Rakuten, Inc. (hereinafter the “Company”) announces that the Board of Directors today resolved to propose the following amendments to the Articles of Incorporation at the 20th Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on March 30, 2017.
1. Reasons for the amendment
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. Particulars of the proposed amendments
The particulars of the proposed amendments are as follows:
(Amendments are underlined)
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Existing Articles of Incorporation |
Proposed amendment |
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(Purpose) |
(Purpose) |
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1.-6. (Omission of the provisions) |
1.-6. (Unchanged) |
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7. The following business activities related to computers, computer peripherals, computer-related devices and software: |
7. The following business activities related to computers, computer peripherals, computer-related devices, software and digital contents: |
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a) Development and production |
a) Development and production |
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(Newly established) |
g) Distribution |
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8.-28. (Omission of the provisions) |
8.-28. (Unchanged) |
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29. Import, export and sale of sporting goods, game machines, toys, processed food, household goods and miscellaneous goods, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products and medical instruments.
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29. Research, development, manufacture, sales and manufacturing, processing, import, export and sale of sporting goods, game machines, toys, agricultural, marine and livestock products and processed food, household goods and miscellaneous goods, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products and medical device. |
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30. Manufacture and processing of sporting goods, game machines, toys, processed food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical products and medical instruments. |
(Deleted)
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31.-33. (Omission of the provisions) |
30.-32. (Unchanged) |
3. Schedule of amendments
Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting held to approve the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation: March 30, 2017.