Change of the KNMs Trade Name

RNS Number : 6570M

Konami Corporation

08 May 2015

 



                                                                                                                                         May 8, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Company Name:	KONAMI CORPORATION
Representative:	Takuya Kozuki, President and Representative Director
Code Number:	9766 First Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange
Contact:	Shusuke Sasaki, General Manager, General Affairs Department (TEL: [phone])

Notice on Change of the Company's Trade Name and

Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

KONAMI CORPORATION (the "Company") hereby announces that the Board of Directors, at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on the date hereof, resolved a change in the Company's trade name, which is subject to approval of partial amendments to the Company's Articles of Incorporation at the 43^rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 26, 2015.

1.   Change of the Company's Trade Name

(1)  Reason for the change

            Ever since the Company shifted to a pure holding company structure on March 31, 2006, the Company has managed the operation of four primary businesses - Digital Entertainment, Health & Fitness, Gaming & Systems, and Pachislot & Pachinko Machines - at its group companies engaged in the aforementioned businesses.

            As the Company enters the 10^th year under the pure holding company structure in March next year, the Company aims to once again promote a clear understanding of its position among stakeholders by changing the trade name.

(2)  The current and new company's trade name

Current:	Konami Kabushiki Kaisha (English Trade Name: KONAMI CORPORATION)
New:	Konami Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha (English Trade Name: KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION)

(3)  Effective date

October 1, 2015

2.   Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

(1)  Reason for the amendments

The Company shall make amendments to Article 1 (Trade Name) in connection with the change of the Company's trade name as defined hereinbefore.

(2)  Details of the amendments

The details of the amendments are as follows:

                                                                          (Proposed amendments are underlined.)

Current Articles of Incorporation	Proposed Amendments
Article 1  (Trade Name) The name of the Company is Konami Kabushiki Kaisha, being expressed as "KONAMI CORPORATION" in English. （Newly Established）	Article 1  (Trade Name) The name of the Company is Konami Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha, being expressed as "KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION" in English. Supplementary Provision The amendments to Article 1 (Trade Name) shall come into effect as of October 1, 2015, and this Supplementary Provision shall be deleted on the date of the entry into force of the amendments.

(3)  Schedule

Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to approve amendments to the Articles of Incorporation:

June 26, 2015

Effective date of the amended Articles of Incorporation:

October 1, 2015

 

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