Timely disclosure system

The status of the Company’s internal system for timely disclosure of corporate information is as follows.

We recognize timely disclosure of corporate information as the only means by which the Company can be broadly understood while fulfilling its social responsibilities, and as an important function in coordinating with the Company’s stakeholders and forming corporate governance. We will handle and provide such information in a timely, appropriate and fair manner.

Important facts concerning the Company’s business operations are appropriately managed by the responsible departments, and the Company has a system under which relevant departments cooperate to make timely and appropriate disclosures of information subject to timely disclosure.

 

As the Company handles customers’ financial information, it seeks to thoroughly disseminate the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, securities exchange rules and the internal “Insider Information Management Regulations,” and conducts training as part of its internal education curriculum.

 

In light of the social environment surrounding information management and its impact, the Company has established an Information Security Committee and is currently formulating a security policy and related rules to strengthen company-wide information management.

Important matters concerning business operations are shared at meetings and through reports, and matters subject to timely disclosure are processed under the prescribed disclosure procedures under the supervision of the person responsible for information handling.

 

Information on urgent matters, decisions on other important matters, and financial results is gathered by the person responsible for information management, who scrutinizes and confirms the contents. Information determined to be subject to timely disclosure is disclosed through release distribution, posting on the Company’s website and other means after the prescribed disclosure procedures are completed.

An Audit and Supervisory Committee member selected by the Audit and Supervisory Committee attends meetings of the Board of Directors and other important meetings, audits reports on important occurrences relating to company information and the status of decisions, and comprehensively monitors the operation of internal systems for timely disclosure, including confirmation of financial information and financial condition.

The Company’s Board of Directors, including directors who are certified public accountants, confirms the appropriateness of the timely disclosure documents and Annual Securities Report to be prepared and resolved by the Board of Directors with respect to financial information and other matters subject to timely disclosure.