Reason for nomination

Mr. Kazuhiko Fujita has knowledge and experience in corporate management as Director in a health-related company, in addition to broad experience in overseas business. He has also been providing appropriate advice from a fair and objective position as Outside Director.
Based on these achievements, we propose his reappointment as Outside Director in the belief that he is a suitable person for realizing sustainable growth of corporate value of the Company.
By utilizing his abundant management experience in overseas business and a health-related company, the Company expects him to play a role to supervise the Company’s management independent from an objective perspective independent of business executors.
(41st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders)