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Basic Management Policy

With our management policy, "We aspire to become an aggressive and progressive corporation that is continually attuned to the ever changing trends that shape our world."

"We will reflect the world," our basic management policy is to contribute to society by focusing on our already developed fields and entering new areas with unique and superior technology, then offering products from our forte field and setting new trends as well as fitting our customers' needs.

We will put great effort into conducting balanced business management that includes economic efficiency, social awareness and environmental preservation, all the while taking into consideration our shareholders, customers, employees, international and local communities and the global environment.Responding to requests from these stakeholders, we will continue to increase, develop and maximize our corporate worthiness.

Asahi Denka Co., Ltd. is planning to change its name to "ADEKA CO., LTD" in May 2006 and move to a new headquarters building that is currently under construction in Higashiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, the corporation's birthplace.With our new corporate name, brand and location, it is our goal to become an advanced global corporation that contributes to society.

 

 

Basic Concept of Corporate Governance and Current Operational Matters

Basic Concept of Corporate Governance

Our company group recognizes that the enhancement corporate governance is the most important facet of our business management.We implement corporate governance through decision making, using a council system in the board directors and an auditor system, believing this is the most proper system to effectively perform our management function, and recognizing our current system is functioning practically.We are actively trying to be innovative and further intensify our business management system, adding unique modifications.

 

• Introduction of a chief executive system to speed up management decision making and clarify the roles of business execution (responsibility and commission)
• Improve management efficiency by optimizing the number of board members and shortening their terms as well as full transfers of operating officers, etc.
• Established a new business operations audit department (in July 2005) directly controlled by the president.The department is a standing section independent of management organization.Its goal is to strengthen functions like conducting internal audits with the perspective of legitimacy and adequate access of entire divisions' business operations based on the audit plan.

In the future, we will further promote the development of an internal regimentation system.

 

Among the implementation of operations which authority is consigned from the Board of Directors to the Board of operating officers, full-time board members and operating officers deliberate important matters.At the same time, we desire that the information regarding the implementation of operations be shared.Full-time board members and operating officers who are related to the deliberation theme attend the council.

Basic Policy Regarding the Dividing Up of Profits

Our company takes business environment, business tactics, performance, financial standing and other factors into account to determine proper dividends, while trying to fairly assess the division of profits between shareholders and the internal reservation fund.We will put further effort to improve our growth potential and profit performance, with a target of increasing dividend payouts by approximately 25% to 30% as a proper return for shareholders.Regarding the internal reservation fund, we will preferentially use it for R&D and equipment investment for future generation growth and core business, overseas business, enhancement and improvement of production technologies, as well as investment to strengthen future management practices.

 

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