UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March, 2021
Commission File Number 333-250990
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
5-2-30, Miyahara
Yodogawa-ku, Osaka 532-0003
Japan
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | |||
| By: | /s/ Yoshiki Sakurai | ||
| Name: | Yoshiki Sakurai | ||
| Title: | Executive officer, General Manager of Controller Department | ||
Date: March 19, 2021
March 19, 2021
| Company Name: | Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | |
| Representative: | Kenzo Sawai President, Representative Director | |
| (Code No.: 4555, TSE, 1st Section) | ||
| Contact: | Yasushi Kora General Manager, Public Relations & Investor Relations Office | |
| (TEL: +81-6-6105-5823) |
Notice of Management Structure upon Transition into a Holding Company Structure
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. hereby announces that its Board of Directors has resolved at the meeting held today to elect the following representative directors, directors, audit & supervisory board members and corporate officers of SAWAI GROUP HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (“SAWAI GROUP HOLDINGS”) in connection with the share transfer scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2021 as follows.
1. Election of representative directors of SAWAI GROUP HOLDINGS
(1) The reason of the election
The individuals set forth in 1.(2) below will be elected for such respective positions in order to further enhance the foundation of SAWAI GROUP HOLDINGS’s management through enhancing its governance by means of more clearly separating management and execution upon the transition into a holding company structure scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2021.
(2) Names of individuals and their respective positions
| Name | Positions at SAWAI GROUP HOLDINGS |
| Mitsuo Sawai | Representative Director and Chairman |
| Kenzo Sawai | Representative Director and Vice Chairman |
| Kazuhiko Sueyoshi | Representative Director and President |
(Expected date of effectiveness of such election)
April 1, 2021
2. Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Corporate Officers of SAWAI GROUP HOLDINGS (as of April 1, 2021)
(1) Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members
| Title | Name | |
| Representative Director, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer | Mitsuo Sawai | |
| Representative Director, Vice Chairman and Group Chief Branding Officer | Kenzo Sawai | |
| Representative Director, President, Group Chief Operating Officer and Group Chief Administrative Officer | Kazuhiko Sueyoshi | |
| Director and Group Chief Quality and Safety Officer | Toru Terashima | |
| Outside Director | Masatoshi Ohara | |
| Outside Director | Nawomi Todo | |
| Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Tadao Tsubokura | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Takanobu Tomohiro | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Member | Junichi Hirano |
(2) Corporate Officers
| Title | Name | |
| Senior Executive Officer and Group Chief Production Officer | Motohiko Kimura | |
| Senior Executive Officer and Group Research and Development Officer | Shoji Yokota | |
| Senior Executive Officer and Group Chief Officer of the U.S. Business | Masahiro Sasaki | |
| Executive Officer, Group Chief Human Resource Officer and General Manager of Group Human Resources Department | Akira Hamada | |
| Executive Officer, Group Chief Financial Officer and General Manager of Group Financial Department | Yoshiki Sakurai | |
| Corporate Officer and Group Chief Marketing Officer | Seiji Nishimura | |
| Corporate Officer, Group Chief Strategy Officer and General Manager of Group Strategy Department | Taku Nakaoka |
End.
