On the Conclusion of the 154th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting
June 28, 2018
Nikon Corporation hereby announces that the following matters were approved without amendment at the 154th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting held on June 28, 2018.
Appropriation of Surplus
The appropriation of Surplus was approved as originally proposed. As a result, the year-end dividend was set at ¥22.0 per share.
Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation
The partial amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, including the major items described below, were approved as originally proposed.
- 1.Adding the new provisions to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the Company's Officers and for appointing the President from among the Officers.
- 2.Partially amending the provision regarding the chairman of general shareholders' meetings and the Directors with Executive Power.
Election of 6 (six) Directors (Excluding Directors Who Are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)
As originally proposed, Kazuo Ushida, Masashi Oka, Yasuyuki Okamoto, Takumi Odajima, Satoshi Hagiwara and Akio Negishi were elected as Directors. All of them have assumed this position.
Akio Negishi is the External Director as provided for under the Companies Act.
In addition, Kazuo Ushida and Masashi Oka were appointed as Representative Directors by resolution of the Board of Directors held after the conclusion of the 154th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting.
Election of 4 (four) Directors Who Are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
As originally proposed, Atsushi Tsurumi, Haruya Uehara, Hiroshi Hataguchi and Kunio Ishihara were elected as Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members. All of them have assumed this position.
Haruya Uehara, Hiroshi Hataguchi and Kunio Ishihara are the External Directors as provided for under the Companies Act.
In addition, Takaharu Honda and Atsushi Tsurumi were appointed as Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Members by resolution of the Audit and Supervisory Committee held after the conclusion of the 154th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting.
The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice.