Note: The following document is an English translation of the Japanese-language original. 

1. Compliance

• The Asahi Broadcasting Group (“the Group”) has formulated the “Asahi Broadcasting Group Compliance Charter" and "Asahi Broadcasting Group Compliance Code of Conduct” to conduct compliance management based on legal and regulatory compliance and social consciousness.
• The Company has formulated the “Asahi Broadcasting Group Compliance Regulations” and established the Legal and Compliance Division under the executive officer responsible for compliance, enacting a necessary framework for enabling directors/executive officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to act in line with legal and regulatory compliance and in a socially ethical manner.
• The Company has established an internal reporting desk within the Legal and Compliance Division and outside the company, offering consultations to and receiving reports from the directors/executive officers, employees and other related individuals of the Company and its subsidiaries regarding possible compliance violations.
• The Company has formulated rules regarding compliance reporting desks based on Japanʼs Whistleblower Protection Act, defining the investigation of and responses to reported information. We safeguard the confidentiality and prohibit the mistreatment of any individual who comes forward to report information.
• The Companyʼs Legal and Compliance Division periodically reports to the representative director and Board of Directors on the operational status of systems pertaining to internal reporting.
• The Company and its subsidiaries have formulated “Regulations for Rejection of Antisocial Forces,” prohibits the provision of any profit or accommodation to antisocial forces, and is steadfastly committed to resisting any pressure from such forces.

2. Internal audits

• The Company has established an Internal Audit Office under the direct authority of the Representative Director.
• The Company has formulated “Internal Audit Regulations” defining the basic parameters regarding audits, including audit criteria and standards; audits examine the operational status of business execution, compliance systems, risk management and internal control systems of the Company and its subsidiaries, and are conducted to confirm that overall operations are being conducted appropriately in light of laws, regulations and the articles of incorporation.
• The Companyʼs Internal Audit Office confirms that its code of conduct, as an expression of the Companyʼs corporate culture and climate, is respected in letter and spirit, and whether it is being implemented.
• The Company’s Internal Audit Office prepares internal audit reports, which it reports to the Representative Director as well as the Board of Directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee. The Representative Director instructs improvements based on the internal audit reports. The results of the improvement are verified by the Internal Audit Office, and reported to the Board of Directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee.
• The Companyʼs Internal Audit Office, as appropriate, reports to and coordinates with the Audit and Supervisory Committee on plans, outcomes and other areas regarding internal audits.

• The Company has formulated “Document Management Regulations,” and conducts the appropriate preservation and management of documents pertaining to business execution by directors, including the minutes of the Board of Directors.

• The Company’s Legal and Compliance Division has formulated a "Risk Management Manual" and a "Risk Management Sheet" for the Company and its subsidiaries, as part of appropriate risk management efforts. The Legal and Compliance Division has also formulated a “Crisis Management Flow Chart” to respond appropriately when risks emerge.
• To respond to risks related to television programming, broadcasting accidents and other risks, the Group has established under Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation’s Board of Executive Directors a Broadcasting Problems Countermeasures Committee, Broadcast Programming Examination Committee and Broadcasting Accidents Countermeasures Committee along with a Group Risk Management Countermeasures Committee at the Company to address risks facing the Group as a whole.
• The Group has formulated a “Business Continuity Plan” and “Disaster Readiness Manual,” and strives to maintain broadcasting functions during times of disaster.
• The Company has appointed a manager in charge of legal and a manager in charge of compliance under the Legal and Compliance Division, devising a system that enables confirmation of legal risks accompanying business execution, while receiving advice from attorneys.

• The executive directors/executive officers of the Company and its subsidiaries realize appropriate and efficient business execution in accordance with the scopes of authority determined by their respective Boards of Directors.
• The Company and its subsidiaries have formulated a medium-term management plan encompassing the entire Group; directors/executive officers of the Company and its subsidiaries execute their duties to achieve plan objectives.
• The Company, through the Board of Executive Officers (consisting of officers) and through various committees, shares information pertaining to the Company and its subsidiaries and collaborates, and conducts appropriate and fast decision-making.

• The Company has formulated “Asahi Broadcasting Group Companies Management and Administration Regulations” and defined rules concerning the sharing and reporting of information and business operations within the Group; in parallel, under “Group Companies Management and Administration Regulations” formulated by subsidiaries, subsidiaries are obligated to report operating results, financial position and other important information to the Company.
• The Company holds regular briefings with Group companies, and strives to share important information regarding management.

• The Company has established an Audit and Supervisory Committee Office to assist the duties of Audit and Supervisory Committee, and has formulated the “Regulations for Employees Assisting the Duties of Audit and Supervisory Committee” to ensure the independence and efficacy of the office.
• The Audit and Supervisory Committee Office consists of several individuals, including an office director who is independent from the business executives, with ample consideration given to experience, knowledge and capabilities in the selection of employees.
• Employees attached to the Audit and Supervisory Committee Office follow the directives and orders of the Audit and Supervisory Committee.
• Transfers, performance reviews, and commendations or sanctions of employees attached to the Audit and Supervisory Committee Office who are independent from the business executives occur with prior approval of the Audit and Supervisory Committee.
• The Companyʼs executive managing directors/executive officers and employees are careful to avoid placing any undue constraints on the employees of the Audit and Supervisory Committee Office that might hinder their independence.

• The general manager of the Companyʼs Legal and Compliance Division reports immediately to the Companyʼs Audit and Supervisory Committee upon receipt of reports of matters that could materially impact the operations or financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries, or reports of matters that could constitute compliance violations.
• When requested by the Audit and Supervisory Committee to provide reports on matters pertaining business execution, the directors/executive officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries respond promptly to fulfill this reporting request.
• The Companyʼs Internal Audit Office and the Audit and Supervisory Board members of subsidiaries meet periodically, and as needed, with the Companyʼs Audit and Supervisory Committee to report on the status of internal audits, compliance, risk management and other relevant areas of the Company and its subsidiaries.
• The Company has formulated “Regulations Regarding Reporting to the Audit and Supervisory Committee”; the Company strictly prohibits the taking of any negative actions against directors/executive officers or employees of the Company and its subsidiaries who report to the Audit and Supervisory Committee as a consequence of their decision to report, and disseminates awareness of this policy throughout the Group.

• The Companyʼs Audit and Supervisory Committee member attends meetings of the Companyʼs Board of Directors, meetings of the Companyʼs Board of Executive Officers, and other important meetings, and is able to access minutes, circulars for approval and other documents related to business execution from important meetings.
• Each year, the Company develops a set budget to cover expenses that arise from the execution of duties by the Audit and Supervisory Committee.
• The Company bears the cost of covering temporary expenses that arise in the performance of audits by the Companyʼs Audit and Supervisory Committee, including for the hiring of attorneys, certified public accountants and other external advisors, except in cases deemed unnecessary for the execution of the duties of the Audit and Supervisory Committee.

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