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This amendment will be submitted to the 211th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 24, 2026, and if approved, will take effect on the same day. Additionally, a transitional measure has been established allowing directors appointed on June 23, 2025, to serve until the end of March 2027.\n\n### Impact on Shareholders and Future Plans\nShortening the term of directors is expected to enhance management oversight aligned with the frequency of shareholders meetings, thereby improving management transparency. This change is anticipated to enable a prompt response to changes in the business environment. The amendment proposal will be discussed at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 24, 2026, and investors should closely monitor the outcome of that meeting.","jir_financial_highlights":"Term of Directors: Shortened from 2 years to 1 year (Faster management response due to shorter terms)\nScheduled Date of Annual General Meeting: 2026-06-24 (Unknown)\nTransitional Measures on Term: Extended term until the end of March 2027 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#TheHundredBank, #ArticlesOfIncorporationAmendment, #CorporateGovernance, #general_ir, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Shortening of directors' term: Planned change from 2 years to 1 year\nAnnual General Meeting date: 2026-06-24\nTransitional measures on term: Directors appointed on 2025-06-23 will serve until the end of March 2027","jir_meta_title":"The Hundred Bank Announces Proposal to Shorten Directors\u2019 Term from 2 Years to 1 Year","jir_meta_description":"The Hundred Bank, Ltd. will submit a proposal to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 24, 2026, to shorten the term of directors from two years to one year, aimed at strengthening corporate governance.","jir_og_title":"The Hundred Bank Announces Proposal to Shorten Directors\u2019 Term","jir_og_description":"A proposal to shorten the term of directors from two years to one year and enable swift management response will be discussed at the shareholders meeting on June 24, 2026.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":8708,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"general_ir","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-37378","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n