February 13, 2014
Notice Concerning Change of the Number of Shares to Constitute
One Unit Share and Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
At a meeting held on February 13, 2014, the Board of Directors of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited ("Kirin") adopted a resolution to change the number of shares to constitute one unit share and to partially amend the Articles of Incorporation. Details are as follows:
1. Change of the Number of Shares to Constitute One Unit Share
(1) Purpose of the Change
In light of the objective of unifying the number of trading units of common stock at 100 shares, which was announced in the Action Plan for Consolidating Trading Units by securities exchanges throughout Japan for the purpose of expanding investment opportunities for individual investors and further increasing the liquidity of shares, the Board decided to reduce the number of shares to constitute one unit share.
(2) Details of the Change
The number of shares to constitute one unit share will be changed from 1,000 shares to 100 shares.
(3) Date of Change
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Reference Information
In conjunction with this change, trading units on the Tokyo, Nagoya, Sapporo, and Fukuoka Stock Exchanges will change from 1,000 shares to 100 shares effective Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
2. Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
(1) Purpose of the Amendment
The Articles of Incorporation will be amended in conjunction with the change of unit shares described above.
(2) Details of the Amendment
The details of the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation are as follows:
(Amended text is shown underlined.)
| Current Text | Amended Text |
| Article 7. The number of shares to constitute a unit share of the Company (Tangen-kabu) shall be 1,000. | Article 7. The number of shares to constitute a unit share of the Company (Tangen-kabu) shall be 100. Supplementary Provision The amendment to Article 7 shall become effective as of April 1, 2014, and this supplementary provision shall be deleted on the same date. |
(3) Effective Date
Tuesday, April 1, 2014