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Notice of the 80th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders · Notice of the 80th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders You are cordially invited to attend the 80th Ordinary General
1 Note: This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail. The Company assumes no responsibility for this translation or for direct, indirect or any other forms of damages arising from the translation. (Securities code: 5486) June 9, 2017 To our shareholders: Hitachi Metals, Ltd. 2-70, Konan 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo Notice of the 80th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders You are cordially invited to attend the 80th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Hitachi Metals, Ltd., which will be held as described below: In the event that you are not able to attend the meeting, you may exercise your voting rights in writing or online. Please review the attached Reference Document for the General Meeting of Shareholders, and exercise your voting rights no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2017. [Exercising Voting Rights by Mail] Please indicate your vote of approval or disapproval on each Item to be resolved using the enclosed voting right card, and return the card to us so that it arrives by the above deadline. [Exercising Voting Rights via the Internet] Please read the "Procedures for Exercising Voting Rights via the Internet" shown on page 3, and enter your vote of approval or disapproval on each Item to be resolved and submit it by the above deadline. Notice 1. Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. (Reception starts from 9:00 a.m.) 2. Location: Kokuyo Hall (2nd floor) 8-35, Konan 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 3. Agenda: Items To Be Reported: Report on the Business Report, Non-Consolidated Financial Statements, and Consolidated Financial Statements for the 80th business term (from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017), and the results of the audit on the Consolidated Financial Statements by the Accounting Auditor and the Audit Committee Items To Be Resolved: Item: Election of Eight (8) Directors
Note: This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail. The Company assumes no responsibility for this translation or for direct, indirect or any other forms of damages arising from the translation.
(Securities code: 5486)
To our shareholders: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
2-70, Konan 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Notice of the 80th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
You are cordially invited to attend the 80th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Hitachi Metals, Ltd., which will be held as described below: In the event that you are not able to attend the meeting, you may exercise your voting rights in writing or online. Please review the attached Reference Document for the General Meeting of Shareholders, and exercise your voting rights no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2017. [Exercising Voting Rights by Mail] Please indicate your vote of approval or disapproval on each Item to be resolved using the enclosed voting right card, and return the card to us so that it arrives by the above deadline. [Exercising Voting Rights via the Internet] Please read the "Procedures for Exercising Voting Rights via the Internet" shown on page 3, and enter your vote of approval or disapproval on each Item to be resolved and submit it by the above deadline.
1. Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. (Reception starts from 9:00 a.m.) 2. Location: Kokuyo Hall (2nd floor) 8-35, Konan 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 3. Agenda:
Items To Be Reported: Report on the Business Report, Non-Consolidated Financial Statements, and Consolidated Financial Statements for the 80th business term (from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017), and the results of the audit on the Consolidated Financial Statements by the Accounting Auditor and the Audit Committee
Items To Be Resolved: Item: Election of Eight (8) Directors
4. Matters regarding exercising voting rights:
(1) If you do not indicate your vote of approval or disapproval for all Items when using the voting right card, we will consider that you have accepted any Item on which you did not vote.
(2) If you exercise your voting rights by both using the voting right card and via the Internet, your vote received via the Internet will be treated as valid.
(3) If you exercise your voting rights via the Internet more than once on the same Item, your vote received last will be treated as valid.
(4) You may ask one person, who is a shareholder entitled to exercise the voting rights of the Company, to attend the General Meeting of Shareholders and exercise your voting rights on behalf of you. In this case, we will require the person to submit a document to prove his/her right of proxy.
Akitoshi Hiraki Representative Executive Officer,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
When attending the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, please submit the enclosed voting right card at the reception desk.
Of the documents to be provided with this notice, "Notes to Non-Consolidated Financial Statements" and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" are not provided in this notice because they have been provided to shareholders through postings on the Company's website (http://www.hitachi-metals.co.jp/ir/ir-stock.html), pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, and the provision of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. Therefore, the "Non-Consolidated Financial Statements" and the "Consolidated Financial Statements" attached to this notice are a portion of the financial statements audited by the Accounting Auditor and the Audit Committee in the course of the preparation of their audit reports.
Please note that any changes in the items described in Reference Document for the General Meeting of Shareholders, Business Report, Non-Consolidated Financial Statements, and Consolidated Financial Statements will be posted on our website (see above).
We ask for your kind understanding that, in order to cooperate with the conservation of electric power, we will set the temperature of air conditioners higher than usual. Therefore, Officers and staffs may carry out the meeting in wearing lighter clothes. As such, we would like to ask your kind cooperation in wearing light clothes for the meeting.
Procedures for Exercising Voting Rights via the Internet
1. When you exercise your voting rights via the Internet, please access the following website "Exercise of Voting Rights" using your PC, mobile phone or smartphone.
Exercise of Voting Rights website: http://www.tosyodai54.net (in Japanese only)
2. Please input the "Voting Right Exercise Code" and the "Password" indicated in the "Request for Shareholders" column of the enclosed voting right card.
3. Please follow the instructions on the screen and send your vote of approval or disapproval on each Item no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2017.
1. Please note that communications charges (e.g., phone charges) and connectivity fees to the internet providers incurred when accessing the Exercise of Voting Rights website should be borne by the shareholder.
2. Please note that some types of mobile phones will have difficulty in accessing the website.
Please contact: Shareholders Registry Administrator, Tokyo Securities Transfer Agent Co., Ltd.
Phone: 0120-88-0768 (toll free)
(Business hours: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.)
○ To Institutional Investors:
Institutional investors who have applied for the use of the "ICJ platform" for electronic proxy voting operated by ICJ, Inc. (ICJ) can exercise their voting rights via the platform. ICJ is a joint venture company established by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. and other institutions.
[Attachments]
Business Report (April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017)
1. Current Status of the Hitachi Metals Group (1) Operating Progress and Results of the Hitachi Metals Group
During the consolidated fiscal year under review, the global economy remained on a modest recovery path primarily in advanced countries. The United States maintained stable economic growth backed by strong individual consumption and a favorable employment situation. European economies continued a moderate recovery despite a slowdown in improvements in some corporate sectors. The Chinese economy showed some signs of a partial rally in the market due to the effects of the government's various economic measures, and economic growth in emerging countries also remained on a modest recovery track. Amid these situations, the Japanese economy showed some signs of a gradual recovery thanks to the improvement in employment and income environments despite weak exports and production due to the impact of an economic slowdown in emerging countries.
Among the industries in which the Hitachi Metals Group (the "Group") operates, demand in the automobile industry have increased overall compared with the previous fiscal year. This is mainly due to increased demand in the Japanese market since the end of 2016 and steady demand in China and Europe, although the sales of new vehicles have reached their peak level in the United States. Supply and demand of steel showed positive signs in the construction sector in the Japanese market since the beginning of 2017, although demand for steel continued to experience challenges on a global basis affected by the economic slowdown in emerging countries. The number of new housing starts increased in both the United States and Japan. In the electronics industry, demand for household appliances increased mainly in Japan during the latter half of the fiscal year, and mobile devices started to show a recovery before the end of the fiscal year.
Under the business circumstances described above, for the fiscal year under review, revenues of the Group decreased by 10.5% year on year to ¥910,486 million, adjusted operating income decreased by ¥10,078 million year on year to ¥65,983 million and operating income decreased by ¥31,687million year on year to ¥68,267 million. These results were influenced mainly by a reduction in raw material prices (a sliding-scale raw material price system), the appreciation of the yen, and a decline in demand. Further, operating income decreased mainly due to a decrease in gross profit and gains on business reorganization and others of ¥30,232 million in other income arising from a transfer of shares equivalent to 51% of the issued shares of Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd. (currently named Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd.) to Mitsubishi Materials Corporation as of April 1, 2015, during the previous fiscal year. For the fiscal year under review, income before income taxes decreased by ¥30,217 million year on year to ¥66,016 million and net income attributable to owners of the parent company decreased by ¥18,463 million year on year to ¥50,593 million.
Results by business segment are as follows. Note that revenues for each segment include intersegment sales and transfers.
[High-Grade Metal Products and Materials]
Revenues: ¥234,725 million (down 8.5% year on year) Adjusted operating income: ¥23,503 million (down ¥3,525 million year on year) Operating income: ¥21,277 million (down ¥31,793 million year on year)
Revenues in the High-Grade Metal Products and Materials segment for the fiscal year under review decreased by 8.5% year on year to ¥234,725 million. Adjusted operating income of the segment decreased by ¥3,525 million year on year to ¥23,503 million. Operating income of the segment decreased by ¥31,793 million year on year to ¥21,277 million, due to the effects of the decrease in revenues as well as gains on business reorganization and others of ¥25,931 million arising from the transfer of shares in Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd. (currently named Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd.) on April 1, 2015, during the previous fiscal year.
Sales of molds and tool steel fell below those for the previous fiscal year due to inventory adjustments of molds and tool steel affected by economic slowdown mainly in Asia during the fiscal year under review. In industrial equipment materials, demand for environment-friendly products related to automobiles increased and sales of other industrial components were strong. Sales of aircraft-related and energy-related materials faced an in-between season of demand. In alloys for electronic products, sales of display-related materials were stagnant.
On September 1, 2016, the Group discontinued production at Baosteel Hitachi Rolls (Nantong) Ltd. with the objective of concentrating management resources in high value-added products. Additionally, sales of injection molding machine parts were affected by a decline in demand for mobile devices. As a result, sales of rolls as a whole fell year on year.
Sales of soft magnetic materials and applied products as a whole fell below those for the previous fiscal year due to a drop in demand for China, despite a gradual increase in demand for the mainstay Metglas® amorphous metals in India.
[Magnetic Materials and Applications]
Revenues: ¥99,756 million (down 5.2% year on year) Adjusted operating income: ¥9,314 million (up ¥2,392 million year on year) Operating income: ¥9,301 million (up ¥2,274 million year on year)
Revenues in the Magnetic Materials and Applications segment for the fiscal year under review decreased by 5.2% year on year to ¥99,756 million, and adjusted operating income increased by ¥2,392 million year on year to ¥9,314 million. Operating income of the segment increased by ¥2,274 million year on year to ¥9,301 million.
In rare earth magnets, demand for industrial equipment and household appliances increased year on year supported by strong demand in automotive electronic components for electric power steering and hybrid automobiles. In ferrite magnets, there was strong demand for automotive electronic components and household appliance parts. However, revenues in the segment as a whole fell below those for the previous fiscal year due to the effects of the reduction in raw material prices (a sliding-scale raw material price system) and the appreciation of the yen.
[High-Grade Functional Components and Equipment]
Revenues: ¥333,509 million (down 8.7% year on year) Adjusted operating income: ¥17,453 million (down ¥8,662 million year on year) Operating income: ¥15,920 million (down ¥7,688 million year on year)
Revenues in the High-Grade Functional Components and Equipment segment for the fiscal year under review decreased by 8.7% year on year to ¥333,509 million, and adjusted operating income decreased by ¥8,662 million year on year to ¥17,453 million. Operating income of the segment decreased by ¥7,688 million year on year to ¥15,920 million.
Despite sustained high demand for casting components for pickup trucks in North America, sales of casting components for automobiles as a whole decreased year on year, due to a decrease in demand for casting components for farming machinery and construction machinery resulting from economic slowdown in emerging countries and sluggish grain and crude oil prices. Sales of heat-resistant exhaust casting components exceeded those for the previous fiscal year, due to a significant sales growth in the United States and Asia. Sales of aluminum wheels fell below those for the previous fiscal year due to a decrease in shipments as well as the appreciation of the yen.
Sales of pipe fittings as a whole fell below those for the previous fiscal year due in part to the effects of the delay in large-scale constructions in Japan, despite a steady increase in demand for housing-related supplies following an increased number of new housing starts both in Japan and overseas.
[Wires, Cables, and Related Products]
Revenues: ¥241,392 million (down 16.3 % year on year) Adjusted operating income: ¥14,715 million (down ¥309 million year on year) Operating income: ¥20,953 million (up ¥4,974 million year on year)
Revenues in the Wires, Cables, and Related Products segment for the fiscal year under review decreased by 16.3% year on year to ¥241,392 million, and adjusted operating income decreased by ¥309 million year on year to ¥14,715 million.
In the Wires, Cables, and Related Products segment, the following measures were taken for the purpose of renewing the business portfolio. The Information System Business, which is comprised of the information network business and wireless antenna business together with all issued shares of Hitachi Cable Networks, Ltd. held by Hitachi Metals, Ltd. (the "Company"), was transferred as of December 1, 2016. In addition, on January 5,
2017, for the purpose of making prompt management decisions in response to a rapidly changing market environment, the Company transferred all of its interest in SH Materials Co., Ltd, which was a joint venture between the Company and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. ("SMM") and accounted for using the equity-method to SMM. At the same time, the Company obtained all of SMM's interest in SH Copper Products Co., Ltd. ("SH Copper Products"), which was a joint venture between the Company and SMM and accounted for using the equity-method, and SH Copper Products became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Due to these measures, the Company recorded gains on business reorganization of ¥8,417 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. As a result, operating income increased by ¥4,974 million to ¥20,953 million as compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016.
While revenues from magnet wires and electric wires and cables for construction decreased, sales of wires and cables for rolling stock, which is one of the focused areas of the Group, grew significantly, especially for China.
In automotive products, demand for both electronic components for automobiles and brake hoses was strong. Sales of probe cables for medical use fell below those for the previous fiscal year due to diminished demand in overseas countries.
[Others]
Revenues: ¥2,963 million (down 16.5% year on year) Adjusted operating income: ¥253 million (down ¥65 million year on year) Operating income: ¥331 million (up ¥188 million year on year)
1. Effective from the fiscal year under review, the Group changed part of its internal managerial categories of businesses and consolidated subsidiaries. It also changed treatment for certain corporate general and administrative expenses, such as research expenses and other such expenses, which were previously treated as adjustments, to allocate them to applicable businesses based on the budget. Comparable year-on-year information presented below reflects the above changes. Please refer to "(7) Major Businesses of the Hitachi Metals Group" for details of the changes to the categories of the businesses.
2. "Adjusted operating income" is an indicator calculated using the operating income recorded in the consolidated statement of income, excluding non-operating income and expenses, and extraordinary income and losses.
3. The name for the business segment "High-Grade Metal Products and Materials" was changed to "Specialty Steel Products," and the name for the business segment "High-Grade Functional Components and Equipment," to "Functional Components," as of April 1, 2017, respectively.
(2) Tasks for the Hitachi Metals Group
As for the Group's business environment as a whole, while the Group expects the world economies to continue on a recovery path, there are uncertainties stemming from political instability in many countries, concerns about further economic slowdown in emerging countries such as China, and sudden fluctuations in exchange rates resource prices.
In this business environment, the Group aims to carry out its global growth strategies and build structures for sustainable growth based on the Fiscal 2018 Medium-Term Management Plan, the final year of which is the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, to position itself as a top-class global manufacturer of highly functional materials.
Under the Fiscal 2018 Medium-Term Management Plan, "we aim to 'Change' to be a competitive business and 'Challenge' ourselves to meet new targets." With these key words, we will implement the action plans described below.
(1) Accelerate the creation and execution of growth strategies
We will promote new product developments and growth strategy investments (including M&As) through proactive R&D based on a market-in perspective that is attuned to what markets and customers are looking for. We will pick up the speed from development to commercial release, mass production, and sales expansion, and accelerate the creation and cultivation of new products that will become our next core products. In addition to strengthening the business base, we will invest strategically for growth to expand
our global business and thereby increase profitability. These will make us more competitive and able to develop in global markets, and help us expand our business domains in industrial infrastructure, energy, automotive, and electronics fields.
(2) Achieve a robust business structure and highly efficient business management
To build a robust business structure capable of responding flexibly to changes in the market environment, we will be concentrating management resources on fields where growth is expected, promoting efficient business operations, and increasing our corporate value.
By continually remodeling our business portfolio, we aim to further strengthen our business base and establish a business structure that can compete and win on the global market. Moreover, we will advance a Corporate Monozukuri (Craftsmanship) Innovation Project that merges GEMBA (workplace) improvements and technology developments and will further strengthen profitability to become the top-class global manufacturer of highly functional materials.
(3) Strive to establish a business base that is sustainable over the long term
By achieving the "creation and execution of growth strategies" and a "robust business structure and highly efficient business management" –the action plans in Fiscal 2018 Medium-Term Management Plan–we will enhance management efficiency to maintain sound financial strength and become a company that is sustainable over the long term.
We will additionally build an innovative corporate culture and achieve sustained growth by practicing a diversity management, empowering people of all types to play an active role, and raising productivity through promotion of "work style reform."
(3) Capital Investments at the Hitachi Metals Group
Capital investments in the fiscal year under review totaled ¥63,843 million (based on the purchase cost of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets).
The details by business segment are as follows:
High-Grade Metal Products and Materials: ¥17,812 million invested mainly for the increase of production capacity, the streamlining of production systems and the building of production systems for high-value-added products in Japan.
Magnetic Materials and Applications: ¥13,659 million invested mainly for the increase of production capacity of magnets overseas and for setting up an overseas site for rare-earth magnets.
High-Grade Functional Components and Equipment: ¥22,575 million invested mainly for the increase of production capacity in Japan and the streamlining of production systems overseas.
Wires, Cables, and Related Products: ¥7,212 million invested mainly for the renewal of large-scale facilities and the streamlining of production systems in Japan, as well as for the increase of production capacity overseas.
In addition to the details by business segment described above, ¥2,339 million was invested for construction of a new Corporate Research Lab.
(4) Financing and Borrowings by the Hitachi Metals Group The Group's interest-bearing debt at the end of the fiscal year under review decreased by ¥25,919 million year on year to ¥194,457 million after making repayments for borrowings during the fiscal year under review. Main borrowings as of the end of the fiscal year under review are as follows:
Name of company Creditors Balance of borrowings
Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.(millions of yen)
35,340Mizuho Bank, Ltd. 15,146The San-in Godo Bank, Ltd. 8,400Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited 5,660The Joyo Bank, Ltd. 4,000
Hitachi Metals MMC Superalloy, Ltd. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. 7,200
Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
Hitachi America Capital, Ltd. (thousands of U.S. dollars)
120,000 (¥13,463 million)
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.(thousands of U.S. dollars)
30,000 (¥3,366 million)
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (thousands of U.S. dollars)
(Note) Figures shown in parentheses in the column of "Balance of borrowings" are those converted into the Japanese yen using exchange rates as of March 31, 2017.
(5) Significant Corporate Restructuring, etc.
(i) The Company transferred the construction business and the sales business for broadcast antennas that are part of the construction business and the wireless antenna business of the Company, that are, in turn, part of the information network business of the Company, to Hitachi Cable Networks, Ltd. and the information network business and the wireless antenna business (excluding the businesses to be succeeded by Hitachi Cable Networks, Ltd.) and all of the shares in Hitachi Cable Networks, Ltd. to APRESIA Systems, Ltd. by way of a company split (absorption-type split) as of December 1, 2016. Subsequently, the Company transferred all of the shares in APRESIA Systems, Ltd. held by the Company to AAA Holdings, Ltd.
(ii) The Company transferred all of the interests in SH Materials Co., Ltd. held by the Company (ownership ratio: 49%), as of January 5, 2017, to Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. At the same time, the Company acquired all of the interests in SH Copper Products Co., Ltd. (ownership ratio of the Company: 50%) held by Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., making SH Copper Products Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
(6) Assets and Income of the Hitachi Metals Group and the Company for the Most Recent Three Business Terms (i) Assets and Income of the Hitachi Metals Group
Item 77th business term
(Fiscal 2013) 78th business term
(Fiscal 2014)79th business term
(Fiscal 2016)J-GAAP J-GAAP IFRS IFRS IFRS
Revenues (millions of yen) 807,952 1,006,301 1,004,373 1,017,584 910,486
Operating income (millions of yen) 59,536 78,216 84,407 99,954 68,267
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company
(millions of yen)
39,417 66,553 70,569 69,056 50,593
Basic earnings per share (EPS) attributable to shareholders of the parent company
(yen)
95.65 155.64 165.02 161.50 118.32
Total equity (millions of yen) 373,198 459,727 476,176 504,675 548,746
Total assets (millions of yen) 840,742 1,065,990 1,083,450 1,033,311 1,040,390
(Notes) 1. The name of each item is determined in accordance with the IFRS. Figures in the category of the
"Japanese generally accepted accounting principles (J-GAAP)" for the 77th business term and the 78th business term are determined in accordance with the J-GAAP. For these figures, "Revenues" can be replaced with "Net sales," "Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company" with "Net income," "Basic EPS attributable to shareholders of the parent company" with "Net income per share," and "Total equity" with "Net assets."
2. "Basic EPS attributable to shareholders of the parent company" and "Net income per share" is calculated using the average total number of issued shares during the term after deduction of treasury stock.
(ii) Assets and Income of the Company
Item 77th business term(Fiscal 2013) 78th business term
(Fiscal 2016) J-GAAP J-GAAP J-GAAP J-GAAP
Net sales (millions of yen) 431,526 500,203 441,103 410,818
Operating income (millions of yen) 23,452 25,929 13,016 12,975
Net income (millions of yen) 27,891 71,293 40,108 31,168
Net income per share (yen) 67.68 166.72 93.80 72.89
Net assets (millions of yen) 250,211 312,251 340,416 360,087
Total assets (millions of yen) 599,341 739,112 723,828 713,495
(Note) "Net income per share" is calculated using the average total number of issued shares during the term after deduction of treasury stock.
(7) Major Businesses of the Hitachi Metals Group (As of March 31, 2017)
Business segment Principal products
High-Grade Metal Products and Materials
High grade specialty steel products (molds and tool steel and alloys for electronic products [display-related materials, semiconductor and other package materials, and battery-related materials], industrial equipment materials [automobile-related materials, razor and blade materials], aircraft- and energy-related materials, and precision cast components) Rolls for steel mills Injection molding machine parts Structural ceramic products Steel-frame joints for construction Soft magnetic materials (amorphous metals, nanocrystalline magnetic material, and soft ferrite) and applied products
Magnetic Materials and Applications
Magnets (rare-earth magnets, ferrite magnets, other magnets and applied products) Ceramic products
High-Grade Functional Components and Equipment
Casting components for automobiles (high-grade ductile iron products; cast iron products for transportation equipment; and heat-resistant exhaust casting components) Aluminum wheels and other aluminum components Forged components for automobiles Piping and infrastructure components (pipe fittings, stainless steel and plastic piping components, water cooling equipment, precision mass flow control devices, and sealed expansion tanks)
Wires, Cables, and Related Products
Electric wires and cables (industrial cables; electronic wires; electric equipment materials; and industrial rubber products) High performance components (cable assemblies, electronic components for automobiles, and brake hoses)
Others Real estate business Software business, etc.
(Notes) 1. Businesses relating to soft magnetic materials and applied products were transferred from "Magnetic Materials and
Applications" to "High-Grade Metal Products and Materials" as of April 1, 2016. 2. The Company transferred its information system business to APRESIA Systems, Ltd., one of the subsidiaries of the
Company, and others by way of a company split, as well as all of the shares in APRESIA Systems, Ltd. and others as of December 1, 2016. As a result, the Company has excluded the information system business from its principal products. Please refer to "(5) Significant Corporate Restructuring, etc., (i)."
(8) Major Facilities of the Hitachi Metals Group (As of March 31, 2017) (i) Major Facilities of the Company
Facility Location Facility Location
Kyushu Works Moka Works Kuwana Works Yasugi Works Kumagaya Light Alloy Plant Yamazaki Manufacturing Dept. Kumagaya Works (Magnetic Materials Company) Saga Works Metglas Yasugi Works Ibaraki Works
Fukuoka Tochigi
Mie Shimane Saitama Osaka
Saga Shimane Ibaraki
Sales offices
Eastern Japan Regional Office
Kitanihon Sales Office Ibaraki Sales Office
Miyagi Ibaraki
Central Japan Regional Office Aichi
Production System Laboratory Casting Technology Research Laboratory Metallurgical Research Laboratory Magnetic Materials Research Laboratory Cable Materials Research Laboratory
Saitama Tochigi Shimane Osaka Ibaraki
Western Japan Regional Office Chugoku Sales Office Kyushu Sales Office
Osaka Hiroshima Fukuoka
(Notes) 1. The Takasago Works (Ibaraki), the Hitaka Works (Ibaraki), the Toyoura Works (Ibaraki), and the Densen Works
(Ibaraki) were consolidated into the Ibaraki Works (Ibaraki) as of April 1, 2016. On the same day, we conducted the restructuring of sales offices and newly established the Eastern Japan Regional Office (Tokyo), the Central Japan Regional Office (Aichi), and the Western Japan Regional Office (Osaka). At the same time, we closed the Kansai Sales Office (Osaka), the Chubu-Tokai Sales Office (Aichi), the Shikoku Sales Office (Kagawa), the Okinawa Sales Office (Okinawa), the Hamamatsu Sales Office (Shizuoka), the Hokkaido Sales Office (Hokkaido), and the Niigata Sales Office (Niigata).
2. The Kumagaya Works (High-Grade Functional Components Company) was renamed to Kumagaya Light Alloy Plant as of July 1, 2016.
3. The Shizuoka Sales Office (Shizuoka) was closed as of January 31, 2017. 4. The Hokuriku Sales Office (Toyama) was closed as of March 31, 2017. 5. The Global Research & Innovative Technology Center (Tokyo) was newly established as of April 1, 2017.
(ii) Major Facilities of Subsidiaries
The locations of key subsidiaries are shown on pages 13 and 14.
(9) Employees of the Hitachi Metals Group (As of March 31, 2017) (i) Employees of the Hitachi Metals Group
Business segment Number of employees High-Grade Metal Products and Materials 6,432
Magnetic Materials and Applications 4,389
High-Grade Functional Components and Equipment 8,245
Wires, Cables, and Related Products 8,959
All Companies (Combined) 632
(Notes) 1. The numbers shown in the above table represent the actual numbers of employees (excluding the Group's employees
dispatched outside the Group and including loan employees dispatched from outside the Group) excluding temporary employees (5,623 employees).
2. The number of employees listed for "All Companies (Combined)" refers to employees that cannot be classified into specific business segments such as those in administrative divisions.
3. The number of employees decreased by 403 compared to the end of the previous fiscal year.
(ii) Employees of the Company
Number of employees Average age Average length of service
5,858 43.9 21.0 years
(Notes) 1. The numbers shown in the above table represent the actual numbers of employees (excluding the Company's employees
dispatched outside the Company and including loan employees dispatched from outside the Company) excluding temporary employees (888 employees).
(10) Parent Company and Key Subsidiaries (As of March 31, 2017) (i) Relationship with the Parent Company
Name of company Capital Voting rights Description
Hitachi, Ltd. (millions of yen) % The Company and Hitachi, Ltd. engage on an ongoing
basis in transactions that include trade in products, provision of services, provision of technology, and the provision of loans.
458,791 53.5 (0.5)
(Notes) 1. The figure shown in parentheses in the column of "Voting rights" refers to the percentage of indirect ownership
(included in the total), which is held by subsidiaries of the parent company. 2. The transactions with Hitachi, Ltd. stated in the "Transactions with related parties" in the "Notes to Non-Consolidated
Financial Statements" are cash deposits under the Hitachi Group Pooling Scheme. The Company adopted the policy that regulates transactions with Hitachi, Ltd. to be fairly carried out, based on market prices. The Company's Board of Directors confirmed that the above transactions were carried out in accordance with such policy based on the fact that the interest rates on cash deposits to Hitachi, Ltd. were reasonably set taking market interest rates into consideration, and hence, determined that there was no harm to the interests of the Company.
(ii) Key Subsidiaries
Name of company Capital Voting rights Location Major business domains
(Subsidiaries) (millions of yen) %
Hitachi Metals Trading, Ltd. 350 100 Tokyo Sale of specialty steels, magnetic materials and applications, molded goods, cable materials, chemically fabricated products, etc.
Hitachi Magnet Wire Corp. 300 100 Ibaraki Manufacturing of magnet wires, specialty steel wires and copper wires
Hitachi Metals Tool Steel, Ltd. 100 100 Tokyo Sales, heat treating and processing of specialty steels, etc.
Tonichi Kyosan Cable, Ltd. 3,569 100 Ibaraki Manufacturing, assembling and sale of electric wires and cables, and fiber optic cables
NEOMAX KINKI Co., Ltd. 400 100 Hyogo Manufacturing of rare-earth magnets
Hitachi Metals Neomaterial, Ltd. 400 100 Osaka Manufacturing and sale of metallic electronic materials, etc.
Hitachi Metals MMC Superalloy, Ltd. 3,808 51 Saitama Manufacturing and sale of special heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant alloys, abrasion-resistant alloys, and special copper alloys
Hitachi Metals Wakamatsu, Ltd. 65 100 FukuokaManufacturing and sale of rolls, construction-related materials, injection molding machine cylinders, ceramics, etc.
Ibaraki Technos, Ltd. 100 100 Ibaraki Manufacturing of cable heads for rolling stock, electric wires and cables, assemblies, and rubber-related products)
Hitachi Metals Precision, Ltd. 300 100 Tokyo Manufacturing and sale of precision cast components and their assemblies
NEOMAX Engineering Co., Ltd. 410 100 Gunma Manufacturing and sale of magnetic application products
Waupaca Foundry, Inc. (U.S. dollars)0100
(100) USA Development, manufacturing and sale of cast iron products for transportation machinery
Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. (thousands of U.S. dollars)
92,000(¥10,321 million)
100 USA Sale of specialty steels, magnetic materials and applications, and molded goods in North America
Hitachi Metals Europe GmbH (thousands of euros)
2,220(¥266 million)
100 Germany
Sale of high-grade casting components for automobiles, automotive products, high-grade specialty steel products, magnetic materials and applications and cable materials in Europe
Hitachi Cable America Inc. (thousands of U.S. dollars)
49,947(¥5,604 million)
100 (100) USA
Manufacturing and sale of automotive sensors, brake hoses, wires, cables, and optic fiber cables in North America
Hitachi Metals (Thailand) Ltd. (thousands of
Thai baht)1,374,700
(¥4,482 million)100 Thailand Manufacturing and sale of IT devices and automotive products
Hitachi Metals Hong Kong Ltd. (thousands of
Hong Kong dollars)24,000
(¥347 million)100 China
Sale of magnet materials and cable materials; manufacturing and sale of ferrite products and application parts in Hong Kong and South China
Hitachi Metals (China), Ltd. (thousands of RMB)
749,021(¥12,202 million)
100 China Manufacturing, processing and sale of specialty steels and molded goods, etc. and sale of magnetic materials and applications and cable materials in China
Hitachi Metals Singapore Pte. Ltd. (thousands of U.S. dollars)
100 SingaporeSale of high-grade metal products, magnetic materials and applications, high-grade functional components and equipment and cable materials in Southeast Asia
AAP St. Marys Corp. (thousands of U.S. dollars)
100 (100) USA Manufacturing of aluminum wheels
Namyang Metals Co., Ltd. (millions of
Korean Won)19,000
(¥1,908 million)90.8 South Korea
Manufacturing and sale of cast iron products for automobile
San Technology, Inc. (thousands of U.S. dollars)
100 Philippines Manufacturing of rare-earth magnets
Ward Manufacturing, LLC (thousands of U.S. dollars)
100 (100) USA Manufacturing of pipe joints
Hitachi Cable (Suzhou), Co., Ltd. (thousands of RMB)
338,613(¥5,516 million)
100 (5) China
Manufacturing and sale of electric wires for electronic devices, industrial cables, electronic components for automobiles, brake hoses, processed electric wires, and wiring devices
Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (millions of
(¥1,506 million)100 South Korea
Manufacturing and sale of cast magnets, ferrite magnets, etc.
HC Queretaro, S.A. de C.V. (millions of
Mexican peso)104,338
(¥625 million)
100 (100) Mexico
Manufacturing and sale of automotive sensors, brake hoses, etc.
PT. NX INDONESIA (thousands of U.S. dollars)
100 Indonesia Manufacturing of ferrite magnets
1. The number of consolidated subsidiaries of the Company is 78, including 27 key subsidiaries that are selected based on their revenues, operating income, etc., shown in the above table.
2. Figures shown in parentheses in the column of "Capital" are those converted into the Japanese yen using exchange rates as of March 31, 2017.
3. Figures shown in parentheses in the column of "Voting rights" are indirect shareholding ratios.
4. Ibaraki Technos, Ltd. merged with Hitachi Cable Fine Tech, Ltd., one of the subsidiaries of the Company, by way of an absorption-type merger on April 1, 2016. In addition, Hitachi Magnet Wire Corp. transferred its wire and cable conductor material casting business to the Company by way of absorption-type company split and merged with Ibaraki Technos, Ltd. by way of an absorption-type merger on April 1, 2017.
5. NEOMAX MATERIALS Co., Ltd., one of the subsidiaries of the Company, merged with Hitachi Metals Nanotech Co., Ltd. by way of an absorption-type merger on April 1, 2016, and changed its trade name to Hitachi Metals Neomaterial, Ltd.
6. All amounts of paid-in capital for the issuance of shares by Waupaca Foundry, Inc. are recognized as capital surplus; therefore, the capital of the company is US$0. The company merged with Hitachi Metals Automotive Components USA, LLC, one of the subsidiaries of the Company, by way of an absorption-type merger on April 1, 2016.
7. Hitachi Metals America, LLC changed its legal form and its trade name to Hitachi Metals America, Ltd., on October 1, 2016. Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. merged with Hitachi Metals America Holdings, Inc. and Hitachi Metals Foundry America, Inc., subsidiaries of the Company, by way of absorption-type mergers on the same date.
8. Ward Manufacturing, LLC merged with Highlands Corporation, one of the subsidiaries of the Company, by way of an absorption-type merger on November 1, 2016.
9. PT. NX INDONESIA changed its trade name to PT. HITACHI METALS INDONESIA on April 1, 2017.
2. Matters Related to Directors and Executive Officers of the Company (1) Name, Position and Responsibilities, etc. of Directors and Executive Officers (As of March 31, 2017)
(i) Directors
Position Name Responsibilities (Committee membership) Principal concurrent positions
Chairperson of the Board Toyoaki Nakamura
Director of Hitachi, Ltd. Director of Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
Director Masaru Igarashi Nominating Committee Audit Committee Compensation Committee
Representative of Global Dynamics Research Lab.
Director Toshiko Oka Nominating Committee Audit Committee Compensation Committee
CEO of Oka & Company Ltd. Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Astellas Pharma Inc. Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of HAPPINET CORPORATION Outside Director of Mitsubishi Corporation
Director Takashi Shimada Nominating Committee Audit Committee Compensation Committee
President of Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd. President of Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Co., Ltd. President of Covidien Japan, Inc. President of Nippon Covidien Inc.
Director Junichi Kamata Audit Committee
Director Hideaki Takahashi Nominating Committee Compensation Committee
Director Toshitake Hasunuma Audit Committee
Director Akitoshi Hiraki
(Notes) 1. Three Directors, Mr. Masaru Igarashi, Ms. Toshiko Oka and Mr. Toshitake Hasunuma were newly appointed as Directors at
the 79th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 23, 2016. 2. Three Directors, Mr. Masaru Igarashi, Ms. Toshiko Oka and Mr. Takashi Shimada are Outside Directors. 3. The Company has assigned Mr. Masaru Igarashi, Ms. Toshiko Oka and Mr. Takashi Shimada as Independent Directors in
accordance with the regulations of Tokyo Stock Exchange, the fact of which has been reported to the Exchange accordingly. 4. The Company and Mitsubishi Corporation, at which Ms. Toshiko Oka holds a principal concurrent position, have a business
relationship including sale and purchase of products. 5. The Company appointed Messrs. Junichi Kamata and Toshitake Hasunuma as full-time Audit Committee members in charge
of collecting information necessary for the execution of duties of the Audit Committee and coordinating between the Audit Committee and other Directors, Executive Officers and employees.
6. Among the Audit Committee members, Ms. Toshiko Oka has abundant experience and in-depth knowledge obtained as a corporate manager of major consulting firms and considerable knowledge in finance and accounting; Mr. Junichi Kamata has past experience in the accounting and finance divisions of the Company and Mr. Toshitake Hasunuma has past experience in the accounting and the finance division of Hitachi Ltd., and they both have considerable knowledge in finance and accounting.
7. On April 1, 2017, Mr. Toyoaki Nakamura retired from his post of Chairperson of the Board and assumed the position of Director, and Mr. Hideaki Takahashi assumed the position of Chairperson of the Board.
(ii) Executive Officers Position Name Responsibilities Principal concurrent positions
Representative Executive Officer President and Chief Executive Officer
*Hideaki Takahashi Overall Operations General Management Chief Compliance Officer
Representative Executive Officer Vice President and Executive Officer
*Akitoshi Hiraki
Overall Operations General Manager, Technology, Research & Development Division General Manager, Corporate Quality Assurance Division
Representative Executive Officer Executive Officer
Masahiro Otsuka
In charge of Corporate Administration General Manager, Corporate Management Planning Division General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office
Vice President and Executive Officer Hiroyuki Okada
In charge of Corporate Administration Chief Financial Officer General Manager, Finance Division General Manager, Information Systems Division
Vice President and Executive Officer
Kenichi Nishiie
In charge of Corporate Administration General Manager, Human Resources & General Administration Division General Manager, Procurement & Value Engineering for Customers Division
Executive Officer Masashi Aisa In charge of Sales and Marketing General Manager, Corporate Sales & Marketing Division
Executive Officer Ryouji Akada
In charge of Business President, Magnetic Materials Company Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office
Executive Officer Shigekazu Suwabe In charge of Technology Vice President, the Technology, Research & Development Division
Executive Officer Takehisa Seo
In charge of Business President, High-Grade Metals Company Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office
Executive Officer Eiji Nakano In charge of Business Director & Chairman & CEO, Ward Manufacturing, LLC
Executive Officer Masato Hasegawa
In charge of Business President, High-Grade Functional Components Company Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office
Executive Officer Kazuya Murakami
In charge of Business President, Cable Materials Company Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office
(Notes) 1. Executive Officers marked with * also serve as Directors. 2. Mr. Ryouji Akada assumed the position of Executive Officer on June 1, 2016, and responsibilities of Mr. Shigekazu Suwabe
were changed from being in charge of Business and President, Magnetic Materials Company and Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office to being in charge of Technology and Vice President, the Technology, Research & Development Division.
3. The Company changed the responsibilities of some executive officers on January 1, 2017. Their new responsibilities are shown in the above table, and their previous responsibilities are as follows: • Mr. Hideaki Takahashi: Overall Operations; General Management • Mr. Masahiro Otsuka: In charge of Corporate Administration; General Manager, Corporate Management Planning
Division; General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office; Chief Compliance Officer
Executive Officers changed as of April 1, 2017. The new executive members are as follows: Position Name Responsibilities Principal concurrent positions
*Akitoshi Hiraki Overall Operations General Management
Representative Executive Officer Senior Vice President and Executive Officer
Kenichi Nishiie In charge of Corporate Administration General Manager, Corporate Management Planning Division
Hiroaki Nishioka In charge of Corporate Administration Chief Financial Officer General Manager, Finance Division
Masato Hasegawa
In charge of Business President, Functional Components Company Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office
Executive Officer Masahiro Otsuka In charge of Business Chairman and President, Hitachi Metals (China), Ltd.
Executive Officer Katsuro Sasaka
In charge of Corporate Administration and Sales and Marketing Deputy General Manager, Corporate Management Planning Division General Manager, Group Company Auditing Office
Executive Officer Koji Sato
In charge of Business President, Specialty Steel Company Deputy General Manager, Corporate Export Regulation Office
Executive Officer Shigekazu Suwabe
In charge of Corporate Administration and Technology General Manager, Information Systems DivisionGeneral Manager, Corporate Quality Assurance Division Deputy General Manager, Technology, Research & Development Division
Executive Officer Naohiko Tamiya
In charge of Corporate Administration General Manager, Human Resources & General Administration Division Chief Compliance Officer
Executive Officer Eiji Nakano In charge of Technology General Manager, Technology, Research & Development Division
Executive Officer Tomoyuki Hatano In charge of Business Director & President & CEO, Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.
(Note) Executive Officers marked with * also serve as Directors.
(iii) Outline of Limited Liability Agreement In accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, the Company has concluded limited liability agreements ("Limited Liability Agreements") with each of Mr. Toyoaki Nakamura, Mr. Masaru Igarashi, Ms. Toshiko Oka, Mr. Takashi Shimada, Mr. Junichi Kamata and Mr. Toshitake Hasunuma to limit their liability as provided for in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. In addition, as Mr. Hideaki Takahashi has retired from his post of the Company's executive director since April 2017, the Company has concluded a new Limited Liability Agreement with him. The maximum amount of liability under the said Agreements shall be the higher of (a) ¥12 million or (b) the amount provided for in laws and regulations.
(2) Matters Related to Outside Directors
[Major Activities of Outside Directors]
Name Major activities
Masaru Igarashi
Attended all meetings of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee after being newly appointed as Director at the 79th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, and as needed provided objective comments as Independent Director based on his extensive experience and advanced knowledge of corporate management gained as a management executive of an international manufacturing company.
Toshiko Oka Attended 12 of 13 meetings of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee after being newly appointed as Director at the 79th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, and as needed provided objective comments as Independent Director based on her extensive experience and advanced knowledge of corporate management gained as a management executive of consulting firms.
Takashi Shimada Attended all meetings of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee held during the fiscal year under review, and as needed provided objective comments as Independent Director based on his extensive experience and advanced knowledge of corporate management gained as a management executive of an international manufacturing company.
(Note) In addition to the meetings of the Board of Directors as described above, there was a written resolution of the Board of Directors deemed passed in accordance with Article 370 of the Companies Act and Article 22 of the Articles of Incorporation.
(3) Compensation for Directors and Executive Officers
(i) Policies Concerning the Determination of Compensation, etc., for Directors and Executive Officers 1) Method of determination of policies
Pursuant to the stipulations of the Companies Act, the Compensation Committee establishes the policies for the determination of amounts of compensation, etc. for individual Directors and Executive Officers.
2) Summary of policies Policies concerning the determination of compensation, etc., for Directors and Executive Officers for the fiscal year under review are as follows.
i) Directors and Executive Officers assuming the management of the Company are compensated for executing management that enhances the Company's corporate value and benefits stakeholders such as shareholders by determining management policies from a long-term perspective, and formulating and executing medium-term management plans and annual business budgets.
ii) In order to motivate Directors and Executive Officers to exercise their respective management capabilities, know-how and skills to achieve satisfactory results, the compensation system shall reflect the Company's short-term and medium- to long-term business performance and appropriate compensations shall be paid for outstanding achievements.
iii) Compensation paid by the Company consists of a base compensation and a term-end bonus.
(a) Base compensation: Determined individually as consideration for the degree of responsibility for Company management as Director and/or Executive Officer and for the performance of duties utilizing their extensive experience, knowledge, insight, and specialized management skills, etc., acquired from past experience. In order to secure appropriate human resources for the positions of Director and Executive Officer, compensation levels should be comparable to those of other companies.
(b) Term-end bonus: Linked to the business performance of the Company.
iv) In order to share interests with shareholders through the holding of treasury stock and thereby promote sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value of the Company over the medium to long term, Directors and Executive Officers shall, as a general rule, contribute part of their compensation to the officers' shareholding association and acquire treasury stock until such stock reach a certain number. The acquired stock shall be held continuously during the term of office of Directors and Executive Officers and, as a general rule, one year after the retirement from their posts.
(ii) Total Amount of Compensation, etc. for Directors and Executive Officers
Position Number Amount (Persons) (millions of yen)
Directors 9 116 (including Outside Directors) (6) (49)
Executive Officers 11 463 Total 20 579
(Notes) 1. Directors with concurrent post as Executive Officers are compensated as Executive Officers but not as Directors. 2. The number of Directors as of the end of the fiscal year under review was eight (including three Outside Directors) and
that of Executive Officers, 12. The number of Directors indicated in the table above includes three Directors (including two Outside Directors) who retired from the post at the conclusion of the 79th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 23, 2016 and one Director who changed the post from Outside Director to Director at the conclusion of the same, and excludes two Directors who concurrently serve as Executive Officer. In addition, the number of Executive Officers indicated in the table above exclude one Executive Officer to whom compensation, etc. is not paid from the Company.
3. In addition to the above, year-end bonuses related to the previous fiscal year were paid during the fiscal year under review as described below. Directors: ¥17 million to six Directors (Including ¥6 million to four Outside Directors) Executive Officers: ¥128 million to 11 Executive Officers For the amounts shown above, provisions for the year-end bonuses (¥16 million for Directors (including ¥6 million for Outside Directors), ¥112 million for Executive Officers) were included in "Total Amount of Compensation, etc. for Directors and Executive Officers" in the Business Report for the previous fiscal year.
4. Total amount of compensation etc., received by Outside Directors with concurrent post as Officers of the Company's parent company or its subsidiaries as officers of the parent company or its subsidiaries (excluding the Company) during the terms of Outside Directors in this business term was ¥49 million.
3. Share Information (As of March 31, 2017)
(1) Total Number of Authorized Shares: 500,000,000 shares
(2) Total Number of Outstanding Shares: 428,904,352 shares
(3) Share Issuance During the Fiscal Year Under Review: None
(4) Number of Shareholders: 25,302 (5) Major Shareholders (Top 10 Shareholders)
Name Shareholder's equity in the Company
Share ownership Shareholding percentage
Hitachi, Ltd.
(thousands of shares) %
226,233 52.9
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account) 14,078 3.3
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust account) 8,845 2.1
JPMorgan Chase Bank 385632 6,948 1.6
Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust account 5) 3,914 0.9
GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY 3,279 0.8
State Street Bank West Client - Treaty 505234 3,036 0.7
(Note) Shareholding percentages are calculated excluding treasury stock (1,327,900 shares). (6) Other Important Matters Concerning Shares
4. Subscription Rights to Shares (As of March 31, 2017) Not applicable
5. Information Concerning the Accounting Auditor (1) Name of the Accounting Auditor
Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
(2) Compensation, etc. of the Accounting Auditor
(i) Compensation ¥107 million
(ii) Total cash and other financial benefits that should be paid by the Company and its subsidiaries ¥150 million
1. The audit agreement between the Company and the accounting auditor contains no clear distinction between auditing compensation for audits based on the Companies Act and audits based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, and the distinction is not possible in practice. The amount stated in Item (i) therefore includes both.
2. The Company's Audit Committee confirmed the audit plans and performances as well as the hours and compensation amounts required for audits conducted over the past years, and examined the appropriateness of the estimated hours and compensation amount required for the audits conducted in the fiscal year under review. As a result, the committee has given the consent with regard to the amount of compensation, etc. for the accounting auditor in accordance with Article 399, Paragraphs 1 and 4, of the Companies Act.
(3) Subsidiaries of the Company Whose Financial Statements are Subject to Audit by Certified Public
Accountants Other Than the Company's Accounting Auditor Of the key subsidiaries (stated in "1. Current Status of the Hitachi Metals Group, (10) Parent Company and Key Subsidiaries, (ii) Key Subsidiaries," pages 13 and 14), the financial statements of the foreign subsidiaries other than the U.S. subsidiaries have been audited by accounting auditors other than Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC.
(4) Business Suspension Order to Which the Accounting Auditor Was Subject During Past Two Years
Outline of Administrative Order Announced by the Financial Services Agency on December 22, 2015
(i) Subject of Administrative Order
(ii) Content of Administrative Order 1) Suspension from accepting new engagements for three months (from January 1, 2016, to March 31, 2016)
2) Order for improvement of business operations (improvement of business management system) (iii) Reason for Administrative Order
1) In regard to the audit of financial documents for TOSHIBA CORPORATION for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2010, 2012 and 2013, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC's certified public accountants, in negligence of due care, attested that the financial statements contained no material misstatement, when in fact the statements contained material misstatement.
2) The operation of services of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC was found to be grossly inappropriate.
(5) Policies for Determination to Dismiss or Not to Re-Appoint the Accounting Auditor
(i) Dismissal 1) In case the accounting firm serving as accounting auditor is ordered by the Prime Minister to suspend all
or part of its auditing operations of financial statements or to dissolve its operations in accordance with the stipulations of Article 34-21, Paragraph 2, of the Certified Public Accountants Act, the accounting auditor is automatically dismissed since this order corresponds to a disqualifying cause as accounting auditor as stipulated in Article 337, Paragraph 3, Item 1, of the Companies Act.
2) In addition to Item 1) above, if circumstances exist that give rise to reasonable expectations that an order will be issued by the Prime Minister to the accounting auditor to suspend all or part of its auditing operations of financial statements or to dissolve its operations, and the Audit Committee determines that the accounting auditor is subject of an event as stipulated in Article 340, Paragraph 1, Item 1 or Item 2, of the Companies Act, the Audit Committee determines the contents of a proposal for the general meeting of shareholders regarding the dismissal of the accounting auditor.
3) With respect to Item 2) above, if circumstances exist that give rise to reasonable expectations that the auditing of financial statements will suffer great interference, the accounting auditor is dismissed by unanimous consent of the Audit Committee members. In such case, an Audit Committee member appointed by the Audit Committee will report on the decision of dismissal and its reasons at the first general meeting of shareholders convened after the dismissal.
(ii) Determination Not to Re-Appoint 1) With respect to the person appointed by the accounting firm from among its members who is in charge of
the affairs of an accounting auditor, if any of the events stipulated under Article 340, Paragraph 1, of the Companies Act becomes applicable or a breach of duties as certified public accountant stipulated in the Certified Public Accountants Act is committed, and if the accounting firm fails to appoint promptly other person to replace the said person who is in charge of the affairs of an accounting auditor, the Audit Committee determines the contents of a proposal for the general meeting of shareholders regarding not to re-appoint the accounting auditor.
2) If it is determined that the appropriate execution of duties cannot be ensured with respect to matters concerning the execution of duties as accounting auditor stipulated in Article 131 of the Ordinance on Accounting of Companies, the Audit Committee determines the contents of a proposal for the general meeting of shareholders regarding not to re-appoint the accounting auditor.
The Audit Committee of the Company determined that there was no fact that falls under the reasons for dismissal or non-reappointment as specified in the policies after comprehensively examining the content of the administrative order in (4) above and the business improvement plan, its progress, etc. The committee will continue monitoring of the progress of the accounting auditor's business improvement plan, etc.
6. Policies Concerning Dividend Determination
The Company believes that corporations are responsible for returning profits to their shareholders at an appropriate level on a long-term basis through augmenting corporate value by strengthening international competitiveness in the face of evolving customer needs and technologies and their globalization. With this understanding, it has been the basic policy of the Company to determine distribution of profits to shareholders and retained earnings based on a comprehensive review of business environment, future business developments, and performance, with focus on ensuring growth over the medium- to long-term. With a view to future business development, retained earnings will be invested for the development and commercialization of new materials, generation of new businesses, and the expansion, streamlining of production of competitive products and others. Furthermore, acquisition of treasury stock will be made as deemed appropriate for the purpose of enabling the flexible execution of capital policies, taking into consideration necessity, financial position, share price level and others.
7. Summary of Resolutions of the Board of Directors on Establishing Systems, etc., to Ensure Appropriate Operations and the Implementation Status of the Systems
(1) Summary of the Systems, etc. to Ensure Appropriate Operations
(1) Requirements Stipulated in Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice for the Execution of Duties by the Audit Committee of the Company
(i) Matters Concerning Directors and Employees to Assist with the Duties of the Company's Audit Committee
1) The Audit Committee shall appoint full-time Audit Committee members as needed. In case a position of a full-time Audit Committee member becomes vacant or a member has not been appointed, if the Audit Committee requests that an appointment be made from among the Directors to assist in the duties of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors shall make such appointment.
2) To assist with the duties of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors Office shall have a person in charge of the Audit Committee.
3) The Audit Committee may, when necessary for performing audits, have the Internal Audit division under the responsibility of Executive Officers assist with the execution of duties of the Audit Committee.
(ii) Matters to Ensure the Independence of Directors and Employees Referred to in the Above Item (i) from Executive Officers, as well as the Effectiveness of Instructions of the Company's Audit Committee Given to the Said Directors and Employees
1) The person in charge of the Audit Committee at the Board of Directors Office shall not concurrently serve in any position at any other business operating division. Appointment, dismissal, and disciplinary action regarding the person in charge of the Audit Committee are carried out by the Executive Officers with the consent either of the Audit Committee or an Audit Committee member appointed by the Audit Committee (in the following, "Appointed Audit Committee Member"). Personnel assessment and appraisal of the person in charge of the Audit Committee is performed by the Executive Officers taking into account the opinion of either the Audit Committee or an Appointed Audit Committee Member.
2) Appointment, dismissal, disciplinary action, and personnel assessment and appraisal regarding the head of the Internal Audit division are performed by the Executive Officers. The reasons for any of these actions shall be explained in advance either to the Audit Committee or to an Appointed Audit Committee Member.
3) Persons who assist with the duties of the Audit Committee shall not be subject to orders and instructions of the Executive Officers when providing such assistance.
(iii) Systems for Reporting to the Company's Audit Committee and Systems to Ensure Prohibition of Disadvantageous Treatments of a Person Who Made Such Reports
1) Executive Officers shall submit the following documents to the Audit Committee:
Executive Committee meeting materials, documents for approval by the Executive Officers, medium-term management plan and budget deliberation materials, monthly and quarterly financial statements, and the operational audit reports from the Internal Audit division
2) The Company's Internal Audit division shall conduct audits on the business operations of the Company and its subsidiaries (including foreign entities; the same shall apply hereinafter), and report the audit results to the Audit Committee or the Appointed Audit Committee Members.
3) If Executive Officers detect any fact likely to cause substantial detriment to the Company, they shall immediately report such fact to the Audit Committee
members.4) Any reports by the Company's Executive Officers and employees as well as
its subsidiaries' Directors, Auditors, and employees to the Audit Committee shall be made by reporting to the Appointed Audit Committee Members.
5) The Company shall establish a system that enables persons engaged in operations for the Company or its subsidiaries to report facts related to illegal or improper acts that violate the laws and regulations, etc. in the course of operations of the Company or its subsidiaries (hereafter, "illegal or improper acts") through a specified channel (hereafter, "Compliance Hotline"), when discovered. Upon receiving a report on an illegal or improper act, the person in charge of the Compliance Hotline shall promptly report the facts to the Appointed Audit Committee Members. A system shall also be established to enable the reporting of discovered illegal or improper acts directly to the Audit Committee. The Company shall ensure that anyone who has reported an illegal or improper act will not receive disadvantageous treatments as a result of the report.
(iv) Matters Concerning the Policy on Prepayment or Reimbursement Procedures and Other Treatments of Expenses or Debt that Are Incurred in the Course of Executing the Duties of the Company's Audit Committee Members
The Board of Directors Office shall be responsible for the payment of expenses and other administrative operations arising in relation to the execution of duties by the Audit Committee members, and shall process the payments of those expenses and debt promptly, except when these are explicitly found to be unnecessary for the execution of the committee member's duties.
(v) Other Systems to Ensure the Effective Execution of Audits by the Company's Audit Committee
1) When the head of the Internal Audit division formulates the audit plan for the next fiscal year, Appointed Audit Committee Members may state their opinions on the contents of such audit plan. The head of the Internal Audit division should report the formulated audit plan to the Audit Committee.
2) The Audit Committee or Appointed Audit Committee Members shall engage in an exchange of opinions with the accounting auditor, Executive Officers, head of the Internal Audit division, and persons in charge of business operating divisions.
(2) Systems to Ensure the Compliance of the Execution of Duties by the Company's Executive Officers with Laws and Regulations and the Articles of Incorporation
1) The Company shall establish and communicate a code of conduct in order to assure compliance with laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation and adherence to social norms in the course of business activities of the Company and its subsidiaries.
2) The Company's Executive Officers shall organize the Executive Committee, which deliberates and/or receives reports on matters considered to have a material impact on the Company or the corporate group consisting of the Company and its subsidiaries (the "Hitachi Metals Group").
3) The Company shall establish a Compliance Hotline. When a report of an illegal or improper act is received, the division in charge of the Compliance Hotline shall investigate the facts in the report, and when deemed necessary, request the Company's Executive Officers to examine appropriate corrective measures, and take the necessary steps to prevent future recurrence.
4) The Hitachi Metals Group has a policy of taking a firm stance against antisocial forces that pose a threat to the order and safety of civil society, and cut off all ties with them. In order to ensure the effectiveness of this policy, the Hitachi Metals Group shall establish a responsible division, create systems for managing relevant information, preventing relevant transactions, and implementing other measures with respect to antisocial forces, and work closely with external specialized agencies such as the police department.
(3) Other Systems Established at the Company to Ensure Appropriate Operations by the Company and the
Corporate Group Consisting of the Company, the Parent Company and Subsidiaries of the Company
(i) Systems for the Retention and Management of
1) Executive Committee meeting documents, documents for approval, and any other documents related to the execution of duties by Executive Officers shall be retained and managed at the respective business operating divisions in
Information Related to the Execution of Duties by the Company's Executive Officers
accordance with internal rules on document retention and management. 2) Appointed Audit Committee Members may inspect, transcribe or copy the
documents related to the execution of duties by Executive Officers that are retained and managed at the respective business operating divisions.
(ii) Rules and Other Systems for Managing the Risk of Loss of the Company and its Subsidiaries
1) With respect to risks of loss related to compliance, antisocial forces, finance, procurement, environment, disasters, quality, information management, and export control, etc., the Company's Executive Officers shall direct respective business operating divisions, and as needed, establish internal rules and guidelines, etc., prepare and distribute manuals, provide training, and perform operational audits in order to avoid, prevent, and manage risks of loss to the Company. The Company shall provide these internal rules, etc. to its subsidiaries, and cause them to establish their own internal rules, etc. equivalent to those of the Company according to the scale of operations, etc.
2) The Company's Executive Officers shall establish an organization that receives reports on and promptly handles the risk of loss realized in the Company and its subsidiaries.
3) In order to handle the risk of loss arising in the Company and its subsidiaries, the Company's Executive Officers shall direct to the relevant business operating divisions as needed, and promptly appoint persons in charge of handling such risks.
4) The Company's Executive Officers shall immediately report to the Audit Committee if any risk of loss is realized in the Company and its subsidiaries.
(iii) Systems to Ensure the Efficient Execution of Duties of Executive Officers of the Company and Directors of its Subsidiaries
──── In addition to Item (2) 2), the following systems are established. 1) The Company shall stipulate basic policies for consolidated group
management to maximize the group corporate value of the Hitachi Metals Group.
2) The Company's Board of Directors shall, in order to strengthen the Company's market competitiveness and to enhance corporate value by way of strategic and systematic operation of the Company's business activities, determine medium-term management plans and budgets, and manage business results of the Company. In order to ensure the effectiveness of such management efforts, Executive Officers shall establish systems for budget and business results management. The Company shall mutually share with its subsidiaries the information in formulating consolidated medium-term management plans and consolidated budgets in an effort to optimize strategies not only at individual level but also at group-wide level and manage consolidated performance.
3) The Company's Executive Officers shall establish internal rules that clearly define the authorities and responsibilities of persons in charge of each business operating division and control the procedures for decision-making and the execution of duties.
4) The Company shall ensure consistent execution and verification of documented business operation processes with respect to all information to be incorporated in financial reporting with its parent company and subsidiaries.
5) The Company shall establish a division in charge of the management of subsidiaries to communicate business policies and measures, collect information, and support subsidiaries' business operations.
(iv) Systems to Ensure Compliance of Employees of the Company as well as Directors and Employees of its Subsidiaries in Executing Their Duties with Laws and Regulations and the Articles of Incorporation
──── In addition to Items (2) 1), 3), and 4), the following systems are established.
1) The Company shall designate the chief compliance officer in charge of overseeing the division in charge of compliance and establishing compliance systems. The position of the chief compliance officer shall be served by the Representative Executive Officer of the Company.
2) The Company's Executive Officers shall establish the Internal Audit division to conduct audits of business operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. In addition, the Company shall cooperate with the Internal Audit division of its parent company when the division conducts audits on the business operations of the Company and its subsidiaries to ensure appropriate
operations of the corporate group consisting of the parent company and its subsidiaries. The Company shall review the results of these audits and make improvements to its business operations.
(v) Systems for Reporting Matters Relating to the Execution of Duties by Directors of Subsidiaries to the Company
──── In addition to Item (2) 2) and Item (3) (iii) 5), the following systems are established.
1) The Company shall dispatch its employees, etc. as Directors and Auditors to its subsidiaries as needed. Such Directors and Auditors shall report on the status of execution of their duties to the Company's Executive Officers or the Appointed Audit Committee Members if requested from them.
(vi) Other Systems to Ensure Appropriate Operations of the Company as well as the Corporate Group Consisting of the Company, its Parent Company and Subsidiaries
1) It is a policy of the Company in its business operations and transactions to remain independent of the parent company. In case of transactions between the Company and its parent company or implementing policies and measures that may arise risk of a material conflict of interest between the parent company and shareholders other than the parent company, the matter shall be determined subject to review by the Board of Directors without fail.
2) It is a policy of the Company to carry out fair transactions with the parent company and subsidiaries based on market prices.
3) The Company shall cause its subsidiaries to establish systems according to their scale of operations, etc. based on the systems of the Company, in order to ensure the appropriateness of their operations.
(Note) The summary of the systems, etc. to ensure appropriate operations is stated with information as of the end of the fiscal year under review. Among the statements made in the summary, "(iv) Systems to Ensure Compliance of Employees of the Company as well as Directors and Employees of its Subsidiaries in Executing Their Duties with Laws and Regulations and the Articles of Incorporation, 1)" is partially revised as of April 1, 2017. The revised statement is as follows. "The Company shall designate the chief compliance officer in charge of overseeing the division in charge of compliance and establishing compliance systems."
(2) Summary of the Implementation Status of the Systems to Ensure Appropriate Operations
(i) Compliance
The Company has prepared and distributed the "CSR Guidebook" to all officers and employees of the Group in order to gain their understanding of compliance. In addition, the Company conducts the "Corporate Ethics Month" in every October, providing compliance training by external instructors for management executives as well as compliance training for the officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries in Japan and overseas (at the Company and 65 subsidiaries in Japan and overseas during the fiscal year under review).
During the fiscal year under review, several working groups comprised of departments in finance, procurement, sales, quality assurance and other fields have identified tasks to be addressed in preventing occurrence of inappropriate issues and formulated measures for such tasks, and undertaken group-wide activities that have been rolled out in the Company and its subsidiaries in Japan and overseas. In these activities, compliance interviews have been conducted for those in the position of Manager or above and written pledges have been obtained from them, and such measures have contributed to the heightened awareness of compliance within the Group.
In addition, the Company has revised a unified compliance program for the Hitachi Metals Group ("Hitachi Metals Global Compliance Program") which prescribes the provisions for the prohibition of bribery, the compliance with competition acts and the prevention of transactions with antisocial forces. The Company has also taken measures to formulate and improve rules, etc., taking into account the global standards.
(ii) Risk Management
Each Executive Officer identifies and analyzes business risks including changes in political, economic and social situations, currency fluctuations, rapid technological innovations, as well as changes in customer needs, examines measures against such risks, and reviews these measures whenever necessary through discussions at the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, the Executive Committee and other meeting bodies. In addition, each corporate administrative division has prepared internal rules, guidelines, etc., conducted education and enlightenment activities, preliminary checks, audits on business operations, etc. and cooperated with the relevant internal company business divisions to avoid, prevent and manage the risks relating to compliance, antisocial forces, finance, procurement, environment, disasters, quality, information management, export control, legal affairs, etc..
Furthermore, with regard to business continuity plans (BCPs), the Company has not only prepared the plans but
also implemented business continuity management (BCM) that periodically and continually improves BCPs in response to changes in the business structure or the risks. During the fiscal year under review, BCP training has been implemented jointly by domestic sites and overseas subsidiaries, and investigation regarding risk management has been conducted with the aim of facilitating BCP promotion activities at overseas subsidiaries
(iii) Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
The Company has set up the Internal Controls Committee chaired by an Executive Officer and its secretariat at the Internal Auditing Office, in order to enhance internal controls functions within the Company. The secretariat formulates the evaluation policy for internal controls every fiscal year, and evaluates the development and implementation status of internal controls over financial reporting. The Internal Controls Committee reviews the evaluation results at its meetings (five meetings during the fiscal year under review) and provides necessary instructions for the relevant divisions. The committee's review results are reported to the Executive Committee and the Audit Committee.
(iv) Internal Audit
The Internal Auditing Office formulates annual audit policies and audit implementation plans for internal audits on the Group. Based on these policies and plans, the office conducts audit on the status of business management and execution of the Company's offices and subsidiaries in Japan and overseas over the course of three years in principle (at the Company and 21 subsidiaries in Japan and overseas during the fiscal year under review). In addition to these audits, a special audit may be conducted upon special request of the President and Chief Executive Officer, etc. The Internal Auditing Office also reports to the President and Chief Executive Officer and the Audit Committee its audit policies and audit implementation plans in advance in addition to reporting the audit results on a monthly basis in principle.
8. Basic Policies for Parties who Exercise Control Over Decisions on the Financial and Operating
Policies of the Company
The Company positions itself as a development-driven corporation continually advancing and pioneering basic and new technologies, and in doing so, creates new products and businesses and continues to provide new values to the society. This is the basis of the business activities of the Company. In order to promote these activities, the Company aims to maintain close cooperation through R&D collaboration, etc. with the group companies of the Hitachi Group, centered around Hitachi, Ltd., the parent company, of which the Company is a group member, while remaining independent in its business operations and transactions with Hitachi, Ltd. and by using its management resources effectively, the Company seeks to provide high-quality products and services. Furthermore, as an exchange-listed corporation, the Company constantly recognizes the expectations and evaluations by the shareholders, investors, and the stock markets, and strives to disclose information in a timely and appropriate manner. Moreover, the Company understands the importance of maintaining rational and vigilant management by establishing management plans that contribute to realization of sustained growth and strengthening corporate governance. Through these measures, the Company will work to enhance the corporate value and maximize the value provided not only to the parent company but for all shareholders.
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (As of March 31, 2017) (Unit: Millions of yen)
(ASSETS) (LIABILITIES)
Current assets 491,895 Cash and cash equivalents 139,411 Trade receivables 175,568 Inventories 153,556 Other current assets 23,360
Non-current assets 548,495 Investments accounted for using the equity method
Investments in securities and other financial assets
Property, plant and equipment 324,667 Goodwill and intangible assets 151,195 Deferred tax assets 11,651 Other non-current assets 13,779
Current liabilities 283,585 Short-term debt 26,301 Current portion of long-term debt 35,462 Other financial liabilities 26,360 Trade payables 150,785 Accrued expenses 37,817 Advances received 858 Other current liabilities 6,002
Non-current liabilities 208,059 Long-term debts 132,694 Other financial liabilit
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Warren City Council has granted its blessing to an economic development liquor license for a Conewango Ave. business.
City Manager Nancy Freenock said that the city has received the application from Tom Pellegrino for Pellegrino's Italian Market at 449 Conewango Ave.
Prior to Monday's council meeting, a public hearing was held regarding the application.
Pauline Steinmyer, the lone commenter, said that she was "a little surprised" and "perhaps disappointed" that the residents from the area were not present to comment on the proposal.
She expressed concern about traffic coming from the north at a high rate of speed, concerns about people driving impaired and concerns about patrolling with the property sitting so far back off the street.
During the regular meeting, Freenock told council that the criteria to consider are the proximity to other establishments, number of licensed establishments, traffic flow, the type of establishment, concerns from residents, proximity of establishments frequented by youths and whether the total number of licenses exceed one per 3,000 inhabitants.
She said there are currently 27 active liquor licenses in the city.
"I'm all for it, I think it's going to enhance our community," Councilman Jim Zavinski said.
"I'm here for the long run," Pellegrino said.
Council agreed to the resolution supporting the application by a 6-1 vote with Richard Kolcharno voting in opposition.


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Q: loop to create multiple dataframes out of one I am trying to make a loop that will output into multiple dataframes from one large dataframe.
raw_df['names'] = [joe, joe, bob, john, john]
raw_df['order_id'] = [10, 12, 5, 20, 25]
raw_df['amount'] = [100, 1000, 200, 20 25]

for name in raw_df['name'].unique():
    names = pd.DataFrame(raw_df.loc[raw_df['name'] == name])
    name['cummulative_sum'] = owner_names['amount'].cumsum()

Expected outcome for all names: joe.head()
name   id   sum
joe    10   100
joe    12   110

A: Instead of checking for each unique item, it's possible to do .groupby on the variable of interest:
for group_name, group_df in raw_df.groupby("name"):
   print("Processing name:", group_name)
   names = group_df # this is the same as "names" in your snippet
   names["cum_sum"] = names["amount"].cumsum()

The group_df is the same df one would get with raw_df.loc[raw_df['name'] == name].

A: You could do
variables = locals()

for name, data in raw_df.groupby('names'):
    variables[name] = data

joe
Out[607]:
  names  order_id  amount
0   joe        10     100
1   joe        12    1000

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San Antonio, the city for lovers. Oh, wait, that's not San Antonio, but that doesn't mean we can't make some romance! Whether you have a romantic dinner along the River Walk, or explore what's in the Hill Country, you'll both enjoy what San Antonio has to offer. You can even plan your own Bachelorette-inspired date.
Go on a cave tour in the Cave Without a Name. The Cave is open 7 days a week, with the exception of Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. It'll have to be a daytime date, because the last tour is at 4PM.
I really love downtown San Antonio, especially the King William Historic District. It's located on the south bank of the San Antonio River, and offers amazing sunset views. You'll find art galleries, museums, and quaint cafes when you visit. Bike the River Walk Trail while you're there. Oh, and there's a B&B if you're interested in making it a full weekend date!
Attend a rodeo. Some people might not find the rodeo very romantic, but chances are your husband will enjoy it. And when hubby is happy, everyone's happy, right? You might enjoy the rodeo, too, you never know!
If you're feeling like two-steppin', head to Floore's and dance the night away! Floore's is most famous for hosting legendary performers such as Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, and even Elvis Presley.
Take a romantic carriage ride in downtown. You'll learn about the history of San Antonio, and even hear some ghost stories.
History buffs? You'll both enjoy visiting the Alamo. Book a Battlefield Tour or just wing it with some of the other free and family-friendly activities they have.
Visit a farmer's market together. Buy a few goodies and have a picnic at the park afterwards.
As long as you aren't a scaredy cat, the absolute perfect San Antonio date isn't complete without a ghost tour.
P.S. We have some budget date night ideas, too, so don't forget to check those out!
What's your favorite romantic date spot in San Antonio? Let me know in the comments!


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De Hongaarse dansen (Duits: Ungarische Tänze) van de componist Johannes Brahms (ook aangeduid als WoO 1) zijn een verzameling van 21 dansen voor vierhandig piano. Alleen de nummers 11, 14 en 16 zijn geheel originele composities van Brahms. De melodieën van de andere dansen zijn niet oorspronkelijk van Brahms zelf, maar zijn een bewerking van bestaande melodieën. Het zijn ook echter geen originele Hongaarse volksliederen van Hongaarse zigeuners zoals vaak wordt aangenomen, maar meer thema's die Brahms kende via de violist Eduard Reményi. Deels zijn ze afkomstig van Reményi zelf en deels van andere componisten uit de Hongaarse folklore uit die tijd. De Hongaarse dansen behoren tot Brahms' bekendste werken, en Brahms heeft er in elk geval goed aan verdiend.

Geschiedenis
De Hongaarse dansen ontstonden in de jaren 1858-69 in de oorspronkelijke versie voor vierhandig piano. Later maakte Brahms een transcriptie voor pianosolo (twee handen dus) van de eerste tien dansen. Brahms maakte zelf een transcriptie voor orkest van de dansen nr. 1, nr. 3 en nr. 10 in 1873, die op 5 februari 1874 onder leiding van de componist zelf in Leipzig in première gingen. De andere dansen werden georkestreerd door andere componisten, onder wie Antonín Dvořák. Van sommige dansen wijkt de toonsoort van de orkestversie af van de oorspronkelijke pianoversie. De bekendste van de Hongaarse dansen is nr. 5 (in fis-mineur in de originele versie en g-mineur in de orkestversie). De Hongaarse dansen van Brahms vertonen verwantschap met de al even populaire Slavische dansen van Dvořák en hebben die mogelijk beïnvloed.

Overzicht van de 21 dansen

De bezettingen van de orkestversies zijn als volgt:
 Nr. 1, 3 en 10 in de orkestratie van Brahms: 3 dwarsfluiten (3e piccolo), 2 hobo's, 2 klarinetten, 2 fagotten, 4 hoorns, 2 trompetten, pauken en slagwerk (2 spelers), strijkers;
 Nr. 2 en 7 in de orkestratie van Andreas Hallén: 2 dwarsfluiten, 2 hobo's, 2 klarinetten, 2 fagotten, 4 hoorns, 2 trompetten, 3 trombones, pauken en slagwerk (1 speler), strijkers;
 Nr. 5 en 6 in de orkestratie van Albert Parlow: als Hallén, maar 2e fluit dubbelt op piccolo en zonder de extra slagwerker;
 Nr. 5, 6 en 7 in de orkestratie van Martin Schmeling: als Hallén, maar met 3e fluit/ piccolo en 3 slagwerkers;
 Nr. 11-16 in de orkestratie van Albert Parlow: als Hallén, maar met 3e fluit/piccolo, geen extra slagwerker en met harp;
 Nr. 17-21 in de orkestratie van Antonín Dvořák: als Hallén, maar 2e fluit dubbelt op piccolo en met 3 slagwerkers. Harp ad libitum in nr. 21.

Geluidsbestanden

Bronnen
 Burkhard Rempe: Ungarische Tänze. In: Wulf Kunold (uitgever): Lexikon Orchestermusik Romantik A–H. Schott, Mainz 1989, ISBN 3-7957-8226-0, p. 99-101

Trivia
 De vijfde dans wordt gebruikt in de film The Great Dictator van Charlie Chaplin. De acteur speelt de rol van een kapper en scheert zijn klant op de maat van de muziek.

Compositie van Johannes Brahms
Compositie voor piano vierhandig

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Bowe and Heaslip out of Ireland v Italy
TAGS: IrelandJamie HeaslipRugbyRugby UnionTommy Bowe
Irish joker Tommy Bowe
Ireland wing Tommy Bowe has been ruled out of Ireland's opening game against Italy in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on February 5th. Bowe has been carrying a knee injury which was reviewed by both the Ospreys and Ireland medical teams and respective specialist consultants. It was concluded that Bowe would not be fit to play for the Italy game and the Ireland medical team will continue to liaise with the Ospreys to determine when he will be fit to return to play.
Jamie heaslip also had his ankle injury reviewed by a specialist and confirmed the he will not be available for selection for the Italy game. Heaslip will continue his rehabilitation and has not been ruled out of contention for the France game at this point.

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