Update : Jan. 15, 2013
| Company Name | Code | Market Section | Industry |
| Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 5423 | 1st Section | Iron & Steel |
| Hitachi, Ltd. | 6501 | 1st Section | Electric Appliances |
| Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | 9831 | 1st Section | Retail Trade |
The early sending of the notice of the general shareholders meeting is included in the Code of Corporate Conduct's "Matters Desired to be Observed".
In recent years, there has been a striking trend of adoption of early sending of notices among listed companies.
The above companies led this trend of early notices, and are deemed to have contributed to the permeation of the Code of Corporate Conduct..
| Company Name | Code | Market Section | Industry |
| Teijin Limited | 3401 | 1st Section | Textiles & Apparels |
| Eisai Co. Ltd. | 4523 | 1st Section | Pharmaceutical |
| Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | 4902 | 1st Section | Electric Appliances |
| Omron Corporation | 6645 | 1st Section | Electric Appliances |
| Sony Corporation | 6758 | 1st Section | Electric Appliances |
| Orix Corporation | 8591 | 1st Section | Other Financing Business |
The Independent Director/Auditor System provides for the nomination of outside directors/auditors which meet certain requirements. The 6 companies above established and announced objective and specific criteria for judging the independence of directors/auditors and nominated highly independent candidates before the introduction of the Independent Director/Auditor System (2009).
| Company Name | Code | Market Section | Industry |
| Shiseido Company Limited | 4911 | 1st Section | Chemicals |
| Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. | 6592 | 1st Section | Electric Appliances |
| Sony Corporation | 6758 | 1st Section | Electric Appliances |
| Kadokawa Group Holdings, Inc. | 9477 | 1st Section | Information & Communication |
The above companies were recognized for their proactive corporate conduct in releasing results before FY2008. All companies adopted this policy based on independent deliberation, which can be seen in the contents of their releases.
The number of companies releasing results in FY2009 greatly increased from FY2008. It is thought that multiple companies already releasing results was a large factor in this. The above companies, which released results before FY2008, were recognized for setting a new trend.
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