Article 8 Compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations and Internal Rules
The Allotted Stock Acquisition Rights will be subject to the Companies Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, tax laws, and other laws and regulations. The Right Holder shall comply with the Companies Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, tax laws, and other laws and regulations as well as the Company’s insider trading management rules and other internal rules in connection with the exercise of the Allotted Stock Acquisition Rights, the sale of the shares acquired based on the exercise of the Allotted Stock Acquisition Rights, and the purchase of shares around the time of the sale, etc.
Article 9 Tax Treatment
The Right Holder shall, at its own expense and responsibility, pay the income tax and all other taxes and governmental charges imposed on the acquisition and exercise of the Allotted Stock Acquisition Rights and the disposition of the shares in the Company acquired through the exercise of the Allotted Stock Acquisition Rights.
Article 10 Method of Notice
The Company shall give notices under this Agreement in writing to the address of the Right Holder that has been notified to the Company, and such notice will be deemed to have arrived at the time when it would have normally arrived.
Article 11 Limitation of Liability
The Right Holder shall not, for any reason, make any claim for compensation of loss, claim for damages, or pursue any other liability against the Company and the Company’s directors in connection with this Agreement.
Article 12 Modifications of this Agreement
1. | If it is determined that a provision of this Agreement does not conform to the provisions of the Income Tax Act, the Corporation Tax Act, or any other tax law or no longer conforms due to an amendment after the execution of this Agreement, the Company may amend or delete the required provision by giving notice to the Right Holder. The foregoing shall also apply in cases where it is determined that a provision does not conform to, or no longer conforms to, the Companies Act, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, or any other relevant laws or regulations. |
2. | Other than in the case of the preceding paragraph, if the Company determines that it is necessary, it may propose an amendment of this Agreement to the Right Holder. |
3. | If the Right Holder does not file with the Company a written objection which states a proper reason within 3 weeks after receiving the proposal under the preceding paragraph, this Agreement will be deemed to be automatically modified according to the Company’s proposal. |
Article 13 Term of This Agreement
This Agreement will become effective on the contract execution date set forth in the table above and will continue in effect so long as the Allotted Stock Acquisition Rights remain in effect. Even after all of the Allotted Stock Acquisition Rights have lapsed, the provisions of this Agreement that apply to the shares issued based on the exercise of the Allotted Stock Acquisition Rights will remain in effect.
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