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ANA HoldingsAnnouncement

20/05/2016 07:30

RNS Number : 8329Y
ANA Holdings Inc
20 May 2016
 
May 20, 2016
Company Name: ANA HOLDINGS INC.
Representative: Shinya Katanozaka, President & CEO
(Code No: 9202 TSE 1st section)
Inquiries: Yuzo Hara, Vice President of
Corporate Communication Office
General Administration
(Tel. +81-3-6735-1001)
Notice of Change of Independent Auditor
TOKYO May 20, 2016
ANA HOLDINGS INC. announces that the resolution passed at the Audit and Supervisory Board held on May 20, 2016 that the ANA HOLDINGS INC. will change its independent auditor responsible for audit certification in accordance with Article 193-2, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, as described below.
1. Schedule date of change
June 28, 2016 (Schedule date of the 71th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders)
2. Overview of incoming and outgoing independent auditor
(1) Overview of incoming independent auditor
 Name: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
 Location: Shinagawa Intercity,2-15-3 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
 Name of Engagement Partners: Yoshiyuki Higuchi, Hirotsugu Mizuno, Kenji Akiyama
 Registration status under the registration system of audit firms for listed companies of The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants: Registered 
(2) Overview of outgoing independent auditor
 Name: Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
 Location: Hibiya Kokusai Building, 2-2-3 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo, JAPAN
 Name of Engagement Partners: Kenzo Oka, Takao Maruyama, TakayukiAndo
3. Reason for nominating the independent auditor in 2-(1) 
The Audit and Supervisory Board of ANA HOLDINGS INC. has comprehensively considered whether Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC is qualified as an independent auditor in terms of its quality-control framework, independence, expertise, and understanding of the businesses of The ANA Group (ANA HOLDINGS INC. and its consolidated subsidiaries) and has decided that Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC is appropriate as an independent auditor of ANA HOLDINGS INC.
4. Most recent date of appointment of outgoing independent auditor 
June 29, 2015
5. Opinions on audit reports and other documents prepared by the outgoing independent auditor in the past three years
Not applicable
6. Reasons and processes for decision to make change
The official term of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC, current independent auditor of ANA HOLDINGS INC., will expire at the close of the 71th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for June 28, 2016. As a result, ANA HOLDINGS INC. plans to subsequently appoint Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC.
7. Opinions of the outgoing independent auditor concerning the statements in audit reports and other documents regarding the reasons and processes described in 6. above
ANA HOLDINGS INC. received a reply stating that there is no particular opinion. 

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