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This excerpt taken from the TM 20-F filed Jun 24, 2009. Voting Rights Toyota holds its ordinary general shareholders meeting each year. In addition, Toyota may hold an extraordinary general shareholders meeting whenever necessary by giving at least two weeks advance notice. Under the Corporation Act, notice of any shareholders meeting must be given to each shareholder having voting rights or, in the case of a non-resident shareholder, to his or her resident proxy or mailing address in Japan in accordance with Toyotas share handling regulations, at least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting. A holder of shares constituting one or more whole units is entitled to one vote per unit of shares subject to the limitations on voting rights set forth in this paragraph. In general, under the Corporation Act, a resolution can be adopted at a general shareholders meeting by a majority of the shares having voting rights represented at the meeting. The Corporation Act and Toyotas articles of incorporation require a quorum for the election of directors and corporate auditors of not less than one-third of the total number of outstanding shares having voting rights. Toyotas shareholders are not entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors. A corporate shareholder, the management of which is substantially under Toyotas control as provided by an ordinance of the Ministry of Justice, either through the holding of voting rights or for any other reason, does not have voting rights. Shareholders may exercise their voting rights by attending the general shareholders meeting or in writing by mail. Shareholders who choose to exercise their voting rights by mail must fill out and return to Toyota the voting right exercise form enclosed with the convocation notice of the general shareholders meeting by the date specified in such convocation notice. In addition, from the general shareholders meeting for fiscal 2009, shareholders may exercise their voting rights through the internet. Shareholders electing to exercise their voting rights through the internet must log on to the Website to Exercise Voting Rights using the login ID and temporary password provided in the voting right exercise form enclosed with the convocation notice and submit
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Table of Contentstheir votes by a date specified in the convocation notice, following instructions appearing on the website. Institutional investors may also use the Electronic Proxy Voting Platform operated by Investor Communications Japan (ICJ) to exercise their voting rights through the use of the Internet, if such institutional investor applies to use the platform in advance. Shareholders may also exercise their voting rights through proxies, provided that those proxies are also shareholders who have voting rights. Toyota may refuse a shareholder having two or more proxies attend a general shareholders meeting. The Corporation Act provides that a quorum of at least one-third of outstanding shares with voting rights must be present at a shareholders meeting to approve any material corporate actions such as:
At least two-thirds of the shares having voting rights represented at the meeting must approve these actions. The voting rights of holders of ADSs are exercised by the depositary based on instructions from those holders. This excerpt taken from the TM 20-F filed Jun 25, 2008. Voting Rights Toyota holds its ordinary general shareholders meeting each year. In addition, Toyota may hold an extraordinary general shareholders meeting whenever necessary by giving at least two weeks advance notice. Under the Corporation Act, notice of any shareholders meeting must be given to each shareholder having voting rights or, in the case of a non-resident shareholder, to his resident proxy or mailing address in Japan in accordance with Toyotas share handling regulations, at least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
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Table of ContentsA holder of shares constituting one or more whole units is generally entitled to one vote per unit of shares subject to the limitations on voting rights set forth in this paragraph. In general, under the Corporation Act, a resolution can be adopted at a general shareholders meeting by a majority of the shares having voting rights represented at the meeting. The Corporation Act and Toyotas articles of incorporation require a quorum for the election of directors and corporate auditors of not less than one-third of the total number of outstanding shares having voting rights. Toyotas shareholders are not entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors. A corporate shareholder, the management of which is substantially under Toyotas control as provided by an ordinance of the Ministry of Justice, either through the holding of voting rights or for any other reason, does not have voting rights. Shareholders may exercise their voting rights through proxies, provided that those proxies are also shareholders who have voting rights. Toyota may refuse a shareholder having two (2) or more proxies attend a general shareholders meeting. The Corporation Act provides that a quorum of at least one-third of outstanding shares with voting rights must be present at a shareholders meeting to approve any material corporate actions such as:
At least two-thirds of the shares having voting rights represented at the meeting must approve these actions. The voting rights of holders of ADSs are exercised by the depositary based on instructions from those holders. This excerpt taken from the TM 20-F filed Jun 25, 2007. Voting Rights Toyota holds its Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting each year. In addition, Toyota may hold an extraordinary general shareholders meeting whenever necessary by giving at least two weeks advance notice. Under the Corporation Act, notice of any shareholders meeting must be given to each shareholder having voting rights or, in the case of a non-resident shareholder, to his resident proxy or mailing address in Japan in accordance with Toyotas share handling regulations, at least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting. A holder of shares constituting one or more whole units is generally entitled to one vote per unit of shares subject to the limitations on voting rights set forth in this paragraph. In general, under the Corporation Act, a resolution can be adopted at a general shareholders meeting by a majority of the shares having voting rights represented at the meeting. The Corporation Act and Toyotas articles of incorporation require a quorum for the election of directors and corporate auditors of not less than one-third of the total number of outstanding shares having voting rights. Toyotas shareholders are not entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors. A corporate shareholder the management of which is substantially under Toyotas control through the holding of voting rights or for any other reason, as further provided in an ordinance of the Ministry of Justice does not have voting rights. Shareholders may exercise their voting rights through proxies, provided that those proxies are also shareholders who have voting rights. Toyota may refuse a shareholder having two (2) or more proxies attend a general shareholders meeting.
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Table of ContentsThe Corporation Act provides that a quorum of at least one-third of outstanding shares with voting rights must be present at a shareholders meeting to approve any material corporate actions such as:
At least two-thirds of the shares having voting rights represented at the meeting must approve these actions. The voting rights of holders of ADSs are exercised by the depositary based on instructions from those holders. This excerpt taken from the TM 20-F filed Jun 26, 2006. Voting Rights Toyota holds its Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting each year. In addition, Toyota may hold an extraordinary general shareholders meeting whenever necessary by giving at least two weeks advance notice. Under the Corporation Act, notice of any shareholders meeting must be given to each shareholder having voting rights or, in the case of a non-resident shareholder, to his resident proxy or mailing address in Japan in accordance with Toyotas share handling regulations, at least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting. A holder of shares constituting one or more whole units is generally entitled to one vote per unit of shares subject to the limitations on voting rights set forth in this paragraph. In general, under the Corporation Act, a resolution can be adopted at a general shareholders meeting by a majority of the shares having voting rights represented at the meeting. The Corporation Act and Toyotas articles of incorporation require a quorum for the election of directors and corporate auditors of not less than one-third of the total number of outstanding shares having voting rights. Toyotas shareholders are not entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors. A corporate shareholder the management of which is substantially under Toyotas control through the holding of voting rights or for any other reason, as further provided in an ordinance of the Ministry of Justice does not have voting rights.
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Table of ContentsShareholders may exercise their voting rights through proxies, provided that those proxies are also shareholders who have voting rights. Toyota may refuse a shareholder having two (2) or more proxies attend a general shareholders meeting. The Corporation Act provides that a quorum of at least one-third of outstanding shares with voting rights must be present at a shareholders meeting to approve any material corporate actions such as:
At least two-thirds of the shares having voting rights represented at the meeting must approve these actions. The voting rights of holders of ADSs are exercised by the depositary based on instructions from those holders. This excerpt taken from the TM 20-F filed Jun 24, 2005. Voting Rights
Toyota holds its ordinary general meeting of shareholders in June of each year in or near Toyota City or in Nagoya City, Japan. In addition, Toyota may hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders whenever necessary by giving at least two weeks advance notice. Under the Commercial Code (or when the New Company Law becomes effective, the New Company Law), notice of any shareholders meeting must be given to each shareholder having voting rights or, in the case of a non-resident shareholder, to his resident proxy or mailing address in Japan in accordance with Toyotas share handling regulations, at least two weeks prior to the date of the meeting.
A holder of shares constituting one or more whole units is generally entitled to one vote per unit of shares subject to the limitations on voting rights set forth in this paragraph. In general, under the Commercial Code (or when the New Company Law becomes effective, the New Company Law), a resolution can be adopted at a general meeting of shareholders by a majority of the shares having voting rights represented at the meeting. The Commercial Code (or when the New Company Law becomes effective, the New Company Law) and Toyotas articles of incorporation require a quorum for the election of directors and corporate auditors of not less than one-third of the total number of outstanding shares having voting rights. Toyotas shareholders are not entitled to cumulative voting in the election of directors. A corporate shareholder whose outstanding shares are in turn more than one-quarter directly or indirectly owned by Toyota (or when the New Company Law becomes effective, management of which is being controlled in substance by Toyota as provided for by an ordinance of the ministry of Justice) does not have voting rights.
Shareholders may exercise their voting rights through proxies, provided that those proxies are also shareholders who have voting rights.
The Commercial Code (or when the New Company Law becomes effective, the New Company Law) provides that a quorum of at least one-third of outstanding shares (or, when the New Company Law becomes effective and in the event that Toyotas articles of incorporations provide for a percentage more than one-third, such percentage) with voting rights must be present at a shareholders meeting to approve any material corporate actions such as:
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At least two-thirds of the shares (or, when the New Company Law becomes effective and in the event that Toyotas articles of incorporations provide for a percentage more than two-thirds, such percentage) having voting rights represented at the meeting must approve these actions.
The voting rights of holders of ADSs are exercised by the depositary based on instructions from those holders.
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