Notice on Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation

    Rakuten Group, Inc. (hereinafter the “Company”) announces that the Board of Directors today resolved to propose a partial amendment to the Articles of Incorporation at the 26th Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on March 2023.

1. Reasons for the proposal

 In light of its future business developments, the Company proposes an amendment to the current Article 2 (Purpose) of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to include new business purposes.

2. Details of the proposed amendment

The details of the proposed amendment are as follows:

(Amendments are underlined)

  3. Date of amendments

Date of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to approve the Amendment:
To be decided
Effective date of the Amendment:
Same as the date of the above general meeting of shareholders