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(Securities Code 2418) March 12, 2024 (Commencement Date of Electronic Provision of Documents: March 6, 2024)
To Shareholders with Voting Rights:
Masayuki Tsukada
President and CEO
TSUKADA GLOBAL HOLDINGS Inc.
1-16-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
NOTICE OF
THE 29TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
We are pleased to inform you that the 29th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of TSUKADA GLOBAL HOLDINGS Inc. (the "Company") will be held for the purposes as described below.
The Company has taken measures to provide documents electronically for this General Meeting of Shareholders, and matters to be provided electronically have been posted on the website below.
The Company's website: https://www.tsukada-global.holdings/en/ir/stock/meeting.html
In addition to the website above, the information has been posted on the website of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE). Please access the TSE website (TSE Listed Company Search) below, enter the issue name (company name) or securities code for search, and select "Basic Information" and "Documents for Public Inspection / PR Information."
TSE website | https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/JJK020010Action.do?Show=Show |
If not attending the meeting on the day, you may exercise your voting rights via the internet or in writing. Please review the Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders included in the matters to be provided electronically, and exercise your voting rights no later than 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 (JST).
- Date and Time:
- Place:
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Meeting Agenda: Matters to be reported:
Proposals to be resolved: Proposal 1: Proposal 2:
Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (JST) Grand Central, 1F, The Strings Omotesandoh
3-6-8,Kita-Aoyama,Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan *Please note there will be no souvenirs for attendees.
- The Business Report, Consolidated Financial Statements for the Company's 29th fiscal term (from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) and results of audits by the Financial Auditor and the Audit & Supervisory Board of the Consolidated Financial Statements
- Non-consolidatedFinancial Statements for the Company's 29th fiscal term (from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023)
Appropriation of Surplus
Election of Six Directors
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4. Guidance for Exercise of Voting Rights
- If approval or disapproval for each proposal is not indicated on the Voting Rights Exercise Form, it will be deemed that approval is indicated for each proposal.
- If a shareholder of the Company exercises his/her voting rights by proxy pursuant to the provisions of Article 15 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the shareholder may authorize one other shareholder with voting rights to exercise his/her voting rights. In this case, please submit a document certifying the authority of representation.
- If you exercise your voting rights in writing, please indicate your approval or disapproval of the proposals on the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise Form and return it to us by no later than 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
- If you exercise your voting rights via the internet, please refer to "Procedures for Exercising Voting Rights via the Internet" on page 3 and exercise your voting rights no later than 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
- If you exercise your voting rights twice, once in writing and via the internet, those exercised via the internet shall be deemed valid. Also, if you exercise your voting rights more than once via the internet or using a personal computer and a smart phone, the vote exercised last shall be deemed valid.
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- If you are attending in person, please present the enclosed Voting Rights Exercise Form at the reception desk on arrival at the meeting.
- If any revisions are made to the matters to be provided electronically, details of the revisions will be posted on the website where they are posted.
- In accordance with laws and regulations and provisions of Article 16 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the following matters are not included in paper copies sent to shareholders who have requested it. The paper copies are a part of the documents audited by the Audit & Supervisory Board Members and the Financial Auditor in preparing their respective audit reports.
- Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
- Notes on Consolidated Financial Statements
- Non-consolidatedStatements of Changes in Net Assets
- Notes on Non-consolidated Financial Statements
- System to Ensure Appropriate Business Operations
Please note that page numbers and statements on reference pages of the paper copies sent to shareholders are the same as those of the matters to be provided electronically.
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Please confirm the following matters before exercising your voting rights via the internet.
If you attend the meeting in person, you do not need to exercise your voting rights either by postal mail (Voting Rights Exercise Form) or via the internet.
- Website for exercising voting rights
- You can exercise your voting rights via the internet only by accessing the Company's designated website for exercising voting rights (https://evote.tr.mufg.jp/) via a personal computer or a smart phone. (Please note that this service is unavailable between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. daily.)
- You may not be able to exercise your voting rights depending on your internet connection environments: e.g., when you use a firewall, etc. for internet connection; when antivirus software is installed; when a proxy server is used; and when Transport Layer Security (TLS) encrypted communication is not designated.
- Votes will be accepted via the internet until 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. However, you are cordially requested to exercise your voting rights earlier, and call the Help Desk for any inquiries or questions.
- How to exercise voting rights via the internet
- Method via personal computer
- On the website for exercising voting rights (https://evote.tr.mufg.jp/), please enter the "login ID" and "temporary password" that are indicated on the Voting Rights Exercise Form, and follow the on- screen guidance to enter whether you approve or disapprove each proposal.
- You will be provided with a new "login ID" and "temporary password" each time a General Meeting of Shareholders is convened.
- Method via smart phone
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By scanning the "login QR code" indicated on the Voting Rights Exercise Form into your smart phone, you will be automatically connected to the website for exercising voting rights, where you will be able to exercise your voting rights.
(You will not need to enter your "login ID" and "temporary password.") - You may not be able to log in using the QR code on certain types of smart phones. If you are unable to log in using the QR code, please exercise your voting rights via the method noted above in 2. (1) "Method via personal computer."
*QR code is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.
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By scanning the "login QR code" indicated on the Voting Rights Exercise Form into your smart phone, you will be automatically connected to the website for exercising voting rights, where you will be able to exercise your voting rights.
- How multiple votes by the same shareholder will be handled
- If you exercise your voting rights both in writing and via the internet, the internet vote shall be considered valid.
- If you exercise your voting rights multiple times via the internet, the last vote cast shall be considered valid.
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Fees incurred when you access the website for exercising voting rights
Please note that any fees (internet connection charges, etc.) incurred when you access the website for exercising voting rights shall be borne by the shareholders in question.
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Inquiries about the system, etc.
Securities Agency Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (Help Desk) Telephone: 0120-173-027 (operating hours: 9:00 - 21:00; toll free, available only in Japan)
Electronic Voting Platform
Shareholders registered in the name of a trust and custody bank, etc. (including standing proxies) may use the Electronic Voting Platform operated by ICJ, Inc., a joint venture established by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. and others, as an alternative electronic method other than the use of the internet as described above for exercising voting rights at the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company, provided that they have already filed applications for the use of the said platform.
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Reference Documents for the General Meeting of Shareholders
Proposals and References
Proposal 1: Appropriation of Surplus
Taking into consideration the business performance during this fiscal year and future business development, etc., the Company proposes the year-end dividend for this fiscal year as follows:
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- Type of dividend property Cash
- Matters related to allocation of dividend property and total amount thereof
Dividend per share of the Company's common stock: | ¥5 |
Total amount of dividends: | ¥238,500,830 |
(3) Effective date of dividends from surplus March 29, 2024
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Proposal 2: Election of Six Directors
The terms of office of six Directors will expire at the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Accordingly, the Company proposes that six Directors be elected.
The candidates for Directors are as follows:
Name | Number of | ||||
No. | Career summary, positions, assignments and important concurrent positions | shares of the | |||
(Date of birth) | |||||
Company held | |||||
June | 1997 | President and CEO of the Company (to present) | |||
June | 1999 | CEO of Best Bridal Hawaii, Inc. (to present) | |||
August | 2000 | President and Representative Director of Best Planning | |||
Inc. (to present) | |||||
October | 2006 | President and Representative Director of Acqua Grazie, | |||
February 2007 | Inc. (currently Best-Anniversary Inc.) | ||||
President and Director of PT. Tirtha Bridal (to present) | |||||
January | 2011 | President and Representative Director of Hospitality | |||
Network Corporation (currently BEST HOSPITALITY | |||||
Network Inc.) (to present) | |||||
November 2013 | President and Representative Director of Best Global, | ||||
December 2013 | Inc. (to present) | ||||
Representative Director of Ecpark Pte. Ltd. (to present) | |||||
1 | Masayuki Tsukada | February 2014 | President and Representative Director of Best Bridal | 7,187,700 | |
(June 21, 1946) | Inc. Successor Preparatory Company (currently Best | ||||
Bridal Inc.) (to present) | |||||
September 2014 | President and Representative Director of FAJA, Inc. | ||||
(currently BEST HERBS, Inc.) (to present) | |||||
President and Representative Director of RAJA, Inc. (to | |||||
January | present) | ||||
2015 | Manager of Best Resort LLC (to present) | ||||
August | 2015 | Manager of BEST HOSPITALITY LLC (to present) | |||
January | 2018 | Chairman and CEO of Best-Anniversary Inc. (to | |||
present) | |||||
May | 2019 | President and Representative Director of BEST LIFE | |||
STYLE Inc. (to present) | |||||
July | 2020 | Manager of TGU LLC (to present) | |||
August | 2020 | President and Representative Director of Gloria Bridal | |||
Japan, Inc. (to present) |
Reasons for Nomination as a Candidate for Director
Masayuki Tsukada built the Tsukada Global Holdings Group seen today as the Company's founder. He leads management with strong leadership as the Representative Director and provides guidance and advice from a broad perspective for the management in general. We nominated him as a candidate for Director to sustainably increase corporate value.
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Name | Number of | ||||
No. | Career summary, positions, assignments and important concurrent positions | shares of the | |||
(Date of birth) | |||||
Company held | |||||
December | 1995 | Joined the Company | |||
June | 1997 | Executive Managing Director of the Company (to | |||
present) | |||||
December | 2002 | Representative Director of Fine Expand Co., Ltd. (to | |||
present) | |||||
2 | Keiko Tsukada | March | 2005 | President of Best Bridal Hawaii, Inc. (to present) | 1,224,400 |
(December 7, 1951) | July | 2007 | General Manager of Marketing Division of the Company | ||
July | 2014 | General Manager of Business Development Division of | |||
the Company | |||||
April | 2016 | Responsible for Business Development Division of the | |||
Company | |||||
May | 2019 | Director of BEST LIFE STYLE Inc. (to present) |
Reasons for Nomination as a Candidate for Director
Keiko Tsukada, since joining the Company in 1995, has engaged in predominately marketing related work for many years, contributed to value creation of various facilities and branding for the Group, and has abundant experience and knowledge related to management. We nominated her as a candidate for Director to sustainably increase corporate value.
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Kento Tsukada
(February 13, 1989)
September 2014 | Director of FAJA, Inc. (currently BEST HERBS, Inc.) | |
Director of RAJA, Inc. | ||
February | 2016 | Managing Director of FAJA, Inc. (currently BEST |
HERBS, Inc.) (to present) | ||
March | 2016 | General Manager of Planning & Development Division |
of the Company | ||
Director of the Company (to present) | ||
January | 2018 | President and Representative Director of Best- |
Anniversary Inc. (to present) | ||
March | 2018 | Director of Best Planning Inc. |
May | 2019 | Director of BEST LIFE STYLE Inc. |
August | 2019 | Managing Director of RAJA, Inc. (to present) |
August | 2020 | Director of Gloria Bridal Japan, Inc. (to present) |
March | 2021 | Managing Director of BEST HOSPITALITY Network |
Inc. (to present) | ||
Managing Director of Best Global, Inc. (to present) | ||
Managing Director of BEST LIFE STYLE Inc. (to | ||
present) | ||
March | 2022 | Responsible for Human Resources & General Affairs |
Division of the Company (to present) | ||
March | 2023 | Managing Director of Best Bridal Inc. (to present) |
657,200
Reasons for Nomination as a Candidate for Director
Kento Tsukada has experience as a Director at our group companies in addition to experience that includes new business development, and is a competent person who can reliably implement the Group governance sought for a holding company. In light of this, we nominated him as a candidate for Director to sustainably increase corporate value.
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N o . | Name | Career summary, positions, assignments and important concurrent positions | Number of | ||
shares of the | |||||
(Date of birth) | Company held | ||||
April | 1983 | Joined Hitachi Zosen Corporation | |||
March | 1987 | Joined Wako Securities Co., Ltd. (currently Mizuho | |||
Securities Co., Ltd.) | |||||
October | 1996 | Joined Weathernews Inc. | |||
December | 1999 | Joined Big Store.Com Co., Ltd. | |||
October | 2001 | Director of Finantec Co., Ltd. | |||
March | 2006 | Outside Director of the Company (to present) | |||
November 2007 | Outside Director of ANAP Inc. (to present) | ||||
Takashi Nishibori | September 2011 | President and Representative Director of JBI Inc. (to | |||
4 | present) | 2,000 | |||
(April 1, 1960) | March | 2018 | Outside Board Member of Gene Therapy Research | ||
Institution Co., Ltd. (to present) | |||||
November 2018 | Outside Auditor of Yoshimura Package Partners Co. Ltd. | ||||
(to present) | |||||
June | 2021 | Director of TNBI Inc. (to present) | |||
March | 2022 | Outside Director of GATES GROUP CO., LTD. (to | |||
present) | |||||
September 2023 | Outside Director of HEYAGOTO Co., Ltd. (to present) | ||||
October | 2023 | Outside Director of ZEUS enterprise Co., Ltd. (to | |||
present) | |||||
Reasons for Nomination as a Candidate for Outside Director and Expected Role
Takashi Nishibori has abundant experience and extensive knowledge concerning the field of corporate management as the manager of a consulting company. We nominated him as a candidate for Outside Director so that he will contribute to the enhancement of corporate governance by continuing to supervise the management of the Company and giving advice on the management of the Company in general. Since he took office as Outside Director of the Company in March 2006, his term of office is 18 years at the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
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Takashi Terachi (June 20, 1959)
April | 1998 | Professor at School of Business Administration at |
Kwansei Gakuin University (to present) | ||
April | 2011 | Manager of Academic Affairs at Kwansei Gakuin |
University | ||
April | 2014 | Dean of School of Business Administration at Kwansei |
Gakuin University | ||
March | 2016 | Outside Director of the Company (to present) |
October | 2018 | Outside Director of SHINMEI HOLDINGS CO., LTD. |
(to present) | ||
March | 2021 | Outside Director of Aigran Holdings, Inc. (to present) |
June | 2023 | Outside Director of Shokubun Co., Ltd. (to present) |
January | 2024 | Outside Director of Adviser Navi Co., Ltd. (to present) |
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Reasons for Nomination as a Candidate for Outside Director and Expected Role
Takashi Terachi has expertise and extensive knowledge as a university professor. We nominated him as a candidate for Outside Director so that he will contribute to the enhancement of corporate governance by giving advice on the management of the Company in general. Since he took office as Outside Director of the Company in March 2016, his term of office is eight years at the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
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No. | Name | Career summary, positions, assignments and important concurrent positions | Number of | ||
shares of the | |||||
(Date of birth) | Company held | ||||
April | 1983 | Joined Orient Leasing Co., Ltd. (currently ORIX | |||
Corporation) | |||||
January | 2011 | Executive Officer of ORIX Corporation | |||
October | 2012 | Board Director of Houlihan Lokey Inc. | |||
January | 2014 | Managing Executive Officer of ORIX Corporation | |||
6 | Hideto Nishitani | April | 2015 | CEO of ORIX Corporation USA | 23,000 |
(March 2, 1960) | September 2019 | Managing Executive Officer and Assistant to CEO of | |||
ORIX Corporation | |||||
July | 2020 | CEO of Virtuous Capital LLC (to present) | |||
March | 2022 | Outside Director of the Company (to present) | |||
June | 2022 | Outside Director of POCKETALK CORPORATION | |||
(to present) | |||||
Reasons for Nomination as a Candidate for Outside Director and Expected Role
Hideto Nishitani has abundant experience and extensive knowledge concerning investment, finance and M&A. We nominated him as a candidate for Outside Director so that he will contribute to the enhancement of corporate governance by supervising the Company's business related to investment, including overseas investment, and giving advice on the management of the Company in general from an international perspective. Since he took office as Outside Director of the Company in March 2022, his term of office is two years at the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
Notes:
- No special interest exists between the Company and any of the above candidates for Directors.
- Masayuki Tsukada, a candidate for Director, is a parent company, etc. as defined in Article 2, Item 4-2 of the Companies Act.
- Matters related to candidates for Outside Directors are as follows:
- Takashi Nishibori, Takashi Terachi and Hideto Nishitani are candidates for Outside Directors. The Company has notified the Tokyo Stock Exchange, on which the Company is listed, of said candidates' designation as independent officers. If their reelection is approved in accordance with this proposal, the Company plans to continue the said notification.
- Pursuant to the provisions of Article 427, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act and Article 29, Paragraph 2 of the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the Company has concluded an agreement with Takashi Nishibori, Takashi Terachi and Hideto Nishitani to limit liability for damages stipulated in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Act. If this proposal is approved, the Company plans to continue the said limited liability agreement. The maximum amount of liability for damages based on the said agreement shall be the minimum liability amount as stipulated in laws and regulations.
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The Company has in effect a directors and officers liability insurance agreement stipulated in Article 430-3, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act that insures all its Directors, and all insurance premiums are borne by the Company. This insurance agreement covers losses that may arise in the event that the Directors, the insured, are held liable, or incur a claim in pursuit of such liability, with regard to the performance of their duties.
If the candidates take office as Directors, they will be insured by the insurance agreement, which is to be renewed on March 31, 2024.
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