagano Prefecture (current position)
12,391shares
Ms. Mika Godo has satisfied the requirements for Independent Auditors stipulated by the Tokyo Stock
Exchange and the Bank will make a submission to designate her as such to the aforementioned Exchange.
The number of shares of the Bank held is as of March 31, 2026.
Change in Executive Officers
Change in title
Scheduled to assume office on June 26, 2026
Managing Executive Officer
Managing Executive Officer
Tatsuya Akaba (Currently Executive Officer and
Business Planning Department Manager)
Takehiko Kimura (Currently Executive Officer and
Planning and Coordination Department Manager)
Appointment
Scheduled to assume office on June 26, 2026
Executive Officer Shinichi Uchikune (Currently Representative Director,
Hachijuni Capital Co., Ltd. and Hachijuni Investment Co., Ltd.)
Retirement
Scheduled to retire on June 26, 2026
Managing Executive Officer
Kenko Takano (Scheduled to assume Representative
Director, Hachijuni Lease Co., Ltd., and Hachijuni Auto Lease Co., Ltd.)
Executive Officer Atsushi Kono (Currently Deputy General Manager,
Headquarters, Jisenkai Social Medical Corporation Foundation)
Executive Officer Kenji Tahara (Scheduled to assume office as
Executive Officer, Showa Insurance Service Co., Ltd.)
Telephone: +81-26-224-5512