Announcement Regarding Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
May 12,2022
Resona Holdings, Inc.
Resona Holdings, Inc. ("Resona HD") hereby announces that it has resolved, at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on May 12, 2022, to submit a proposal for partial amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to the 21st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on June 24, 2022, as described below.
I. Purpose of the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
The amendment provided in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No. 70 of 2019) will be enforced on September 1, 2022. In order to prepare for the implementation of an electronic provision system of materials for the shareholders meeting, the Company proposes to amend the Articles of Incorporation of the Company as follows:
- (1)The proposed Article 20, Paragraph 1 provides that an electronic provision measure shall be taken for information that constitutes the contents of the reference documents, etc., for the shareholders meeting.
- (2)The proposed Article 20, Paragraph 2 is a new provision to limit the scope of matters to be described in written documents to be delivered to shareholders who request delivery of written documents.
- (3)The provision for disclosure via Internet of reference documents for shareholders meetings, etc. and deemed provision thereof (current Article 20 of the Articles of Incorporation) is deleted as it will become unnecessary.
- (4)As a result of the foregoing deletion and new provisions, supplementary provisions concerning the effective date, etc., are added.
II. Contents of the Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
(The amended sections are underlined)
Current Articles | Amended Articles |
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Chapter IV Shareholders Meetings Article 20. (Disclosure Via Internet of Reference Documents for Shareholders Meetings, Etc. and Deemed Provision Thereof) The Company may, when calling a shareholders meeting, be deemed to have provided to its shareholders information related to matters to be specified or indicated in reference documents for the shareholders meeting, a business report, financial statements and consolidated financial statements by way of disclosure using the Internet pursuant to the provisions of the applicable ordinance of the Ministry of Justice. |
Chapter IV Shareholders Meetings <Deleted> |
<new provision> |
Article 20. (Electronic Provision Measure of Reference Documents for Shareholders Meetings, Etc.)
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<new provision> |
Supplementary Provisions
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III. Schedule (Planned)
Date of the ordinary general meeting of shareholders | June 24, 2022 (Friday) |
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Effective date of the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation | June 24, 2022 (Friday) |