Status of Corporate Governance

Basic Views on Corporate Governance, Capital Structure, Corporate Attributes and Other Basic Information

　

Basic Views

　

AEON Fantasy’s Purpose, “Inspiring enthusiasm in every child so that there is a smile on every face”, is a sublimation of our original corporate policy. Our vision, which is based on our Purpose and indicates the direction we will take to achieve our Purpose is “to be a company that supports families by creating fun for children and continuing to nurture the ”growth of their mind, body, and spirit.” We are engaged in sustainability management as a corporation that contributes to a sustainable society and enhances corporate value. We recognize the importance of corporate governance as one of the most important management issues to accomplish our vision and we are working to build an effective corporate governance structure.

　

Basic Approach to Corporate Governance
1. We set AEON’s Basic Principles and our purpose, “pursuing peace, respecting humanity, and contributing to local communities, always with the customer’s point of view as its core,” as a guideline for all our corporate activities
2. We strive to actively engage in dialogue with customers and stakeholders and we proactively disseminate information to achieve appropriate collaboration.
3. We ensure transparency and fairness in decision-making through appropriate and clear information disclosure
4. Our Board of Directors indicates growth strategies and management plans based on our management philosophy, supports prompt and bold decision-making, and provides a high level of supervision of effectiveness, to ensure our sustainable growth and to increase our corporate value.
5. We are committed to promoting sustainable management as the core of our corporate activities. We aim to be a company that contributes to a sustainable society and enhances corporate value, and we have established a sustainability policy and set specific initiatives and numerical targets to enhance the effectiveness of our sustainability management.
6. We incorporate feedback and input received through constructive dialogue with shareholders and use them for our sustainable growth and to enhance our corporate value.

Matters Relating to Functions of Business Execution, Auditing, Oversight, Nomination and Remuneration Decisions (Overview of Current Corporate Governance System)

　

(1) The Company has eight Directors (including three Outside Directors). The Board of Directors meets once a month and holds extraordinary meetings as necessary. The four Audit and Supervisory Board Members also attend meetings. Each Director deliberates and resolves statutory matters to be resolved and matters to be discussed as stipulated in the Regulations of the Board of Directors, and actively exchange opinions, including active opinions and advice from Outside Directors and Audit and Supervisory Board Members, to strengthen management supervisory functions and internal control functions.
(2) The Company has established a Management Meeting to deliberate and report on important matters other than matters mostly proposed by the Board of Directors. The Management Meeting consists of Executive Directors, full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Members, and general managers, and meets once a month to engage in lively discussions by actively exchanging opinions, thereby enabling prompt decision-making and information sharing.
(3) The Company is a company with Audit and Supervisory Board Members and the Company has four Audit and Supervisory Board Members (including three Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Members). The Audit and Supervisory Board meets once a month and holds extraordinary meetings as necessary. At Audit and Supervisory Board meetings, each Audit and Supervisory Board receives reports on and discusses and resolves important matters relating to audits. Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Members attend meetings of the Board of Directors and other important meetings related to the execution of business and are entitled to make necessary statements and inspect records of meetings and important documents, such as approval documents, at any time. Audit and Supervisory Board Members exchange information as appropriate with the Disclosure of Policy on Determining Remuneration Amounts and Calculation Methods internal audit department and the accounting auditor, and strive for highly effective audits.
(4) The Company has appointed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC to perform accounting audits in accordance with the Companies Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The names of the certified public accountants who performed audits during the current fiscal year and the assistants involved in the auditing services are as follows: - Name of the Certified Public Accountant who performed the audit Yuji Takei, designated member with limited liability and managing member
Daisuke Igarashi, designated member with limited liability and managing member
- Accounting and auditing service assistants:
7 certified public accountants, 18 others

　

　

　

(As of July 8, 2024)

　

　

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Corporate Governance Report(July 8, 2024)

Last updated: April 11, 2025