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 Independence Criteria for Outside Directors

株式会社カワタ(以下「当社」という)は、当社の適正なガバナンスにとって必要な客観性と透明性を確保するために、社外取締役が可能な限り独立性を有していることが望ましいと考えます。
当社は、当社における社外取締役の独立性基準を以下のとおり定め、社外取締役(その候補者も含む。以下同様)が次の項目のいずれかに該当する場合は、当社にとって十分な独立性を有していないものとみなします。

  • From the employees of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "the Company Group") (Executive Directors, Executive Officers Others Those who conform to these and employees)
  • ​ ​Major shareholders of the Company (shareholders holding 5% or more on the basis of voting rights)​ ​
  • ​ ​A business executor of a company etc. that falls under any of the following
    1. Major business partners of the Group (transaction amount exceeding 2% of consolidated sales)
    2. Major borrowers of the Group (financial institutions whose borrowings outstanding is more than 2% of our consolidated total assets or consolidated total assets of the financial institution)
    3. Companies in which the Group holds shares of 10% or more on a voting right basis
  • ​ ​A certified public accountant belonging to an audit corporation that is an accounting auditor of the Group​ ​
  • Money exceeding 10 million yen annually from our group Others Experts such as a consultant, an accountant, a tax accountant, a lawyer, a judicial scrivener, a patent attorney or the like acquiring the property of a corporation, a partner or the like (if the person obtaining the property is a corporation, a cooperative or the like, Say.)
  • ​ ​Those who receive a donation exceeding 10 million yen annually from the Group​ ​
  • 社外取締役の相互就任関係となる他の会社の業務執行者
  • ​ ​(Relatives within the spouse and the second degree) are either one of the above 1 to 7 (important persons (directors, corporate auditors, executive officers and business executors over directors) are excluded except for items 4 and 5 Applicable to​ ​
  • ​ ​In the past 5 years, those who fall under any of the above 2 to 8​ ​
  • Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, Others , Persons who are deemed to have a special reason that conflicts of interest may arise between the Company