Basic policies

The Company shall disclose information that needs to be disclosed to shareholders and investors adequately, fairly and in a timely manner, in compliance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, other related laws, the Timely Disclosure Rules established by the Tokyo Stock Exchange and other relevant regulations.
The Company shall also make proactive efforts to publish any information that is judged to be of use to shareholders and investors, when the information does not fall within the scope of the Timely Disclosure Rules.

Disclosure method

The Company shall publish information falling within the scope of the Timely Disclosure Rules through the Timely Disclosure Network (TDnet) operated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Company shall, in principle, make the information published through the TDnet available on the Company website as soon as possible.
The Company shall also work to communicate information outside the scope of the Timely Disclosure Rules to investors in view of the purpose of timely disclosure.

In-company systems regarding the timely disclosure of corporate information

In the Company, Public Relations & Investor Relations Department and Corporate Control Department glean the information on the business conditions of each business department, support departments, technical departments, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies, and such information is shared by related departments and the personnel in charge of information handling. Then, they discuss the timely appropriate disclosure of information in accordance with the information disclosure standards and handle them carefully. As for subsidiaries and affiliated companies, Corporate Planning Department has developed systems for reporting important items regarding business administration to the Company swiftly.
The important items regarding the Company, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies are grasped by Corporate Planning Department and Corporate Control Department, and discussed by Senior Vice Presidents at management meetings (basically, held weekly, witnessed by Statutory Auditors) or meetings of the Board of Directors (basically, held monthly) with reference to the information disclosure standards, while consulting with Legal Department if necessary. Then, the procedures for disclosing information will be completed swiftly.
If some information does not satisfy the standards but is considered useful for shareholders and investors at management meetings or meetings of the Board of Directors, the Company will disclose them voluntarily.

Auditing of in-company systems for timely disclosure

In the Company, with the purpose of checking, evaluating, and improving systems of the Company for complying with laws and social norms and fulfilling social responsibilities, Internal Audit Section audits the systems and performance of management and operation of every business across the entire management activity, in accordance with annual schedules.