ROLE AND COMPOSITION OF EACH ORGANIZATION

NHK Spring clearly distinguishes the roles of the Board of Directors, which is responsible for corporate management and supervision, and the Corporate Officers, who are in charge of business execution. This will enable the Board of Directors to intensively discuss important management judgments, make important management decisions, and supervise the execution of operations by Corporate Officers, thereby further maintaining and improving management efficiency and continuously increasing corporate value over the medium to long term under the corporate governance system.
In addition, External Members of the Board are appointed for the purpose of receiving advice based on their knowledge regarding management policies and management improvement, as well as to seek their active involvement in management supervision through decision-making on important matters of the Board of Directors.

The responsibility for auditing the Company's management execution rests with the Audit & Supervisory Board, which is independent of the Board of Directors.
In addition, the Company ensures a sufficient support system to assist the monitoring of management by corporate auditors, and takes necessary measures from the viewpoint of strengthening the functions of corporate auditors, including the appointment of independent external auditors and auditors endowed with high levels of knowledge and expertise in finance and accounting.

To strengthen the independence and objectivity of decisions on nominations and compensation of Members of the Board, the Board of Directors has established a voluntary Nomination and Compensation Committee, an advisory body to the Board of Directors, consisting of a majority of independent external directors, to consider matters related to personnel matters and compensation for Members of the Board.

 As of June 2024