General Meetings of Shareholders

2023

185^th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

1. Date and Time

Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 10:00 a.m

2. Place

Ballroom B2, The Prince Park Tower Tokyo
8-1, Shiba Koen 4-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo

3. Agenda

The 185th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders was attended by 445 shareholders, in which four proposals were approved.
The Company explained its views about the three questions which many shareholders have asked in advance (marketing strategy, current share price of the Company, selection of candidates for directors and audit and supervisory board members). After that, 13 shareholders raised questions and comment regarding Company’s activities for food safety and quality maintenance, efforts to environmental problems and price rise of raw materials, and business strategy in alcoholic beverages and overseas strategy as Company’s group among others, to which the Company answered.

Matters to be reported:

1. Business report, consolidated financial statements, and the results of the audit of the consolidated financial statements by the Accounting Auditor and the Audit & Supervisory Board for the 185th fiscal year (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023).
2. Financial statements for the 185th fiscal year (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023).

Matters to be voted on:

Proposal No. 1: Appropriation of surplus
Proposal No. 2: Partial amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
Proposal No. 3: Election of twelve (12) Directors of the Board
Proposal No. 4: Election of two (2) Audit & Supervisory Board Members

4. Materials for the General Meeting of Shareholders

5. Notice of Resolution

6. Results of Exercise of Voting Rights