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The demands include dismissal of three directors and the election of three new director candidates, principally proposing the introduction of external independent directors to strengthen board oversight and improve governance.","jir_summary":"### Overview of the Request to Convene an Extraordinary General Meeting\nValueAct Japan Master Fund, L.P. (hereinafter \"requesting shareholder\") submitted a written request to Takara Holdings Inc. to convene a shareholders' meeting. The requesting shareholder has held more than 3% of total voting rights for over six months and seeks the meeting to be scheduled on a date within eight weeks. They request the company to disclose the date of issuance of the convocation notice, the record date announcement, and the scheduled meeting date, and state that failure to respond may delay convening procedures.\n\n### Proposals and Background\nThe requesting shareholder requests dismissal of three directors and the election of three new director candidates. The background cited includes prolonged poor performance, declining ROE, and deficiencies in strategy and governance, with an assessment that the current board lacks independence. The proposed candidates are: Mr. Johnson (former President & CEO of JSR), Mr. Tashiro (former Chairman & CEO of AccorDea Golf, former outside director of McDonald's Japan, with audit experience), and Mr. Tousignant (former CFO of Suntory Global Spirits).","jir_financial_highlights":"Unknown: Unknown (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Takara, #ExtraordinaryGeneralMeeting, #Governance, #IndependentDirector, #ValueAct","jir_key_figures":"Number of directors proposed for dismissal: 3 shares\nNumber of new director candidates proposed: 3 shares\nTop shareholder stake: ValueAct holds approx. 39,400,000 shares (approx. 20.0%)","jir_meta_title":"Takara Holdings Inc. - Notice of Shareholders' Request to Convene an Extraordinary General Meeting | 2026-10-22","jir_meta_description":"Takara Holdings Inc. announced a request by ValueAct to convene an extraordinary general meeting. This summarizes the shareholder proposals including dismissal of three directors and the nomination of three new candidates, the background, and the company's prospective response.","jir_og_title":"Takara Holdings Inc. Announces Request to Convene Extraordinary General Meeting | 2026-10-22","jir_og_description":"Reporting on ValueAct's request to convene an extraordinary general meeting for Takara Holdings Inc., focusing on proposals to dismiss and nominate directors and movements toward strengthening governance.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":8130,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"general_ir","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-133525","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n