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Hitachi, Ltd. will sell its shares; SMBC Nikko Securities will temporarily become a major shareholder, then shares will be resold to other domestic and international institutional investors. Hitachi's shareholder status will cease as of August 19, and SMBC Nikko Securities is expected to obtain 10.1% voting rights; Hitachi will step back as a shareholder, but business relationships will continue.","jir_summary":"### Overview of the change\nAs of today, a change in major shareholders is expected. Hitachi, Ltd. will sell its shareholding, and SMBC Nikko Securities will temporarily become a major shareholder. Thereafter, shares will be resold to domestic and foreign institutional investors, and Hitachi is expected to cease being a shareholder. Nevertheless, Hitachi will continue to be a business partner and collaboration will persist.\n\n### Impact and outlook\nThe change in major shareholders is stated to have no impact on our earnings. The change in shareholder composition is part of strategies related to capital policy and shareholder base expansion, and is unlikely to affect long-term financial relations.","jir_financial_highlights":"Total issued shares: 215,115,038 shares (Before: 21,462,310 shares (10.1%) held \u2192 After: 0 shares)\nVoting rights of major shareholders: Before: 10.1% \u2192 After: 0.0% (Loss of voting rights accompanying disappearance of shareholdings)\nNew major shareholder: SMBC Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. 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