January 28, 2020
Canon Inc.
Chairman & CEO: Fujio Mitarai
Securities code: 7751
Tokyo (First section) and other Stock Exchanges
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Notice Regarding Change of Certified Public Accountant
Canon Inc. (the "Company") gives notice that its Audit and Supervisory Board, at a meeting held on January 28, 2020, has resolved to change the Company's certified public accountant or auditing firm that conducts an audit certification under the provisions of Article 193-2, paragraph 1 and 2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
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Scheduled date of change
The date of the 119th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders - Overview of incoming and outgoing certified public accountant or auditing firm
- Overview of incoming certified public accountant or auditing firm
(i) | Name | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC |
(ii) | Address | Marunouchi Nijubashi Building, 3-2-3, |
Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | ||
(iii) | Designated limited | Masayuki Yamada |
liability partners | Teruhisa Tamai | |
Kenichi Takai | ||
Susumu Nakamura |
- Status under registration system for listed
company audit firms of | Registered | |
Japanese Institute of | ||
Certified Public | ||
Accountants | ||
(2) Overview of outgoing certified public accountant or auditing firm |
(v) | Name | Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC |
(vi) | Address | Hibiya Mitsui Tower, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya, |
1-1-2, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | ||
(vii) | Designated limited | Yoshihiko Nakatani |
liability partners | Ryo Kayama | |
Ken Sudo | ||
Minoru Ota |
- Reason for selecting Deloitte Touche Thomatsu LLC
After considering Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC's consecutive years of service to the Company and comprehensively reviewing Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC's independence, expertise, their quality management structure and global auditing structure, the Company's Audit and Supervisory Board has resolved to appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC as the Company's certified public accountant or auditing firm, having concluded that the firm upholds a system for robust auditing and can offer new perspectives on the Company's audit. - Date of original appointment of outgoing certified public accountant or auditing firm March 30, 1978
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Opinions on audit reports and other documents prepared by outgoing certified public accountant or auditing firm over past three years
Not applicable - Reason for change
The audit term of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC will expire upon the conclusion of the 119th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. The Company's Audit and Supervisory Board has conducted a comparative assessment of several candidate firms from 2016 from the perspective of qualifications and independence, following the introduction of an auditor rotation system in other countries. In addition, the Company's Audit and Supervisory Board has determined to receive a proposal from several candidate firms periodically. For the reasons stated in 3 above, the Company's Audit and Supervisory Board has resolved to appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC as the Company's new certified public accountant or auditing firm. - Opinion for reasons and circumstances described in 6 above
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Opinion of outgoing certified public accountant or auditing firm
The Company received a statement that there are no particular opinions in this regard. - Opinion of the Company's Audit and Supervisory Board
The Company's Audit and Supervisory Board considers the change in the Company's certified public accountant or auditing firm to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC appropriate.
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Opinion of outgoing certified public accountant or auditing firm
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