May 19, 2025
Company name:
Fujitsu General Limited
Name of representative:
Koji Masuda, President and CEO
Securities Code:
6755, Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market
Inquiries:
Toshio Kano, Executive Officer, head of Corporate Communications Office (Telephone: +81-44-861 -7627)
Notice Regarding Change of Certified Public Accountant
Fujitsu General Limited (the “Company”) hereby announces that the Audit & Supervisory Board resolved at its meeting held on May 19, 2025, to change the certified public accountant, responsible for audit certification under Article 193-2, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Also, the Board of Directors is scheduled to resolve at its meeting would hold on May 23, 2025, to submit this proposal as "Election of Accounting Auditor" to the 106th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 26, 2025, as follows.
1.
Scheduled date of change
June 26, 2025 (the date of the 106th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held)
2.
Overview of the incoming and the outgoing certified public accountant
(1)
Overview of the incoming certified public accountant
① Name
Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
② Address
Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, Hibiya Mitsui Tower, 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
③
Names of engagement partners
Toshiyuki Matsumoto, Shuichi Sekiguchi
④
Status of registration in the registration system for auditors of listed companies under the Certified Public Accountants Act
Registered
(2)
Overview of the outgoing certified public accountant.
① Name
Yaesu Audit & Co.
② Address
Kioicho Building 17F, 3-12 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
③
Name of engagement partners
Takashi Watanabe, Chiharu Fujii, Daisuke Kobayashi
Note: This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.
3.
Reason for selection of the party in 2(1) as a candidate for certified public accountant
The Audit & Supervisory Board nominated Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC as the candidate for accounting auditor because of comprehensive consideration of factors such as their expertise, independence, quality management system, and the appropriateness of their auditing fees as an accounting auditor and after taking into account the management environment of the Company's Group and conducting a comprehensive review, the Board has determined that Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC is suitable to serve as the Company's accounting auditor.
4.
Date of appointment of the outgoing certified public accountant
December 15, 1969
5.
Existence of comments from resigning accountant on accountant reports made over the past three years
Not applicable.
6.
Reasons and background leading to the decision to change or the change
The term of office of Yaesu Audit & Co., the Company's Accounting Auditor, will expire at the conclusion of the 106th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on June 26, 2025. The Company acknowledges that the said audit corporation has sufficient systems in place to ensure that accounting audits are conducted appropriately and properly. However, given the long-term provision of its audit services, and after taking into account the management environment of the Company's Group and conducting a comprehensive review,
the Board has decided to nominate Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC as a
candidate for the Company's new Accounting Auditor.
7.
Opinions on the reasons and background stated in 6. above
(1) Opinion of the outgoing certified public accountant
The Company received a statement that there are no particular opinions in this regard.
(2) Opinion of the Audit & Supervisory Board
The Audit & Supervisory Board considers the change in the Company’s certified public accountant or auditing firm to Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC appropriate.
End.