ＡＧＣ（5201） – Notice Regarding Partial Amendment of Articles of Incorporation

January 17, 2022 Corporate Name: AGC Inc. President & CEO: Yoshinori Hirai (Code Number: 5201; TSE 1st section) Contact: Chikako Ogawa, General Manager, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations (Tel: +81-3-3218-5603) Notice Regarding Partial Amendment of Articles of Incorporation AGC Inc. (the “Company”) hereby announces that at the Board of Directors Meeting held today, the Company decided to propose a partial amendment to its Articles of Incorporation at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for March 30, 2022 as described below. 1．Purpose of Amendment (1) Change to description in purpose Article 2 in the proposed amendment will change the description of the business purposes in line with the current status of the Company’s business. (2) Introduction of a system for providing reference documents, etc. for the General Meeting of Shareholders in electronic format, etc. The revised provisions stipulated in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions of the “Act Partially Amending the Companies Act” (Act No. 70 of 2019) are due to come into effect on September 1, 2022. Accordingly, to prepare to introduce a system for providing reference documents, etc. for the General Meeting of Shareholders in electronic format, etc., the Company will change its Articles of Incorporation as described below. ① Article 15 in the proposed amendment stipulates that the Company shall take measures for providing information that is the contents of reference documents, etc. for the General Meeting of Shareholders in electronic format, etc. and that the Company shall establish a provision for limiting the scope of matters to be described in documents issued to shareholders who requested the issuance of such a document. ② Accordingly, the provision of Article 15 in the current Articles of Incorporation (Internet Disclosure of Reference Documents, Etc. for General Meeting of Shareholders) will become unnecessary, and the Company will delete it. ③ With the additions and deletion mentioned above, a supplementary provision concerning the effective date, etc. will be established. 2．Details of the amendment Details of the amendments are as follows: (Underlined texts are to be amended) Current articles of incorporation Proposed amendments Article 2. (Purpose) Article 2. (Purpose) The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in the following businesses: 1.Manufacture, processing, sale and The purpose of the Company shall be to engage in the following businesses: 1.Manufacture, processing, sale and purchase of the following products and composite products: （1）Flat glass, fabricated glass, flat panel display glass and other glass products. purchase of the following products and composite products: （1）Flat glass, fabricated glass, flat panel display glass and other glass products. 1 （2）Refractories, refractory materials and （2）Refractories, refractory materials and other ceramic products. other ceramic products. （3）Inorganic and organic industrial （3）Inorganic and organic industrial chemicals, synthetic resins, medical and pharmaceutical products and other chemical products. chemicals, synthetic resins, medical and pharmaceutical products, regenerative medicine products, and other chemical and biotechnological products. （4）Medical treatment implements, （4）Medical treatment implements, physical and chemical appliances, other precision instruments, electric and electronic appliances, and parts and materials therefor. physical and chemical appliances, other precision instruments, electric and electronic appliances, and parts and materials therefor. （5）Materials for civil engineering and （5）Materials for civil engineering and architecture. （6）Anti-pollution equipment and facilities. ２． architecture. （6）Anti-pollution equipment and facilities. ２．Manufacture, sale and purchase of equipment and units relating to the products enumerated in the preceding subparagraph. ３．Manufacture, sale and purchase of equipment and units relating to the products enumerated in the preceding subparagraph. ４．Design, supervision and execution of civil engineering and architectural works. ５．Design, supervision and execution of civil engineering and architectural works. ６．Sale, purchase, lease, brokering and maintenance of real estate. ７．Loan, guarantee of debt and factoring. ８．Sale, purchase, holding and investment in securities. ９．Freightage by land, sea and air, and warehousing of such freight. 10．Supply of electric power. 11．Casualty insurance agency and life insurance solicitation-related activities. 12．Other businesses relating to any of the preceding subparagraphs. ３． ４． ５． ６． ７． ８． ９． 10． 11． (No amendments) 12． 2 Article 15. (Internet Disclosure of Reference （Delete） Documents, Etc. for General Meeting of Shareholders) convening In a General Meeting of Shareholders, the Company shall be deemed to have provided to shareholders information concerning matters required to be described or presented in General Meeting of Shareholders reports, reference financial statements and consolidated financial statements, by disclosing such information over the Internet in a manner set forth in the ministerial ordinances of the Ministry of Justice. documents, business (New) (New) Supplementary Provisions Article 15. (Provision of Documents for General Meeting of Shareholders in Electronic Format, etc.) convening On a General Meeting of Shareholders, the Company shall provide the contents of the reference documents, etc. for the General Meeting of Shareholders in an electronic format. Among the contents provided in an electronic format, the Company may exclude all or part of matters prescribed by the ministerial ordinances of the Ministry of Justice from the document that will be issued to shareholders who requested the issuance of such a document by the record date for voting rights. of and Shareholders) 1. The deletion of Article 15 of the current Articles of Incorporation (Internet Disclosure of Reference Documents, Etc. for General Meeting the establishment of Article 15 in the amended (Provision of Articles of of Documents Shareholders in Electronic Format, etc.) shall be effective from the date of enforcement provided for in the proviso to Article 1 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the Companies Act (Act No.70 of 2019) (hereinafter, “Date of Enforcement”). Incorporation for General Meeting 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, Article 15 of the current Articles of Incorporation shall remain effective regarding any General Meeting of Shareholders held on a date within six months from the Date of Enforcement. 3 3. These Supplementary Provisions shall be deleted on the date when six months have passed from the Date of Enforcement or three months have passed from the date of the the General Meeting of Shareholders preceding paragraph, whichever is later. in 3．Schedule 2022 (scheduled) Scheduled date of the General Meeting of Shareholders to amend the Articles of Incorporation: March 30, Effective date of the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation: March 30, 2022 (scheduled) 4