Having positioned the establishment of a system to encourage corporate vitality, provide fair management, and enhance the transparency of management as the essence of corporate governance, the Eisai Group has implemented and continually strengthened various measures to realize these goals. By strengthening our corporate governance, we are certain that we can secure the deeper understanding of and trust in the Eisai Group among shareholders.
By executing corporate measures and policies based on a long-term perspective with the understanding and trust of shareholders, it will be possible to enhance corporate value and increase the common interests of the shareholders on a long-term basis.
The Eisai Group is implementing initiatives to realize optimum corporate governance from this perspective and in accord with the corporate concept laid down in its Articles of Incorporation.

The Board of Directors of the Company has developed the corporate governance guidelines with a view to realizing the best possible corporate governance. The guidelines are reviewed regularly and are applied strictly. The Company’s corporate governance guidelines are available on this website.
The cornerstone of the Company’s corporate governance is in the clear separation between the functions of supervision and operation that makes the best of its structural feature as a company with a Company with Committees System. In order to ensure the separation, Outside Directors with independence and neutrality are appointed.
The Board of Directors delegates business decision making extensively to officers to ensure the increased mobility and flexibility of the officers in operations, as well as autonomy in establishing internal controls, thereby increasing management dynamism. The Board of Directors, in which more than half of the members are Outside Directors, focuses on overall supervision activities to ensure objectivity and equity.
The Outside Directors are selected by the Nominating Committee based on the “Requirements for Outside Directors’ Independence and Neutrality” (amended on January 30, 2009).
As for the important information related to the management, the Company tries to disclose material information related to its management in a timely, appropriate, comprehensive and accessible manner, while engaging in communications with the shareholders.

A summary chart of the Company’s corporate governance system is shown below, and the special characteristics of this system are listed below the figure.