This filing was originally prepared and published by the company in Japanese as it contained timely disclosure information to be submitted to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The English translation is for your reference only. To the extent that there is any discrepancy between this English translation and the original Japanese filing, the Japanese filing will prevail.
February 18, 2022
Financial Release
Corporate Name ValueCommerce Co., Ltd. | |
Representative | Jin Kagawa, Representative Director, |
President and CEO | |
Ticker Symbol | 2491 |
Inquiries | Masatomo Endo, Director of the Board, |
Phone | CFO |
81 3 5210 6688 |
Notice of Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
ValueCommerce Co., Ltd. (the "Company") hereby announces that, at the meeting held today, the Board of Directors of the Company has decided to present a proposal for "Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation" at the 26th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 23, 2022. Details are as follows.
1. Reason for Amendment
Since the revised provisions provided for in a proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No. 70 of 2019) are to be enforced on September 1, 2022, the Company proposes to make the following changes to its Articles of Incorporation in preparation for the introduction of the system for providing informational materials for the general meeting of shareholders in electronic format.
- Article 15, paragraph 1 in "Proposed amendment" below will stipulate that the Company shall take measures for providing information that constitutes the content of reference documents for the general meeting of shareholders, etc. in electronic format.
- Article 15, paragraph 2 in "Proposed amendment" below will establish the provision to limit the scope of the items to be stated in the paper-based documents to be delivered to shareholders who requested the delivery of paper-based documents.
- Since the provisions for Internet Disclosure and Deemed Provision of Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders, Etc. (Article 15 of the current Articles of Incorporation) will no longer be required, they will be deleted.
- Accompanying the aforementioned new establishment and deletion, supplementary provisions regarding the effective date, etc. will be established.
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2. Details of Proposed Amendment
Details of the proposed amendment are as follows:
(Underlined portions indicate the parts that are to be amended.)
Proposed amendment
(Deleted)
(Measures for Providing Information in Electronic Format, Etc.)
Article 15.
1. When the Company convenes a general meeting of shareholders, it shall take measures for providing information that constitutes the content of reference documents for the general meeting of shareholders, etc. in electronic format.
2. Among items for which the measures for providing information in electronic format will be taken, the Company may exclude all or some of those items designated by the Ministry of Justice Order from statements in the paper-based documents to be delivered to shareholders who requested the delivery of paper-based documents by the record date of voting rights.
Supplementary Provisions
(Transitional Measures Concerning Audit & Supervisory Board Members' Exemption from Liability)
(Unchanged)
(Transitional Measures Concerning Measures for Providing Information in Electronic Format, Etc.)
1. The deletion of Article 15 (Internet Disclosure and Deemed Provision of Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders, Etc.) of the Articles of Incorporation before the amendment and the establishment of Article 15 (Measures for Providing Information in Electronic Format, Etc.) after the amendment shall be effective from September 1, 2022, which is the date of enforcement of the revised provisions provided for in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No. 70 of 2019) (hereinafter referred to as the "Date of Enforcement").
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Current Articles of Incorporation | Proposed amendment |
2. Notwithstanding the provision of the preceding | |
paragraph, Article 15 of the Articles of | |
Incorporation before the amendment shall remain | |
effective regarding any general meeting of | |
shareholders held on a date within six (6) months | |
from the Date of Enforcement. | |
3. These Supplementary Provisions shall be deleted | |
on the date when six (6) months have elapsed from | |
the Date of Enforcement or three (3) months have | |
elapsed from the date of the general meeting of | |
shareholders in the preceding paragraph, | |
whichever is later. |
3. Schedule
Date of the General Meeting of Shareholders to approve the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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