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Form 6-K TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ For: May 14

May 14, 2015 6:21 AM EDT

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of May, 2015

Commission File Number 001-14948

 

 

Toyota Motor Corporation

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

 

1, Toyota-cho, Toyota City,

Aichi Prefecture 471-8571,

Japan

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F     X         Form 40-F             

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):             

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):             

 

 

 


Material Contained in this Report:

 

I. English translations of 1) the Notice of Convocation of FY 2015 Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, and 2) the Business Report for the period from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015, each as filed by the registrant with the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 14, 2015.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Toyota Motor Corporation

By:

 

    /s/    Yasushi Kyoda

  Name:   Yasushi Kyoda
  Title:   General Manager of
Accounting Division

Date: May 14, 2015

 

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.

 

 

< Toyota Global Vision >

Toyota will lead the way to the future of mobility,

enriching lives around the world with the safest

and most responsible ways of moving people.

Through our commitment to quality,

constant innovation and respect for the planet,

we aim to exceed expectations

and be rewarded with a smile.

We will meet challenging goals by engaging the

talent and passion of people,

who believe there is always a better way.

Table of Contents

 

To Our Shareholders

     2   

(Attachment to the Notice of Convocation of FY2015 Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting)

  

Business Report

     40   

1. Outlook of Associated Companies

     40   

2. Status of Shares

     50   

3. Status of Stock Acquisition Rights, Etc.

     51   

4. Status of Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

     52   

5. Status of Accounting Auditor

     57   

6. Basic Policy Regarding the System to Secure the Appropriateness of Business

     58   

Unconsolidated Financial Statements

     61   

UNCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

     61   

UNCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

     63   

UNCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     64   

NOTES TO UNCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     68   

Independent Auditor’s Report (Certified Copy)

     72   

Consolidated Financial Statements

     74   

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

     74   

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

     76   

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     77   

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     79   

Independent Auditor’s Report (Certified Copy)

     81   

Audit & Supervisory Board’s Report (Certified Copy)

     83   

 

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To Our Shareholders:

 

 

LOGO

We believe that Toyota should be a competitive and beloved company if it is to inherit and develop the Toyota founding principle of “contributing to society through the manufacturing of automobiles,” a principle instilled in our very roots. This aim will be attained when all of the people at Toyota commit themselves with firm conviction to the building of a solid base and innovation for the production of “ever-better cars” and continue to provide automobiles that bring smiles to our customers. Again in FY2015, we saw increased demand for Toyota cars from customers both in Japan and abroad. We owe this success to the cooperation and support of local communities and shareholders, as well as to the efforts of our dealers and suppliers, and for this we express our sincere gratitude.

Under these circumstances, our consolidated financial results for FY2015 reflected our group-wide efforts for cost improvement and the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, and consolidated net income increased by 350.2 billion yen to 2,173.3 billion yen compared with FY2014. We express our sincere gratitude for the patronage of our loyal customers and the support of our shareholders.

Considering various factors such as our results of operations, research and development activities, and investment plans, we would like to propose a year-end dividend of 125 yen per share at the FY2015 Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, in order to maintain our tradition of providing stable and continuous return to shareholders. This, combined with the interim dividend of 75 yen per share, will result in a total annual dividend of 200 yen per share for FY2015, an increase of 35 yen compared with FY2014.

Our company will move forward steadily and boldly toward the realization of the “Toyota Global Vision” with a focus on two initiatives. The first initiative is to enhance our true competitiveness in order to grow as a tree adding annual growth rings. We will reinforce our management base by promoting activities for manufacturing smart and attractive vehicles and developing human resources. These activities include efforts to realize the TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture), which is an innovative manufacturing technology and method, endeavors to simplify and streamline production lines, and the introduction of a system to ensure the passing on of skills. The second initiative is to take on bold challenges of the future by creating new values and products that exceed customer expectations. In addition to our efforts to realize a hydrogen society with the “MIRAI,” the fuel cell vehicle we launched last year, we also aim to realize a safe and secure motorized society through the use of a driving support system linked to ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) as well as personal mobility. Through motorsports activities, we will develop our people and technology by participating in races and use the human resources knowhow so developed in the future manufacturing of automobiles that create “excitement, joy and fun” for customers.

We will continue to move forward toward sustainable growth by manufacturing “ever-better cars” through the united minds of our global workforce of 340,000 employees. We look forward to your ongoing support.

 

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(Securities Code 7203)

May 25, 2015

To All Shareholders:

President Akio Toyoda

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

1, Toyota-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture

Notice of Convocation of FY2015 Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting

(Unless otherwise stated, all financial information has been prepared

in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Japan)

Dear Shareholder,

Please refer to the following for information about the upcoming FY2015 Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting (the “General Shareholders’ Meeting”) of Toyota Motor Corporation (“TMC”). We hope that you will be able to attend this meeting.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can exercise your voting rights by paper ballot or by electromagnetic means. Please review the enclosed Reference Documents and exercise your voting rights by no later than the close of business (5:30 p.m.) on Monday, June 15, 2015 (Japan Time). Thank you very much for your cooperation.

 

1. Date and time:

  10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2015

2. Venue:

  Toyota Head Office, 1, Toyota-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture

3. Meeting Agenda:

    Reports:

Reports on business review, unconsolidated and consolidated financial statements for FY2015 (April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015) and report by the Accounting Auditor and the Audit & Supervisory Board on the audit results of the consolidated financial statements.

    Resolutions:

Proposed Resolution 1:

     Distribution of Surplus

Proposed Resolution 2:

     Election of 12 Members of the Board of Directors

Proposed Resolution 3:

     Election of 4 Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Proposed Resolution 4:

     Election of 1 Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Proposed Resolution 5:

     Payment of Bonuses to Members of the Board of Directors

Proposed Resolution 6:

     Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

Proposed Resolution 7:

     Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation and Delegation to Our Board of Directors of the Power to Determine Offering Terms in Connection with Issuance of Class Shares

 

 

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.

 

 

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Notes

You are kindly requested to review the Reference Documents and exercise your voting rights.

You can exercise your voting rights by any of the following three methods.

 

By attending the meeting

Date and time of the meeting:

10:00 a.m., June 16, 2015 (Japan Time)

  

By postal mail

Deadline for exercise:

Your ballot must reach us by post no later than 5:30 p.m. on June 15, 2015 (Japan Time).

  

Via the Internet

Deadline for exercise:

Enter your vote by no later than 5:30 p.m. on June 15, 2015 (Japan Time).

 

  (1) Points to note when attending the meeting

 

  -  

If you attend the meeting in person, please submit the enclosed ballot at the reception desk. It will serve as your admission pass.

You are also kindly requested to bring this Notice of Convocation as meeting materials when you attend.

 

  -  

Roads around the venue will be crowded on the day of the General Shareholders’ Meeting, especially immediately before the start time. You are kindly advised to arrive early at the venue.

 

  -  

Please be advised in advance that you may be guided to an alternative venue if the main venue becomes fully occupied.

 

  -  

Only our shareholders are allowed to enter the venue. Persons who are attending as proxies of shareholders need to be themselves shareholders. Shareholders who concurrently exercise the voting rights of other shareholders are kindly requested to submit their ballots as shareholders in addition to their ballots for voting as proxies together with documents certifying their status as proxies.

 

  (2) Split Voting

 

  -  

If you intend to engage in split voting, please submit written notice to that effect and the reasons for the split voting at least three days prior to the General Shareholders’ Meeting.

 

  (3) Matters to be disclosed via the Internet

 

  -  

If any revisions are made to the reference documents or attachments for the General Shareholders’ Meeting, the revisions will be posted on Toyota Motor Corporation’s Web site (http://www.toyota.co.jp/jpn/investors/).

 

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Reference Documents

Proposed resolutions and reference matters

Proposed Resolution 1: Distribution of Surplus

We propose the distribution of surplus as follows:

Year-end Dividend

We will strive for the stable and continuous payment of dividends while giving due consideration to factors such as business results for each term, investment plans, and our cash reserves.

In order to survive tough competition, we will focus on the early commercialization of technologies for the next-generation environment and safety, giving priority to customer safety and security.

Considering these factors, we would like to offer a year-end dividend of 125 yen per share. Combined with the interim dividend, the total amount of the annual dividends for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 will be 200 yen per share.

 

(1) Type of dividend assets

Cash

 

(2) Allocation of dividend assets and the total amount of dividends

Payment of 125 yen per share of common stock (Total amount of dividends: 393,351,703,875 yen)

 

(3) Effective date of distribution of surplus

June 17, 2015

 

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Proposed Resolution 2: Election of 12 Members of the Board of Directors

All Members of the Board of Directors will retire upon the expiration of their term of office at the conclusion of this General Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, we hereby request that 12 Members of the Board of Directors be elected. The candidates for the position of Member of the Board of Directors are as follows:

Following are the nominees

 

No.

  

Name
(birth date)
No. of TMC
shares owned

  

Position and main
areas of responsibility
at TMC

  

Brief career summary and important concurrent duties

1   

Takeshi Uchiyamada

(8/17/1946)

47,539 shares

   Chairman of the Board of Directors   

Apr.

   1969   

Joined TMC

        

Jun.

   1998   

Member of the Board of Directors of TMC

        

Jun.

   2001   

Managing Director of TMC

        

Jun.

   2003   

Senior Managing Director of TMC

        

Jun.

   2005   

Executive Vice President of TMC

        

Jun.

   2012   

Vice Chairman of TMC

        

Jun.

   2013   

Chairman of TMC

2   

Akio Toyoda

(5/3/1956)

4,596,475 shares

   President, Member of the Board of Directors   

Apr.

   1984   

Joined TMC

        

Jun.

   2000   

Member of the Board of Directors of TMC

        

Jun.

   2002   

Managing Director of TMC

        

Jun.

   2003   

Senior Managing Director of TMC

        

Jun.

   2005   

Executive Vice President of TMC

        

Jun.

   2009   

President of TMC

        

 

(important concurrent duties)

        

Corporate Auditor of Toyota Boshoku Corporation

        

Chairman and CEO of Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

        

Chairman of Toyota Motor Sales & Marketing Corporation

        

Chairman of Nagoya Grampus Eight Inc.

3   

Nobuyori Kodaira (3/18/1949)

23,000 shares

   Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors   

Apr.

   1972   

Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry

        

Jul.

   2004   

Director-General, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

        

Jul.

   2006   

Retired from Director-General, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

        

Aug.

   2008   

Advisor of TMC

        

Jun.

   2009   

Managing Officer of TMC

        

Jun.

   2010   

Senior Managing Director of TMC

        

Jun.

   2011   

Member of the Board of Directors and Senior Managing Officer of TMC

        

Jun.

   2012   

Executive Vice President of TMC

        

 

(important concurrent duties)

        

Director of KDDI Corporation

 

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No.

  

Name

(birth date)

No. of TMC
shares owned

  

Position and main

areas of responsibility

at TMC

  

Brief career summary and important concurrent duties

4   

Mitsuhisa Kato

(3/2/1953)

13,750 shares

   Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors    Apr.    1975    Joined TMC
         Jun.    2004    Managing Officer of TMC
         Jun.    2006    Toyota Technocraft Co., Ltd. President
         Jun.    2006    Advisor of TMC
         Jun.    2007    Retired from Advisor of TMC
         Jun.    2010    Retired from Toyota Technocraft Co., Ltd. President
         Jun.    2010    Senior Managing Director of TMC
         Jun.    2011    Senior Managing Officer of TMC
         Jun.    2012    Executive Vice President of TMC
        

 

(important concurrent duties)

         Director of Toyota Boshoku Corporation
5   

Seiichi Sudo

(4/21/1951)

12,300 shares

   Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors    Apr.    1974    Joined TMC
         Jun.    2003    Managing Officer of TMC
         Jun.    2005    Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. President
         Apr.    2006    Established Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. by integrating Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. and Toyota Technical Center USA, Inc.
         Apr.    2006    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. President
         Jun.    2008    Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. President
         Jun.    2008    Advisor of TMC
         Jun.    2008    Retired from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. President
         Jun.    2010    Retired from Advisor of TMC
         Jan.    2012    Retired from Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc. President
         Jan.    2012    Senior Managing Officer of TMC
         Jun.    2013    Executive Vice President of TMC
        

 

(important concurrent duties)

         Chairman of Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts Co., Ltd.

 

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No.

  

Name

(birth date)

No. of TMC
shares owned

  

Position and main

areas of responsibility

at TMC

  

Brief career summary and important concurrent duties

6   

Shigeki Terashi

(2/16/1955)

14,900 shares

   Member of the Board of Directors   

Apr.

Jun.

Jun.

  

1980

2008

2008

  

Joined TMC

Managing Officer of TMC

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Executive Vice President

              
     

- Strategic Top Executive Meeting Office (secretary general)

- BR Connected Strategy and Planning Dept. (chief officer)

- Corporate Planning Div.
(chief officer)

- Research Div. (chief officer)

        
         May    2011    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. President and COO
         Apr.    2012    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. President and CEO
         Apr.    2012    Toyota Motor North America, Inc. President and COO
         Apr.    2013    Retired from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. President and CEO
         Apr.    2013    Retired from Toyota Motor North America, Inc. President and COO
         Apr.    2013    Senior Managing Officer of TMC
         Jun.    2013    Member of the Board of Directors and Senior
Managing Officer of TMC
7   

Shigeru Hayakawa

(9/15/1953)

14,200 shares

Newly appointed

   Senior Managing Officer    Apr.    1977    Joined Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd.
         Jun.    2007    Managing Officer of TMC
     

- External Affairs & Public Affairs Group (chief officer)

  

Sep.

Jun.

Apr.

  

2007

2009

2012

  

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. President

Retired from Toyota Motor North America, Inc. President

Senior Managing Officer of TMC

              
              

 

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No.

  

Name

(birth date)

No. of TMC
shares owned

  

Position and main

areas of responsibility

at TMC

  

Brief career summary and important concurrent duties

8   

Didier Leroy

(12/26/1957) 0 shares

Newly appointed

   Senior Managing Officer    Apr.    1982    Joined Renault S.A.
         Sep.    1998    Joined Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S.
     

 

- Toyota No. 1 (President)

   Sep.    1998    Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S. Vice President
         Jan.    2005    Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S. President
         Jun.    2007    Managing Officer of TMC
         Jul.    2007    Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA Executive Vice President
         Jul.    2009    Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S. Chairman
         Jun.    2010    Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA President
         Jul.    2010    Retired from Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S. Chairman
         Apr.    2011    Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA President and CEO
         Apr.    2012    Senior Managing Officer of TMC
         Apr.    2015    Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA Chairman
        

 

(important concurrent duties)

         Chairman of Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA
         Chairman of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
         Vice Chairman of Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
9   

Takahiko Ijichi

(7/15/1952)

27,000 shares

Newly appointed

   Advisor    Apr.    1976    Joined TMC
         Jun.    2004    Managing Officer of TMC
         Jun.    2008    Senior Managing Director of TMC
         Jun.    2011    Member of the Board of Directors and Senior
               Managing Officer of TMC
         Jun.    2013    Advisor of TMC
        

 

(important concurrent duties)

         Director and President of TOWA REAL ESTATE Co., Ltd.

 

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No.

  

Name

(birth date)

No. of TMC

shares owned

  

Position and main
areas of responsibility

at TMC

  

Brief career summary and important concurrent duties

10    Ikuo Uno (1/4/1935)
0 shares Outside / Independent
   Member of the Board of Directors    Mar.    1959    Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
         Jul.    1986    Director of Nippon Life Insurance Company
         Mar.    1989    Managing Director of Nippon Life Insurance Company
         Mar.    1992    Senior Managing Director of Nippon Life Insurance Company
         Mar.    1994    Vice President of Nippon Life Insurance Company
         Apr.    1997    President of Nippon Life Insurance Company
         Apr.    2005    Chairman of Nippon Life Insurance Company
         Apr.    2011    Director and Advisor of Nippon Life Insurance Company
         Jul.    2011    Advisor of Nippon Life Insurance Company
         Jun.    2013    Member of the Board of Directors of TMC
        

 

(important concurrent duties)

Advisor of Nippon Life Insurance Company

Outside Director of FUJI KYUKO CO., LTD.

External Auditor of Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Statutory Auditor of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

External Corporate Auditor of West Japan Railway Company

Outside Director of Panasonic Corporation

Outside Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

11   

Haruhiko Kato (7/21/1952)
0 shares

Outside / Independent

   Member of the Board of Directors    Apr.    1975    Joined Ministry of Finance
         Jul.    2007    Director-General of the Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance
         Jul.    2009    Commissioner of National Tax Agency
         Jul.    2010    Retired from Commissioner of National Tax Agency
         Jan.    2011    Senior Managing Director of Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.
         Jun.    2011    President and CEO of Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.
         Jun.    2013    Member of the Board of Directors of TMC
        

 

(important concurrent duties)

President and CEO of Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. Outside Director of Canon Inc.

 

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No.

  

Name

(birth date)

No. of TMC
shares owned

  

Position and main
areas of responsibility
at TMC

  

Brief career summary and important concurrent duties

12    Mark T. Hogan (5/15/1951)
0 shares Outside / Independent
   Member of the Board of Directors    Sep.    1973    Joined General Motors Corporation
         Aug.    2002    Group Vice President of General Motors Corporation
         Aug.    2004    Retired from Group Vice President of General Motors Corporation
         Sep.    2004    President of Magna International Inc.
         Dec.    2007    Retired from President of Magna International Inc.
         Jan.    2008    President and CEO of The Vehicle Production Group LLC
         Feb.    2010    Retired from President and CEO of The Vehicle Production Group LLC
         Mar.    2010    President of Dewey Investments LLC
         Jun.    2013    Member of the Board of Directors of TMC
              

 

(important concurrent duties)

               President of Dewey Investments LLC

Notes:

1.

Toyota No. 1 is a business unit under which North America Region, Europe Region, Africa Region, Japan Sales Business Group, Toyota Planning Div. 1, Best in Town Dept., and Marketing Div. operate. Toyota No. 2 is a business unit under which China Region, Asia & Middle East Region, East Asia & Oceania Region, Latin America & Caribbean Region, Toyota Planning Div. 2, and KD Business Planning Div. operate.

2.

Matters related to the candidates to become Outside Members of the Board of Directors are as follows:

  (1) Mr. Ikuo Uno, Mr. Haruhiko Kato, and Mr. Mark T. Hogan are candidates to become Outside Members of the Board of Directors. Each of them is registered as an independent director with the Japanese stock exchanges on which TMC is listed. Upon approval of their re-election pursuant to this Proposed Resolution, TMC plans to maintain such registration.
  (2) Reasons for their nomination as candidates to become Outside Members of the Board of Directors:
   

Mr. Ikuo Uno has played an active part as an executive at Nippon Life Insurance Company over a number of years and possesses a wide range of knowledge and a wealth of experience in risks relating to business, investment and management among many industries. As we expect him to make use of this knowledge and experience for the management strategy of the Company, we nominate him as a candidate to become an Outside Member of the Board of Directors. Since assuming office as an Outside Member of the Board of Directors of TMC, he has actively expressed his opinions about issues on organizational operations from the viewpoint of sustainable growth of TMC based on his deep insight and knowledge regarding financial and capital markets. He has also played an important role as an Outside Member of the Board of Directors by advising the company on the formation of management guidelines on human resource development and response measures to business risks of TMC.

   

Mr. Haruhiko Kato has served as Director-General of the Tax Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, Commissioner of the National Tax Agency, and has also held various other prominent positions in management of public finance of Japan, gaining a wealth of experience and highly specialized knowledge. He also has management experience with Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. As we expect him to make use of this knowledge and experience for the management strategy of the Company, we nominate him as a candidate to become an Outside Member of the Board of Directors. Since assuming office as an Outside Member of the Board of Directors of TMC, he has played an important role as an Outside Member of the Board of Directors by demonstrating his opinion and guidance from external, managerial and objective viewpoints on financial issues and operational risk management based on his highly specialized knowledge about financial and capital markets and finance.

   

Mr. Mark T. Hogan has management experience in automotive-related companies, including General Motors Corporation. He also has served as an advisory board member for the Company regarding management issues. As we expect him to make use of this experience for the management strategy of the Company, we nominate him as a candidate to continue as an Outside Member of the Board of Directors. Since assuming office as an Outside Member of the Board of Directors of TMC, he has played an important role as an Outside Member of the Board of Directors by expressing many opinions on business strategy and marketing corresponding to market trends based on his deep knowledge about the automotive market in the Americas.

 

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(3)      

Panasonic Corporation, a company where Mr. Ikuo Uno has served as an Outside Director, agreed to pay penalties to the United States Department of Justice (in September 2010) and the Canadian Competition Bureau (in October 2010) and was fined by the European Commission (in December 2011) due to violations of antitrust laws in the refrigerator compressor business. Panasonic Corporation also agreed with the United States Department of Justice (in July 2013) and the Canadian Competition Bureau (in February 2014) to pay penalties due to violations of antitrust laws in the automobile parts business for certain customers. While Mr. Uno was unaware of all such violations until they were revealed, he consistently sought to ensure that business operations were conducted in compliance with applicable laws through his execution of his duties as a director. After the violations were disclosed, he confirmed the contents of the actions taken by the company to prevent recurrences.

  (4) Outline of limited liability agreements

TMC has entered into limited liability agreements with Mr. Ikuo Uno, Mr. Haruhiko Kato, and Mr. Mark T. Hogan to limit the amount of their liabilities as stipulated in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act to the minimum amount stipulated in Article 425, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. Upon approval of their re-election pursuant to this Proposed Resolution, TMC plans to continue such agreements with them.

  (5) Mr. Mark T. Hogan has received remunerations from Toyota Motor North America, Inc., an affiliate of TMC, as an advisor for the past two years, which he will continue to receive in the future as well.
  (6) Number of years as Outside Member of the Board of Directors of TMC since assumption of office (as of the conclusion of this General Shareholders’ Meeting)

Mr. Ikuo Uno

   2 years

Mr. Haruhiko Kato

   2 years

Mr. Mark T. Hogan

   2 years

 

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Proposed Resolution 3: Election of 4 Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Each of the terms of office of Audit & Supervisory Board Members Mr. Yoichiro Ichimaru, Mr. Masahiro Kato, Mr. Kunihiro Matsuo and Ms. Yoko Wake will expire upon the conclusion of this General Shareholders’ Meeting. Accordingly, we hereby request that 4 Audit & Supervisory Board Members be elected. The candidates for the positions of Audit & Supervisory Board Member are as below.

The submission of this proposal at this General Shareholders’ Meeting was approved by the Audit & Supervisory Board.

Following are the nominees

 

No.

  

Name

(birth date)

No. of TMC
shares owned

  

Position at TMC

  

Brief career summary and important concurrent duties

1

  

Masahiro Kato (9/17/1952)

4,400 shares

   Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member    Apr. 1975    Joined TMC
         Jan. 2009    Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. President
         Jun. 2009    Managing Officer of TMC
         Apr. 2011    Retired from Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. President
         Jun. 2011    Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TMC

2

  

Yoshiyuki Kagawa

(12/18/1960)

600 shares Newly appointed

  

Project General

Manager of Secretary Div.

  

Apr. 1983

Mar. 2010

Apr. 2015

  

Joined TMC

General Manager of Prototype Production Div. of TMC

Project General Manager of Secretary Div.

           
           

 

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No.

  

Name

(birth date)

No. of TMC
shares owned

  

Position at TMC

  

Brief career summary and important concurrent duties

3

  

Yoko Wake (11/18/1947)

0 shares

Outside / Independent

   Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member    Apr. 1970    Joined the Fuji Bank, Limited
         Dec. 1973    Retired from the Fuji Bank, Limited
         Apr. 1977    Assistant Lecturer of Faculty of Business and Commerce of Keio University
         Apr. 1982    Associate Professor of Faculty of Business and Commerce of Keio University
         Apr. 1993    Professor of Faculty of Business and Commerce of Keio University
         Jun. 2011    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TMC
         Apr. 2013    Professor Emeritus of Keio University
        

 

(important concurrent duties)

         Professor Emeritus of Keio University

4

  

Hiroshi Ozu

(7/21/1949)

0 shares

Newly appointed/

Outside / Independent

      Jul. 2012    Prosecutor-General
         Jul. 2014    Retired from Prosecutor-General
         Sep. 2014    Registered as Attorney
        

 

(important concurrent duties)

        

Attorney

Notes: Matters related to the candidates to become Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members are as follows:

  (1)

Ms. Yoko Wake and Mr. Hiroshi Ozu are candidates to become Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members. With regard to Ms. Yoko Wake, TMC has registered her as an Independent Audit & Supervisory Board Member with the Japanese stock exchanges on which TMC is listed, and TMC will continue the registration upon approval of her re-election pursuant to this Proposed Resolution. With regard to Mr. Hiroshi Ozu, TMC will register him as an Independent Audit & Supervisory Board Member with the exchanges upon approval of his election pursuant to this Proposed Resolution.

  (2)

Reasons for their nomination as candidates to become Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members:

   

Ms. Yoko Wake has not been directly involved in the management of corporations, but she has served as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of TMC for the past four years and is closely acquainted with the details of its businesses. Along with her broad experience and insights in her specialized fields, we consider that she will adequately execute her duties as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member and hereby nominate her as a candidate to become an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.

   

Mr. Hiroshi Ozu has not been directly involved in the management of corporations, but we consider that he will adequately execute his duties as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member because he has served as Prosecutor-General and in other important roles and possesses a wealth of experience and highly specialized knowledge in the legal profession. We therefore nominate him as a candidate to become an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.

 

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  (3)

Outline of limited liability agreements

TMC has entered into a limited liability agreement with Ms. Yoko Wake to limit the amount of her liability as stipulated in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act to the minimum amount stipulated in Article 425, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act. Upon approval of her election pursuant to this Proposed Resolution, TMC will renew the limited liability agreement with her under the same conditions. TMC intends to enter into a limited liability agreement with Mr. Hiroshi Ozu under the same conditions upon approval of his election pursuant to this Proposed Resolution.

  (4)

Number of years as an Outside Corporate Auditor of TMC since assumption of office (as of the conclusion of this General Shareholders’ Meeting)

Ms. Yoko Wake

   4 years

 

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Proposed Resolution 4: Election of 1 Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member

In order to be prepared in the event that TMC lacks the number of Audit & Supervisory Board Members and it becomes less than that required by laws and regulations, we hereby request that 1 Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member be elected. The candidate to become a Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member is as below.

This proposal is made to elect a substitute for either Mr. Teisuke Kitayama, who is currently an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Ms. Yoko Wake or Mr. Hiroshi Ozu, both of whom are proposed as candidates for election as Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members, subject to the approval of Proposed Resolution 3.

In the event he becomes an Audit & Supervisory Board Member, his term of office shall be the remaining part of his predecessor’s term.

This resolution shall be effective until the commencement of the next Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, provided, however, that this resolution may be cancelled before the proposed Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member assumes office, by a resolution of the Board of Directors, subject to the approval of the Audit & Supervisory Board.

The submission of this proposal at this General Shareholders’ Meeting was approved by the Audit & Supervisory Board.

Following is the nominee

 

No.

  

Name

(birth date)

No. of TMC
shares owned

  

Position at TMC

  

Brief career summary and important concurrent duties

1

   Ryuji Sakai (8/7/1957) 0 shares   

Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board

Member

   Apr.    1985   

Registered as attorney Joined Nagashima & Ohno

         Sep.    1990   

Worked at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (located in U.S.)

         Jan.    1995   

Partner, Nagashima & Ohno

         Jan.    2000   

Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

        

 

(important concurrent duties)

         Attorney
         Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
         Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Tokyo Electron Limited

 

Notes:

Matters related to the candidate to become a Substitute Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member are as follows:

  (1)

Mr. Ryuji Sakai is a candidate to become a Substitute Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.

  (2)

Reasons for his nomination as a candidate to become a Substitute Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member:

   

Mr. Ryuji Sakai has not been directly involved in the management of corporations, but he possesses a wealth of experience and highly specialized knowledge acquired through his long years of activities mainly related to corporate legal matters including advisory services on corporate overseas expansion, overseas investment and other international transactions, and advisory services on various legal matters such as antitrust law, intellectual property rights, capital raising and M&A. As we expect him to adequately execute his duties as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member with this knowledge and experience, we hereby nominate him as a candidate to become a Substitute Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member.

 

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  (3) Outline of limited liability agreement

Upon approval of his election pursuant to this Proposed Resolution and his assumption of office as an Audit & Supervisory Board Member, TMC will enter into a limited liability agreement with him to limit the amount of his liability as stipulated in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act to the minimum amount stipulated in Article 425, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act.

  (4)

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a company where Mr. Ryuji Sakai has served as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member since June 2005, was involved in July 2011 in a case where a person in charge of development in one of its subsidiaries included data different from that produced through actual examinations in certain portions of application-for-approval materials for products (two products) developed in-house for medical institutions. Because of this, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. received a business suspension order for a period of 10 days. While Mr. Ryuji Sakai had been providing advice as appropriate concerning the importance of compliance with laws and regulations and how to thoroughly achieve such compliance at the Board of Directors’ meetings and the Audit & Supervisory Board meetings of the company, he was unaware of the facts of this incident until they were reported to him. Since the revelation of the facts, he has discharged his duties responsibly by strongly pressing for the establishment of measures to prevent recurrences and by conducting a hearing with the investigation committee of the subsidiary to investigate the causes of the case. At the same time, he has actively given advice in the company’s discussions to deliberate on the actions taken by the company to prevent recurrences.

 

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Proposed Resolution 5: Payment of Bonuses to Members of the Board of Directors

In consideration of the results for FY2015 and other factors, the 12 Members of the Board of Directors (excluding Outside Members of the Board of Directors) in office as of the end of FY2015 will be paid a total amount of 885,300,000 yen as Bonuses.

 

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Proposed Resolution 6: Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation

 

1.

Reason for Amendments

The scope of Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members with whom limited liability agreements may be concluded has been changed pursuant to the Act for Partial Revision of the Corporation Act (Act No. 90 of 2014) going into effect. In accordance with this change, TMC is partially amending its Articles of Incorporation.

All Audit & Supervisory Board Members have unanimously consented to the submission of this proposal to the General Shareholder’s Meeting.

 

2.

Details of Amendments

The details of amendments are as follows.

We propose that the following amendments be made effective upon the conclusion of the General Shareholders’ Meeting:

 

     (Underlined part indicates amendments)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

CHAPTER IV. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS    CHAPTER IV. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Article 23. (Limited Liability Agreement with Outside Members of the Board of Directors)

  

Article 23. (Limited Liability Agreement with Members of the Board of Directors)

In accordance with the provisions of Article 427, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act, the Corporation may enter into an agreement with Outside Members of the Board of Directors limiting liabilities provided for in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act; provided, however, that the limit of the liability under the agreement shall be the minimum amount of liability stipulated by laws and regulations.

  

In accordance with the provisions of Article 427, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act, the Corporation may enter into an agreement with Members of the Board of Directors (excluding Executive Members of the Board of Directors, etc.) limiting liabilities provided for in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act; provided, however, that the limit of the liability under the agreement shall be the minimum amount of liability stipulated by laws and regulations.

CHAPTER V. AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD    CHAPTER V. AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD

Articles 24 - 29 (Omitted)

   Articles 24 - 29 (The same as the current provisions)

Article 30. (Limited Liability Agreement with Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members)

  

Article 30. (Limited Liability Agreement with Audit & Supervisory Board Members)

In accordance with the provisions of Article 427, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act, the Corporation may enter into an agreement with Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members limiting liabilities provided for in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act; provided, however, that the limit of the liability under the agreement shall be the minimum amount of liability stipulated by laws and regulations.

  

In accordance with the provisions of Article 427, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act, the Corporation may enter into an agreement with Audit & Supervisory Board Members limiting liabilities provided for in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act; provided, however, that the limit of the liability under the agreement shall be the minimum amount of liability stipulated by laws and regulations.

Articles 31 - 34 (Omitted)

   Articles 31 - 34 (The same as the current provisions)

 

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Proposed Resolution 7: Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation in respect of Issuance of Class Shares and Delegation to the Board of Directors of Authority to Determine Offering Terms for the Offered Shares

I. Partial Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation (Establishment of Model AA Class Shares)

 

1.

Reason for Amendment

We intend to issue, in multiple series in the future, a certain class of shares with voting rights and transfer restrictions that assume a medium to long term holding period (the Model AA Class Shares) in order to improve incorporation in our operations of the views of shareholders who exercise their shareholders’ rights from a medium to long term perspective, and in order to enhance our corporate value over a medium to long term through pursuit and creation of development of cutting-edge innovative technologies.

We hereby request the approval for the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation pertaining to the establishment of Model AA Class Shares in order to enable us to issue such shares.

 

2.

Details of Amendment

The details of the amendments are as follows. We propose that the following amendments be put into effect upon the conclusion of this General Meeting of Shareholders.

 

     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

Article 5. (Total Number of Authorized Shares)

   Article 5. (Total Number of Authorized Shares, etc.)
The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue shall be ten billion (10,000,000,000).   

The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue shall be ten billion (10,000,000,000), and the total number of authorized shares in each class of class shares shall be as set forth below; provided, however, that the aggregate number of shares authorized to be issued with respect to First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares shall not exceed one hundred fifty million (150,000,000).

 

Common Shares:

                    ten billion (10,000,000,000) shares

First Series Model AA Class Shares:

                    fifty million (50,000,000) shares

Second Series Model AA Class Shares:

                    fifty million (50,000,000) shares

Third Series Model AA Class Shares:

                    fifty million (50,000,000) shares

Fourth Series Model AA Class Shares:

                    fifty million (50,000,000) shares

Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares:

                    fifty million (50,000,000) shares

 

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     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

Article 6. (Number of Shares Constituting One Unit (tangen) and Rights to Shares Constituting Less than One Unit (tangen))

  

Article 6. (Number of Shares Constituting One Unit (tangen) and Rights to Shares Constituting Less than One Unit (tangen))

1. The number of shares constituting one unit (tangen) of shares of the Corporation shall be one hundred (100).

 

2. The shareholders of the Corporation are not entitled to exercise any rights to shares constituting less than one unit (tangen) of shares held by the shareholders, other than the rights provided for in each Item of Article 189, Paragraph 2 of the Corporation Act (Kaisha-hou).

  

1. The number of shares constituting one unit (tangen) of shares of the Corporation shall be one hundred (100) with respect to Common Shares and each class of Model AA Class Shares.

 

2. The shareholders of the Corporation are not entitled to exercise any rights to shares constituting less than one unit (tangen) of shares held by the shareholders, other than the following:

 

(1)    the rights provided for in each Item of Article 189, Paragraph 2 of the Corporation Act (Kaisha-hou); and

 

(2)    the rights provided for in Article 166, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act, in respect of the right provided for in Article 18 of the Articles of Incorporation.

(New)

  

Article 8. (Absence of seller put options when the Corporation acquires Model AA Class Shares)

  

If the Corporation decides to acquire some or all of the Model AA Class Shares held by any holder of Model AA Class Shares (“Model AA Class Shareholder”) under an agreement with such Model AA Class Shareholder pursuant to a resolution of the general meeting of shareholders, and further decides to notify such Model AA Class Shareholder of matters prescribed in any item of Article 157, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act, the provisions of Article 160, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of such act shall not apply.

 

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     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

Articles 8 and 9 (Omitted)

  

Articles 9 and 10 (The same as the current provisions)

Article 10. (Record Date)

  

Article 11. (Record Date)

1. The Corporation shall deem any shareholder entered or recorded in the final register of shareholders as of March 31 in such year to be a shareholder entitled to exercise its rights at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders for that business year.

  

1. The Corporation shall deem any shareholder entered or recorded in the final register of shareholders as of March 31 in such year to be a shareholder entitled to exercise its rights at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders for that business year.

 

2. The preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to class meetings, where the relevant class meeting is to be held on the same date as an ordinary general meeting of shareholders.

 

3. In addition to the case provided for in the preceding two (2) paragraphs, the Corporation may, after giving prior public notice, fix a date as the record date, where it deems it necessary to do so.

 

(New)

  

 

2. In addition to the case provided for in the preceding paragraph, the Corporation may, after giving prior public notice, fix a date as the record date, where it deems it necessary to do so.

  

 

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     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

(New)

  

CHAPTER III. Model AA Class Shares

(New)

  

Article 12. (AA Dividends)

  

1. In the event that the Corporation pays dividends from surplus as provided for in Article 46, Paragraph 1 of these Articles, it shall pay in cash year-end dividends from surplus in the amount specified below (“AA Dividends”) to Model AA Class Shareholders or registered pledgees of Model AA Class Shares (“AA Registered Pledgees”) entered or recorded in the final register of shareholders as of the record date for the dividends, in preference to holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) or registered pledgees of Common Shares (“Common Share Registered Pledgees”), respectively; provided that if AA Interim Dividends, as provided for in Article 13 of these Articles, have been paid during the fiscal year in which the record date falls, the amount of the AA Interim Dividends so paid shall be deducted from such AA Dividends.

  

First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares:

  

An amount per Model AA Class Share calculated by multiplying the amount per relevant Model AA Class Share paid to the Corporation as consideration by a rate to be determined by the Board of Directors prior to the issuance of each Model AA Class Share (subject to a maximum of 5%).

  

2. If the amount of the dividends from surplus paid in cash to Model AA Class Shareholders or AA Registered Pledgees is less than the prescribed amount of AA Dividends in any fiscal year, the amount of the shortfall per Model AA Class Share (“Cumulative Unpaid Dividends”) shall be carried forward and accumulated in the following fiscal year and thereafter. With respect to the Cumulative Unpaid Dividends, dividends from surplus shall be paid in cash to Model AA Class Shareholders or AA Registered Pledgees until such payment reaches the amount of the Cumulative Unpaid Dividends per Model AA Class Share, in preference to the payment of dividends from surplus as provided in the preceding paragraph or Article 13 of these Articles.

  

3. No distribution of dividends from surplus shall be made to any Model AA Class Shareholder or AA Registered Pledgee in excess of the amount of AA Dividends, except for a distribution from surplus in the process of a corporate split (kyushu-bunkatsu) by the Corporation pursuant to Article 758, Item 8 (ii) or Article 760, Item 7 (ii) of the Corporation Act, or a distribution from surplus in the process of a corporate split (shinsetsu-bunkatsu) by the Corporation pursuant to Article 763, Paragraph 1, Item 12 (ii) or Article 765 Paragraph 1, Item 8 (ii) of such act, in which case, the distribution from surplus shall be made to all Model AA Class Shareholders or AA Registered Pledgees simultaneously and in the same proportion as that made to any Common Shareholders or Common Share Registered Pledgees.

 

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     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

(New)

   Article 13. (AA Interim Dividends)
  

In the event that the Corporation pays dividends from surplus as provided in Article 46, Paragraph 2 of these Articles, the Corporation shall pay an amount equivalent to one-half of the prescribed amount of AA Dividends in cash as interim dividends (“AA Interim Dividends”) per Model AA Class Share to Model AA Class Shareholders or AA Registered Pledgees entered or recorded in the final register of shareholders as of the record date with respect to such AA Interim Dividends, in preference to Common Shareholders or Common Share Registered Pledgees.

(New)

  

Article 14. (Distribution of residual assets)

  

1. In the event of a distribution by the Corporation of its residual assets, the Corporation shall pay the amount set forth below in cash to Model AA Class Shareholders or AA Registered Pledgees, in preference to Common Shareholders or Common Share Registered Pledgees, respectively.

  

First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares:

  

An amount per Model AA Class Share determined by resolution of the board of directors or an amount calculated under a formula determined by resolution of the board of directors, in either case based on the amount per relevant Model AA Class Share paid to the Corporation as consideration (“Base Price”).

  

2. No distribution of residual assets shall be made to Model AA Class Shareholders or AA Registered Pledgees other than as provided in the preceding item.

 

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     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

(New)

  

Article 15. (Voting rights)

  

Model AA Class Shareholders shall have voting rights exercisable at general meetings of shareholders of the Corporation.

(New)

  

Article 16. (Consolidation of shares, stock split or gratis allotment of shares)

  

1. The Corporation shall effect any consolidation of shares or stock split simultaneously and in the same proportion with respect to Common Shares and Model AA Class Shares.

  

2. If the Corporation grants its shareholders rights to receive any allotment of shares offered for subscription or stock acquisition rights offered for subscription, the Corporation shall grant Common Shareholders rights to receive Common Shares or stock acquisition rights for Common Shares and shall grant Model AA Class Shareholders rights to receive Model AA Class Shares of the Series held by such shareholders or stock acquisition rights for such Model AA Class Shares, as the case may be, simultaneously and in the same proportion.

  

3. If the Corporation makes a gratis allotment to its shareholders of shares or stock acquisition rights, the Corporation shall make the gratis allotment to Common Shareholders of Common Shares or stock acquisition rights for Common Shares, and shall make the gratis allotment to Model AA Class Shareholders of Model AA Class Shares of the Series held by such shareholders or stock acquisition rights for such Model AA Class Shares, as the case may be, simultaneously and in the same proportion.

 

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     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

(New)

  

Article 17. (Shareholder’s conversion right into Common Shares)

  

Model AA Class Shareholders may, at certain times specified therefor in resolutions of the board of directors to be adopted upon issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares, demand that the Corporation acquire some or all of the relevant Model AA Class Shares held by such Model AA Class Shareholders in exchange for Common Shares, in numbers determined by formula specified in such resolutions. Any fractions of less than one share among Common Shares to be delivered in exchange for such Model AA Class Shares shall be disregarded, in which case payment of money, as provided in Article 167, Paragraph 3 of the Corporation Act, shall not be made.

(New)

  

Article 18. (Shareholder’s cash put option)

  

Model AA Class Shareholders may, at certain times specified as put option periods in resolutions of the board of directors to be adopted upon issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares, demand that the Corporation acquire some or all of the relevant Model AA Class Shares in exchange for cash in an amount equivalent to the Base Price. If the demand for acquisition exceeds the amount available for distribution as of the date of demand for such acquisition, as specified in Article 461, Paragraph 2 of the Corporation Act, Model AA Class Shares to be acquired by the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of its board of directors, and the cash put option in respect of Model AA Class Shares not so acquired shall be deemed not to have been exercised.

 

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     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

(New)

  

Article 19. (Corporation’s cash call option)

  

After the lapse of the period specified in resolutions of the board of directors to be adopted upon issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares following the issue of the relevant Model AA Class Shares, at an acquisition date separately determined by resolution of the board of directors of the Corporation, the Corporation may acquire all of the relevant Series of Model AA Class Shares in exchange for cash in an amount equivalent to the Base Price.

(New)

  

Article 20. (Priority)

  

Each Model AA Class Share shall rank pari passu with every other Model AA Class Share in respect of the AA Dividends, the AA Interim Dividends, the distributions from surplus provided for in the exceptions to Article 12, Paragraph 3, and the distribution of residual assets.

(New)

  

Article 21. (Restrictions on transfer)

  

1. Acquisition of Model AA Class Shares by means of transfer will require the approval of the board of directors of the Corporation.

  

2. In the event that a tender offer as provided in Article 27-2, Paragraph 6 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act is commenced for Model AA Class Shares and any Model AA Class Shareholder tenders its Model AA Class Shares, upon the delivery of Model AA Class Shares or other transfer upon settlement, the Board of Directors shall be deemed to have given approval as set forth in the preceding paragraph.

 

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     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

(New)

  

Article 22. (Prescription Period)

  

The provisions of Article 46, Paragraph 4 and Article 47 of these Articles shall apply mutatis mutandis to the payment of AA Dividends and AA Interim Dividends.

CHAPTER III. GENERAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

   CHAPTER IV. GENERAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Articles 11 - 15 (Omitted)

  

Articles 23 - 27 (The same as the current provisions)

(New)

  

Articles 28. (Resolutions at class meetings)

  

1. The provisions of Articles 25, 26 and 27 of these Articles shall apply mutatis mutandis to class meetings.

  

2. The provisions of Article 24, Paragraph 1 of these Articles shall apply mutatis mutandis to the resolutions of class meetings made pursuant to Article 324, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act.

  

3. The provisions of Article 24, Paragraph 2 of these Articles shall apply mutatis mutandis to the resolutions of class meetings made pursuant to Article 324, Paragraph 2 of the Corporation Act.

  

4. No resolution of a class meeting of Model AA Class Shareholders shall be required in respect of any act prescribed in any item of Article 322, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act, unless otherwise specifically provided by law or regulation.

  

5. No resolution of a class meeting of Model AA Class Shareholders shall be required under the provisions of Article 199, Paragraph 4 or Article 238, Paragraph 4 of the Corporation Act.

CHAPTER IV. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS    CHAPTER V. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Articles 16 - 23 (Omitted)

  

Articles 29 - 36 (The same as the current provisions)

 

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     (Underlined part indicates amendment)

Current Articles of Incorporation

  

Proposed Amendments

CHAPTER V. AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD

  

CHAPTER VI. AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND AUDIT & SUPERVISORY BOARD

Articles 24 - 30 (Omitted)

  

Articles 37 - 43 (The same as the current provisions)

CHAPTER VI. ACCOUNTING AUDITOR

  

CHAPTER VII. ACCOUNTING AUDITOR

Articles 31 (Omitted)

  

Articles 44 (The same as the current provisions)

CHAPTER VII. ACCOUNTS

  

CHAPTER VIII. ACCOUNTS

Articles 32 - 34 (Omitted)

  

Articles 45 - 47 (The same as the current provisions)

 

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II. Delegation to the Board of Directors of Authority to Determine Offering Terms for the Offered Shares

We hereby request, pursuant to Articles 199 and 200 of the Corporation Act of Japan, the approval to delegate to our board of directors authority to determine offering terms for issuance of the offered shares.

Upon approval of this proposed resolution, we plan to issue the Model AA Class Shares as set out in Part II of this proposed resolution through a public offering by causing an underwriting firm (the “Underwriter”) to underwrite all the offered shares to be offered in accordance with resolution at a meeting of the board of directors to be held following this Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Issuance Resolution”), through determination of all the offering terms except for the number of shares to be offered for subscription and the Issue Price and the Purchase Price (as set out in 2. (1) below) based on certain items in the offering terms that were determined at the meeting of the board of directors held on April 28, 2015 (as set out in 5. below for your reference).

To avoid the dilution of our common shares (“Common Shares”) as a result of the issuance of the First Series Model AA Class Shares, we at the meeting of the board of directors held on the same day resolved to repurchase our Common Shares in substantially the same number as the number of the First Series Model AA Class Shares issued following the issuance of such shares.

 

1. Maximum Number of Shares to be Offered for Subscription and Minimum Amount to be Paid, etc.

 

(1) Class of shares to be offered for subscription

First Series Model AA Class Shares of TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (the “First Series Model AA Class Shares”)

 

(2) Maximum number of shares to be offered for subscription

50,000,000 shares

 

(3) Minimum amount to be paid

6,000 yen per share

 

(4) Method of offering

Public offering

 

(5) Delegation of authority for determination

Other than those set out above, all matters necessary for offering of shares to be offered for subscription shall be determined by resolution of our board of directors.

 

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2. Method of Offering

 

(1) Public offering

We plan to issue First Series Model AA Class Shares through a public offering in accordance with the Issuance Resolution. Because the public offering is pursued for a method of the offering, the Issuance Resolution will be adopted on a date determined by the board of directors (the “Issuance Resolution Date”) in consideration of market conditions, etc.

The Underwriter will underwrite all First Series Model AA Class Shares to be offered in accordance with the Issuance Resolution at a purchase price per share (“Purchase Price”), and then offer such shares to investors through a public offering at the issue price (the “Issue Price”), which will be different from the Purchase Price. The difference between the aggregate amount of the Purchase Price and the aggregate amount of the Issue Price will be retained by the Underwriter. We will not pay any underwriting fees to the Underwriter.

 

(2) Process for Issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares

We plan to issue First Series Model AA Class Shares using the following steps.

Our board of directors will, on the Issuance Resolution Date and subject to the authority delegated in accordance with Part II of this proposed resolution, determine details of First Series Model AA Class Shares, as well as the offering terms thereof including the amount to be paid and the payment date, based on certain items in the offering terms that were determined at the meeting of the board of directors held on April 28, 2015. At the same time, our board of directors will determine the provisional range for the Issue Price to be offered to investors. The provisional range for the Issue Price will be presented as a range and will be determined on the Issuance Resolution Date at a level which the board of directors deems appropriate and which is greater than or equal to 120%. Such provisional range will be presented as a percentage of the market price of Common Shares on the day on which the Issue Price and other terms will be determined (the “Issue Price Determination Date”).

The Issue Price will be determined through a book-building approach* within the provisional range set out above simultaneously with the Purchase Price, in comprehensive consideration of demand based on such provisional range, the price level of Common Shares to which the value of First Series Model AA Class Shares are expected to be significantly linked, and the risk of price volatility. The Purchase Price will be determined based on the Issue Price through arm’s length negotiation between ourselves and the Underwriter. The Purchase Price will be greater than or equal to the amount to be paid to be determined on the Issuance Resolution Date.

First Series Model AA Class Shares will be issued on the payment date, upon the payment by the Underwriter to us of the aggregate amount of the Purchase Price. We expect to record one-half of the limit on the increase in stated capital, etc. calculated based on the Purchase Price and in accordance with Article 14, Paragraph 1 of the Ordinance on Company Accounting of Japan as the stated capital, and its remainder as the additional paid-in capital.

 

* The book-building approach is an approach for determination of an issue price, etc., where a provisional range for the issue price will be offered to investors in solicitation of an offer to buy securities, and the issue price will then be determined in consideration of investors’ demand for such securities.

 

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3. Purpose of Issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares and Fairness and Adequacy of Issuance Terms

 

(1) Purpose of Issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares

We are pursuing innovation that will support the future automobile industry, towards the realization of the Toyota Global Vision. We believe that a greater amount of investment is required for research and development and infrastructure development to create the next generation technologies.

The automobile business consists of a value chain encompassing from product planning and development to manufacturing and sale in a cycle that extends over the long term. We develop our investment, amortization and profit plans based on such business cycle, but a significant period of time is required for the benefits of investments to contribute to our business performance. As we invest in next generation technologies and generate new growth, we have come to realize that a medium to long term perspective is more indispensable than ever. As a result, we have determined that, in raising capital for research and development of next generation technologies, it is desirable to match to the extent possible the period in which investments in research and development contribute to our business performance with the period in which investments are made in us by investors. To that end, we have decided to issue the First Series Model AA Class Shares with voting rights and transfer restrictions that assume a medium to long term holding period.

 

(2) Fairness and Adequacy of Issuance Terms

In order to ensure fairness in determining the issuance terms of First Series Model AA Class Shares, we engaged Plutus Consulting Co., Ltd. and Akasaka International Accounting Co., Ltd. as independent third parties to assess the valuation of First Series Model AA Class Shares, and received valuation reports thereof prepared using Monte Carlo Simulation and binominal pricing models, respectively. From among these valuation reports, prepared by different third party entities using different valuation approaches, we adopted the report applying the calculation more favorable to shareholders of Common Shares (i.e., the report that indicates the highest fair value of First Series Model AA Class Shares; hereinafter referred to as the “Adopted Report”), thereby giving due consideration to the enhancement of fairness of the valuation reports.

On April 28, 2015, our board of directors has set the lower limit of the provisional range for the Issue Price of First Series Model AA Class Shares at 120% that falls in the range in which the valuation is fair as indicated in the Adopted Report. The provisional range for the Issue Price to be determined on the Issuance Resolution Date will be greater than or equal to the lower limit of the range that has been so determined, and will be a certain level (in range) which the board of directors deems appropriate taking market conditions as of on the Issuance Resolution Date into consideration.

For the determination of the Issue Price, the book-building approach will apply, and the Issue Price will then be determined within the provisional range above in comprehensive consideration of investors’ demand based on the provisional range above, the price level of the Common Shares to which the value of First Series Model AA Class Shares are expected to be significantly linked, and the risk of price volatility. Therefore, we have determined that the amount that investors will pay for First Series Model AA Class Shares (i.e., Issue Price) will be set within a range of fair value of First Series Model AA Class Shares and at an appropriate level.

 

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The amount we receive in respect of the issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares (i.e., Purchase Price) will be determined based on the Issue Price through arm’s length negotiation between ourselves and the Underwriter. We believe that the amount of payment we receive will be fair and appropriate.

In light of the above, we consider that the issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares will not fall within the definition of an issuance at a “substantially favorable amount” as defined in the Corporation Act. However, sophisticated and complicated calculations are required to determine the fair value of class shares without objective quoted prices, and diverse views on the valuation approaches may be expressed. Accordingly, in order to ensure the understanding of our shareholders, we have decided to condition the issuance of the First Series Model AA Class Shares on approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the agendum to delegate authority to determine offering terms for First Series Model AA Class Shares to the board of directors in accordance with Article 199 and Article 200, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Corporation Act, with such approval to be through a special resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.

 

4. Reasons for the Need to Offer First Series Model AA Class Shares at the Amount to be Paid (Minimum Amount)

As stated above, we consider that the issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares will not fall within the definition of an issuance at a “substantially favorable amount” as defined in the Corporation Act. However, as set out in the Adopted Report, the fair value of First Series Model AA Class Shares is supposed to bear greater than or equal to 120% of the market price of Common Shares due to their structure; accordingly, the Issue Price as well as the Purchase Price and other issuance terms which will be determined based on the Issue Price, will be linked to the market conditions and the price of Common Shares at the timing of issuance. In addition, we have chosen to determine the timing of issuance of First Series Model AA Class in consideration of market conditions, etc., which means that the Issue Price and the Purchase Price to be determined through the book-building approach may be lower than the market price at the timing of determination of Part II of this proposed resolution, depending upon the future price volatility for Common Shares. Accordingly, given that at least two months period will be required from the determination of Part II of this proposed resolution through the Issue Price Determination Date and taking into consideration the price volatility for Common Shares for such period, we consider it best to set the minimum amount to be paid at 6,000 yen for which we seek for approval in Part II of this proposed resolution and then to determine actual issuance terms through the book-building approach.

 

5. [Reference Information] Offering Terms (Certain Items) Determined at the Meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 28, 2015

 

(1) Class of shares to be offered for subscription

First Series Model AA Class Shares of TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (“TMC”)

 

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(2) Number of shares to be offered for subscription

To be determined (up to 50,000,000 shares)

 

(3) Issue price (offer price)

To be determined

The Issue Price shall be calculated by multiplying the closing price of regular trading of Common Shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the Issue Price Determination Date (the closing price on the previous day, in the event there is no closing price on the Issue Price Determination Date) by a multiplier decided on the Issue Price Determination Date (which shall be greater than or equal to 1.20). For determination of the Issue Price, an approach similar to the book-building approach specified in Article 25 of the Rules Regarding Underwriting of Securities prescribed by the Japan Securities Dealers Association will apply, where a provisional range for the Issue Price will be offered, and the Issue Price will then be determined within the provisional range in comprehensive consideration of demand based on the provisional range, the price level of the Common Shares to which the value of First Series Model AA Class Shares are expected to be significantly linked, and the risk of price volatility.

 

(4) Purchase price

To be determined

The purchase price shall be greater than or equal to the amount to be paid as specified in the Issuance Resolution and shall be determined through arm’s length negotiation between TMC and the Underwriter based on the Issue Price.

 

(5) Amount to be paid

To be determined (subject to a minimum of 6,000 yen per share)

 

(6) Amounts of increases in stated capital and additional paid-in capital

The amount of the increase in stated capital shall be one-half of the limit on the increase in stated capital, etc. calculated based on the Purchase Price to be determined on the Issue Price Determination Date and in accordance with Article 14, Paragraph 1 of the Ordinance on Company Accounting of Japan. In the event that a fraction of less than one yen arises as a result of the calculation, the fraction will be rounded up to the nearest whole yen. The amount of the increase in additional paid-in capital shall be the difference between the limit on the increase in stated capital, etc. and the amount of the increase in stated capital.

 

(7) Payment date

To be determined

 

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(8) AA Dividends

 

  (i)

In the event that TMC pays year-end dividends from surplus on its Common Shares, it shall pay in cash year-end dividends (“First Series AA Dividends”) from surplus as specified below to holders of First Series Model AA Class Shares (“First Series Model AA Class Shareholders”) or registered pledgees of First Series Model AA Class Shares (“First Series AA Registered Pledgees”) entered or recorded in the final register of shareholders as of the record date for the dividends, in preference to holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) or registered pledgees of Common Shares (“Common Share Registered Pledgees”); provided that if First Series AA Interim Dividends, as set forth in the following Clause, have been paid during the fiscal year in which the record date falls, the amount of the First Series AA Interim Dividends so paid (provided that if First Series Model AA Class Shares have been subject to a stock split, gratis allotment of shares, consolidation of shares, or any other similar event, such amount will be appropriately adjusted) shall be deducted from such First Series AA Dividends.

The amount of First Series AA Dividends per First Series Model AA Class Share shall be calculated by multiplying the amount of the “Issue Price” (provided that if First Series Model AA Class Shares have been subject to a stock split, gratis allotment of shares, consolidation of shares, or any other similar event, such amount will be appropriately adjusted) by a rate to be determined as the “annual dividend rate”: the annual dividend rate will be 0.5% for the fiscal year of TMC in which the issuance date of First Series Model AA Class Shares falls, and thereafter the rate shall increase 0.5% annually until the fifth fiscal year, resulting in a rate of 2.5% for the sixth fiscal year and thereafter, which will be the same as that in the fifth fiscal year.

 

  (ii)

If the amount of the dividends from surplus paid in cash to First Series Model AA Class Shareholders or First Series AA Registered Pledgees is less than the prescribed amount of First Series AA Dividends in any fiscal year, the amount of the shortfall per First Series Model AA Class Share (“Cumulative Unpaid Dividends”) shall be carried forward and accumulated in the following fiscal year and thereafter. With respect to the Cumulative Unpaid Dividends, dividends from surplus shall be paid in cash to First Series Model AA Class Shareholders or First Series AA Registered Pledgees until such payment reaches the amount of the Cumulative Unpaid Dividends per First Series Model AA Class Share (provided that if First Series Model AA Class Shares have been subject to a stock split, gratis allotment of shares, consolidation of shares, or any other similar event, such amount will be appropriately adjusted), in preference to the payment of dividends from surplus as set forth in the preceding paragraph or the following Clause.

 

  (iii)

No distribution of dividends from surplus shall be made to any First Series Model AA Class Shareholder or First Series AA Registered Pledgee in excess of the amount of First Series AA Dividends, except for a distribution from surplus in the process of a corporate split (kyushu-bunkatsu) by TMC pursuant to Article 758, Item 8 (ii) or Article 760, Item 7 (ii) of the Corporation Act, or a distribution from surplus in the process of a corporate split (shinsetsu-bunkatsu) by TMC pursuant to Article 763, Paragraph 1, Item 12 (ii) or Article 765 Paragraph 1, Item 8 (ii) of such act, in which case, the distribution from surplus shall be made to all First Series Model AA Class Shareholders or First Series AA Registered Pledgees simultaneously and in the same proportion as that made to any Common Shareholders or Common Share Registered Pledgees.

 

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(9)

AA Interim Dividends

In the event that TMC pays interim dividends from surplus on its Common Shares, TMC shall pay an amount equivalent to one-half of the prescribed amount of First Series AA Dividends in cash as interim dividends (“First Series AA Interim Dividends”) on each First Series Model AA Class Share to First Series Model AA Class Shareholders or First Series AA Registered Pledgees entered or recorded in the final register of shareholders as of the record date with respect to such First Series AA Interim Dividends, in preference to Common Shareholders or Common Share Registered Pledgees.

 

(10)

Distribution of residual assets

 

  (i)

In the event of a distribution by TMC of its residual assets, TMC shall pay the amount of the “Issue Price” (provided that if First Series Model AA Class Shares have been subject to a stock split, gratis allotment of shares, consolidation of shares, or any other similar event, such amount will be appropriately adjusted) plus the sum of any Cumulative Unpaid Dividends (provided that if First Series Model AA Class Shares have been subject to a stock split, gratis allotment of shares, consolidation of shares, or any other similar event, such amount will be appropriately adjusted) and an amount equivalent to the Accrued Dividend (as defined below) (“Base Price”) in cash per First Series Model AA Class Share to First Series Model AA Class Shareholders or First Series AA Registered Pledgees in preference to Common Shareholders or Common Share Registered Pledgees.

The “Accrued Dividend” shall be an amount calculated by multiplying the number of days in the period from and including the beginning of the fiscal year in which the distribution date of the residual assets (the “Distribution Date”) falls to and including the Distribution Date by the amount of First Series AA Dividends, and dividing the product by 365; provided that if any First Series AA Interim Dividends have been paid to First Series Model AA Class Shareholders or First Series AA Registered Pledgees, the Accrued Dividend shall be such amount after deducting the amount of First Series AA Interim Dividends so paid (provided that if First Series Model AA Class Shares have been subject to a stock split, gratis allotment of shares, consolidation of shares, or any other similar event, such amount will be appropriately adjusted).

 

  (ii)

No distribution of residual assets shall be made to First Series Model AA Class Shareholders or First Series AA Registered Pledgees other than as provided in the preceding paragraph.

 

(11)

Priority

First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares shall rank pari passu with each other in respect of the AA Dividends, the AA Interim Dividends, the distributions from surplus as provided in the exceptions to Clause 8, paragraph (iii) above, and the distribution of residual assets.

 

(12)

Voting rights

First Series Model AA Class Shareholders shall have voting rights exercisable at general meetings of shareholders of TMC. The number of shares constituting one unit with respect to First Series Model AA Class Shares shall be 100.

 

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(13)

Resolutions at class meetings

 

  (i)

No resolution of a class meeting of First Series Model AA Class Shareholders shall be required in respect of any act prescribed in any item of Article 322, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act, unless otherwise specifically provided by law or regulation.

 

  (ii)

No resolution of a class meeting of First Series Model AA Class Shareholders shall be required under the provisions of Article 199, Paragraph 4 or Article 238, Paragraph 4 of the Corporation Act.

 

(14)

Shareholder’s conversion right into Common Shares

 

  (i)

First Series Model AA Class Shareholders may, at certain times specified therefor in the Issuance Resolution, demand that TMC acquire some or all of First Series Model AA Class Shares held by First Series Model AA Class Shareholders in exchange for Common Shares in a number determined by the formula specified in the Issuance Resolution. Any fractions of less than one share among Common Shares to be delivered in exchange for First Series Model AA Class Shares shall be disregarded, in which case payment of money, as provided in Article 167, Paragraph 3 of the Corporation Act, shall not be made.

 

  (ii)

The certain times specified in the Issuance Resolution during which demand for acquisition by TMC of First Series Model AA Class Shares may be made shall commence from a date falling approximately five years following the date of issuance.

 

  (iii)

Such demand may be made by First Series Model AA Class Shareholders on two dates per year, as specified in the Issuance Resolution.

 

  (iv)

The formula for determining the number of Common Shares to be delivered to First Series Model AA Class Shareholders shall be specified in the Issuance Resolution, and in principle, one Common Share will be delivered for each First Series Model AA Class Share; provided that if any issuance or disposal of Common Shares has taken place at a consideration below market value per share, relevant adjustments shall be made as appropriate.

 

(15)

Shareholder’s cash put option

 

  (i)

First Series Model AA Class Shareholders may, at certain times specified as the put option period in the Issuance Resolution demand that TMC acquire some or all of First Series Model AA Class Shares in exchange for cash in an amount equivalent to the Base Price. If the demand for acquisition exceeds the amount available for distribution as of the date of demand for such acquisition, as specified in Article 461, Paragraph 2 of the Corporation Act, First Series Model AA Class Shares to be acquired by TMC shall be determined by resolution of its board of directors, and the cash put option in respect of First Series Model AA Class Shares not so acquired shall be deemed not to have been exercised.

 

  (ii)

The certain times specified in the Issuance Resolution during which a demand for acquisition by TMC of First Series Model AA Class Share may be made shall commence from a date falling approximately five years following the date of issuance.

 

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  (iii) Such demand may be made by First Series Model AA Class Shareholders on four dates per year, as specified in the Issuance Resolution.

 

  (iv) When calculating the Base Price for this Clause, any “Accrued Dividend” shall be calculated using the formula for Accrued Dividend as provided in Clause 10 above with the expressions “distribution date of the residual assets” and “Distribution Date” being replaced by the expression “date of demand for such acquisition”.

 

(16) TMC’s cash call option

 

  (i) After the lapse of the period specified in the Issuance Resolution following the issuance of First Series Model AA Class Shares, at an acquisition date separately determined by resolution of the board of directors of TMC, TMC may acquire all of First Series Model AA Class Shares in exchange for cash in an amount equivalent to the Base Price.

 

  (ii) The period specified in the Issuance Resolution will be approximately five years.

 

  (iii) The date when TMC may make the acquisition specified in this Clause is one date per year, as specified in the Issuance Resolution.

 

  (iv) When calculating the Base Price for this Clause, any “Accrued Dividend” shall be calculated using the formula for Accrued Dividend as provided in Clause 10 above with the expressions “distribution date of the residual assets” and “Distribution Date” being replaced by the expression “such acquisition date”.

 

(17) Consolidation of shares, stock split or gratis allotment of shares

 

  (i) TMC shall effect any consolidation of shares or stock split simultaneously and in the same proportion with respect to Common Shares and First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares.

 

  (ii) If TMC grants its shareholders rights to receive any allotment of shares offered for subscription or stock acquisition rights offered for subscription, TMC shall grant Common Shareholders rights to receive Common Shares or stock acquisition rights for Common Shares and shall grant holders of First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares rights to receive Model AA Class Shares of the Series held by such shareholder or stock acquisition rights for such Model AA Class Shares, as the case may be, simultaneously and in the same proportion.

 

  (iii) If TMC makes a gratis allotment to its shareholders of shares or stock acquisition rights, TMC shall make the gratis allotment to Common Shareholders of Common Shares or stock acquisition rights for Common Shares, and shall make the gratis allotment to holders of First Series Model AA Class Shares through Fifth Series Model AA Class Shares of Model AA Class Shares of the Series held by such shareholder or stock acquisition rights for such Model AA Class Shares, as the case may be, simultaneously and in the same proportion.

 

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(18) Absence of seller put options when TMC acquires Model AA Class Shares

If TMC decides to acquire some or all of First Series Model AA Class Shares held by any First Series Model AA Class Shareholder under an agreement with such First Series Model AA Class Shareholder pursuant to a resolution of the general meeting of shareholders, and further decides to notify such First Series Model AA Class Shareholder of matters prescribed in any item of Article 157, Paragraph 1 of the Corporation Act, the provisions of Article 160, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of such act shall not apply.

 

(19) Restrictions on transfer

Acquisition of First Series Model AA Class Shares by means of transfer will require the approval of the board of directors; provided that such approval shall not be necessary in any of the following cases:

 

  (i) In the event that a tender offer as provided in Article 27-2, Paragraph 6 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act is commenced for First Series Model AA Class Shares and any First Series Model AA Class Shareholder tenders its First Series Model AA Class Shares, upon the delivery of First Series Model AA Class Shares or other transfer upon settlement;

 

  (ii) In the event of acquisition of First Series Model AA Class Shares due to inheritance;

 

  (iii) In the event that a representative member of the board of directors approves the relevant acquisition in accordance with standards established by the board of directors.

 

(20) Unlisted securities

First Series Model AA Class Shares shall not be listed.

 

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Attachment to the Notice of Convocation of FY2015 Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting

Business Report (Fiscal Year under review: April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015)

1. Outlook of Associated Companies

(1) Progress and Achievement in Operation

General Economic Environment in FY2015

Reviewing the general economic environment for the fiscal year ended March 2015 (“FY2015”), with respect to the world economy, the U.S. economy has seen ongoing recovery mainly due to increasing personal consumption and the European economy as a whole has shown continuing signs of recovery. Meanwhile, economies such as those of China and emerging countries have shown signs of weakness. The Japanese economy has been on a moderate recovery, while weakness could be seen in personal consumption and other areas.

For the automobile industry, although markets have progressed in a steady manner, especially in the U.S., markets in some emerging countries have become stagnant and the Japanese market slowed down due to the consumption tax increase. Efforts toward building a low-carbon society through eco-cars and improvements in safety increased worldwide.

Overview of Operations

In this business environment, we are striving to manufacture “ever-better cars” that exceed customer expectations. The “MIRAI,” a mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell vehicle launched in December 2014, emits no CO2 or substances of concern that cause air pollution, achieves convenience on par with conventional gasoline engine vehicles and driving pleasure through powerful acceleration performance. The “Alphard” and “Vellfire,” Toyota’s top-class minivans with an established presence, were fully remodeled with advanced equipment, a comfortable ride and a roomy interior. The Lexus brand launched the “NX200t,” a compact crossover SUV equipped with a dynamic design expressing powerful performance and a newly-developed turbo engine that offers smooth acceleration, and also the hybrid “NX300h.” We also launched the “RC350/RC300h,” a coupe with a style befitting Lexus and agile driving, and the “RC F,” a performance coupe that delivers a refined driving performance, and provides a true sports driving experience.

In this way, we continued to actively launch new models in Japan and abroad and carried out vigorous sales efforts in collaboration with dealers in each country and region in which we operate. As a result, global vehicle sales for FY2015, including the Daihatsu and Hino brands, increased by 35 thousand units (or 0.3%) from FY2014 to 10,168 thousand units. In addition, we have steadily made headway in our efforts to further improve our profit structure due to the concerted efforts of the entire Toyota group to implement profit improvement activities such as cost improvement measures.

 

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In addition to these activities, toward addressing the needs of customers in a more timely manner in North America, we decided to relocate and unify the manufacturing, sales and marketing, corporate, and financial service functions at a new integrated headquarters in Plano, a city located to the north of Dallas, Texas, from the latter half of 2016.

We also entered into a sponsorship agreement with the International Olympic Committee as a “TOP (The Olympic Partner)” in March this year. We intend to continue to support sporting activities including the Olympic games in order to contribute to building an enriched society.

 

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Consolidated Financial Results for FY2015

The consolidated financial results for FY2015 reflect the progress of profit improvement activities such as cost improvement as well as the depreciation of the yen in the foreign exchange market. As a result, consolidated net revenues increased by 1,542.6 billion yen (or 6.0%) to 27,234.5 billion yen compared with FY2014, and consolidated operating income increased by 458.4 billion yen (or 20.0%) to 2,750.5 billion yen compared with FY2014. Consolidated net income attributable to Toyota Motor Corporation increased by 350.2 billion yen (or 19.2%) to 2,173.3 billion yen compared with FY2014.

The breakdown of consolidated net revenues is as follows:

 

     Yen in millions    
     FY2015
(April 2014 through
March 2015)
     FY2014
(April 2013 through
March 2014)
     Increase
(Decrease)
         Change    
(%)
 

Vehicles

     21,557,684         20,353,340         1,204,344         5.9   

Parts & components for overseas production

     402,864         431,760         (28,896)         (6.7)   

Parts

     1,921,764         1,843,478         78,286         4.2   

Other

     1,123,912         1,105,277         18,635         1.7   

Total Automotive

     25,006,224         23,733,855         1,272,369         5.4   

Financial Services

     1,621,685         1,379,267         242,418         17.6   

Other

     606,612         578,789         27,823         4.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     27,234,521         25,691,911         1,542,610         6.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notes:

1.

Consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

2.

The amounts represent net revenues from external customers.

3.

Net revenues do not include consumption taxes, etc.

 

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Environmental and Safety Initiatives

Toyota group considers addressing both environmental and safety issues as one of its top management priorities, and works toward enhancing the quality of life everywhere.

With regard to environmental initiatives, we have endeavored to promote “energy conservation” and “fuel diversification” under the belief that “eco-cars can only truly contribute to the environment if they are used widely.” We have been developing hybrid technology as the core technology necessary for various kinds of eco-cars such as plug-in hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. We also consider hydrogen to be an important energy source for the future and are working toward the realization of a hydrogen-based society.

With regard to safety initiatives, we plan to start introducing “Toyota Safety Sense,” a new multi-feature integrated safety package equipped with collision prevention and mitigation, and optimal forward visibility enhancement during nighttime driving, under our “Integrated Safety Management Concept.” We work actively toward the development of ever-safer vehicles and technologies by researching and developing various vehicle safety devices and systems.

Activities in Pursuit of Attractive Vehicles

Toyota group works in pursuit of the enjoyment of vehicles and the joy of driving.

Through the “Toyota New Global Architecture” and various other activities that vastly enhance the basic performance and marketability of our vehicles, we are making steady progress in our efforts to manufacture attractive vehicles.

Through initiatives such as our employee driving project in Australia, a country with a famously wide variety of roads, and participation in the 24-hour Nürburgring endurance race in Germany, we seek to develop the human resources necessary to pursue vehicles that our customers can enjoy.

Non-Automotive Operations

In non-automotive operations, we are actively developing businesses to meet diverse customer needs.

Our financial services have been responding flexibly to various risks and expanding business actively in various countries, including emerging countries, through an expansive global network. We plan to provide a broad range of support for the car experience of customers in concert with our automotive operations by developing and providing financial services customized to customer needs and regional characteristics.

In the housing business, we are combining the technologies of the Toyota group companies to build smart houses and other types of advanced housing that are environment-friendly, safe and comfortable.

We also conduct a wide range of activities such as the test operation of “Ha:mo,” an ultra compact electric vehicle car-sharing service, and the technological development of mobility impairment rehabilitation-aid partner robots for use in medical facilities.

 

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(2) Funding

Capital investment in the automotive business is mainly financed with funds gained from business operations. Funds necessary for the financial services business are mainly financed through the issuance of bonds and medium-term notes, as well as with borrowings. The balance of debt as of the end of FY2015 was 18,977.8 billion yen.

(3) Capital Expenditures and R&D

As for capital expenditures, Toyota group has promoted activities to decrease expenditures by simplifying and streamlining facilities and through the effective use of existing facilities. At the same time, Toyota group has focused on making strategic expenditures, including those in response to environmental issues such as hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. As a result, consolidated capital expenditures for FY2015 were 1,177.4 billion yen.

As for R&D expenditures, we made active investments in advanced technology development that will become a foundation for Toyota’s future growth while also endeavoring to improve development efficiency. As a result, consolidated R&D expenditures for FY2015 were 1,004.5 billion yen.

(4) Consolidated Financial Summary

 

     Yen in millions unless otherwise stated  
     FY2012
(April 2011
through
March 2012)
     FY2013
(April 2012
through
March 2013)
     FY2014
(April 2013
through
March 2014)
     FY2015
(April 2014
through
March 2015)
 

Net revenues

     18,583,653         22,064,192         25,691,911         27,234,521   

Operating income

     355,627         1,320,888         2,292,112         2,750,564   

Net income attributable to Toyota Motor Corporation

     283,559         962,163         1,823,119         2,173,338   

Net income attributable to Toyota Motor Corporation
per share – Basic (yen)

     90.21         303.82         575.30         688.02   

Shareholders’ equity

     11,066,478         12,772,856         15,218,987         17,647,329   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     30,650,965         35,483,317         41,437,473         47,729,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(5) Issues to be Addressed

As for our future business environment, in the world economy, the U.S. is expected to recover steadily. Also the European economy is picking up gradually chiefly in the eurozone, while the economies of several countries are likely to slow down, such as in Russia which is weighed down by declines in crude oil prices. Emerging countries also show downside risk. The Japanese economy is expected to recover gradually through improvements in employment and income conditions, although attention needs to be paid to for example uncertainty in overseas economies.

The automotive market is expected to expand gradually, mainly in the U.S. However, amid adaptation of eco-car promotion policies in various countries and increased efforts toward the development of safety technologies, as well as continuing advances in information and communication technology, fierce competition exists on a global scale.

In this severe business environment, Toyota group intends to steadily progress toward the realization of the Toyota Global Vision through sustainable growth based on the following policies:

First, we intend to reinforce true competitiveness in order to grow as steadily as a tree adding annual growth rings. We plan to work on quality improvement and human resource development in order to manufacture vehicles that bring smiles to customers. In addition, we plan to thoroughly improve productivity in each of our business operations through measures such as effective use of management resources and the strengthening of our IT infrastructure.

Second, we intend to take bold challenges toward the creation of new value in order to progress into the future. We plan to work toward the future of mobility through pioneering technologies, products and businesses.

In order to implement the above, we intend to improve our management structure to speed up decision-making, enhance the supervision of business execution, strengthen collaboration with Toyota group companies and leverage the value of diversity.

Based on these initiatives, Toyota group will contribute to “enriching lives of communities” by providing “ever-better cars.” This is expected to encourage more customers to purchase Toyota cars and thereby lead to the establishment of a stable business base. By perpetuating this cycle, we will aim to realize sustainable growth and enhance corporate value. In addition, through full observance of corporate ethics such as compliance with applicable laws and regulations, Toyota group will fulfill its social responsibilities.

By staying true to its founding spirit of “contribute to society by Monozukuri, manufacturing,” Toyota group will move forward through the united efforts of its officers and employees toward the realization of the Toyota Global Vision with gratitude, humility and conviction. We sincerely hope that our shareholders will continue to extend their patronage and support to us.

 

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(6) Policy on Distribution of Surplus by Resolution of the Board of Directors

TMC deems the benefit of its shareholders as one of its priority management policies, and it continues to work to improve its corporate structure to realize sustainable growth in order to enhance its corporate value.

TMC will strive for the stable and continuous payment of dividends aiming at a consolidated payout ratio of 30% while giving due consideration to factors such as business results for each term, investment plans and its cash reserves.

In order to survive tough competition, TMC will utilize its internal funds mainly for the early commercialization of technologies for next-generation environment and safety, giving priority to customer safety and security.

TMC pays dividends twice a year – an interim dividend and a year-end dividend – and in order to secure an opportunity to directly seek shareholders’ opinions, TMC will treat payments of year-end dividends as a matter to be resolved at the FY2015 Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting, even though TMC’s articles of incorporation stipulate that retained earnings can be distributed as dividends pursuant to the resolution of the board of directors.

 

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(7) Main Business

Toyota group’s business segments are automotive operations, financial services operations and all other operations.

 

Business

  

Main products and services

Automotive Operations

  

Vehicles (passenger vehicles, trucks and buses, and mini-vehicles), Parts & components for overseas production, Parts, etc.

Financial Services Operations

  

Auto sales financing, Leasing, etc.

Other Operations

  

Housing, Information Technology, etc.

(8) Main Sites

<TMC>

 

                             Name                            

  

                             Location                        

Head Office

   Aichi Prefecture

Tokyo Head Office

   Tokyo

Nagoya Office

   Aichi Prefecture

Honsha Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Motomachi Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Kamigo Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Takaoka Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Miyoshi Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Tsutsumi Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Myochi Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Shimoyama Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Kinu-ura Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Tahara Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Teiho Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Hirose Plant

   Aichi Prefecture

Higashi-Fuji Technical Center

   Shizuoka Prefecture

<Domestic and overseas subsidiaries>

Please see section “(10) Status of Principal Subsidiaries”.

(9) Employees

 

Number of employees

  

Increase (Decrease) from end of FY2014

344,109

   + 5,234

 

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(10) Status of Principal Subsidiaries

 

    

Company name

  

Location

  

Capital/

Subscription

   Percentage
ownership
interest
   

Main business

         million yen     
Japan    Toyota Financial Services Corporation    Aichi Prefecture    78,525      100.00      Management of domestic and overseas financial companies, etc.
   Hino Motors, Ltd.    Tokyo    72,717      50.21   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc.    Fukuoka Prefecture    45,000      100.00      Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.    Osaka Prefecture    28,404      51.33   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Finance Corporation    Tokyo    16,500      100.00   Finance of automobile sales, Card business
   Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.    Aichi Prefecture    10,371      100.00      Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc.    Miyagi Prefecture    6,850      100.00      Manufacture and sales of automobiles
               in thousands           
North America    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.    U.S.A.    USD 1,958,949      100.00   Management of manufacturing companies in North America
   Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc.    U.S.A.    USD 1,180,000      100.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor North America, Inc.    U.S.A.    USD 1,005,400      100.00   Government, public affairs and research of North America
   Toyota Motor Credit Corporation    U.S.A.    USD 915,000      100.00   Finance of automobile sales
   Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.    U.S.A.    USD 620,000      100.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc.    U.S.A.    USD 510,000      100.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.    U.S.A.    USD 365,000      100.00   Sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc.    U.S.A.    USD 272,000      100.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.    Canada    CAD 680,000      100.00      Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Credit Canada Inc.    Canada    CAD 60,000      100.00   Finance of automobile sales
   Toyota Canada Inc.    Canada    CAD 10,000      51.00      Sales of automobiles
         in thousands     
Europe    Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA    Belgium    EUR 2,524,346      100.00      Management of all European affiliates
   Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S.    France    EUR 71,078      100.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Kreditbank GmbH    Germany    EUR 30,000      100.00   Finance of automobile sales
   Toyota Motor Finance (Netherlands) B.V.    Netherlands    EUR 908      100.00   Loans to overseas Toyota related companies
   Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.    U.K.    GBP 300,000      100.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Financial Services (UK) PLC    U.K.    GBP 104,500      100.00   Finance of automobile sales
   Toyota (GB) PLC    U.K.    GBP 2,600      100.00   Sales of automobiles
   OOO “TOYOTA MOTOR”    Russia    RUB 4,875,189      100.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles

 

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Company name

  

Location

  

Capital/

Subscription

   Percentage
ownership
interest
   

Main business

         in thousands     

Asia

   Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.    China    USD 118,740      100.00      Sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor Finance (China) Co., Ltd.    China    CNY 3,100,000      100.00   Finance of automobile sales
   PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia    Indonesia    IDR 19,523,503      95.00      Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.    Singapore    SGD 6,000      100.00      Sales of automobiles
   Kuozui Motors, Ltd.    Taiwan    TWD 3,460,000      70.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Leasing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    Thailand    THB 15,100,000      86.84   Finance of automobile sales
   Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd.    Thailand    THB 7,520,000      86.43      Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering and Manufacturing Co., Ltd.    Thailand    THB 1,300,000      100.00   Production support for entities in Asia and Oceania
         in thousands     

Other

   Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd.    Australia    AUD 481,100      100.00      Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota Finance Australia Ltd.    Australia    AUD 120,000      100.00   Finance of automobile sales
   Toyota Argentina S.A.    Argentina    ARS 260,000      100.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota do Brasil Ltda.    Brazil    BRL 709,980      100.00      Manufacture and sales of automobiles
   Toyota South Africa Motors (Pty) Ltd.    South Africa    ZAR 50      100.00   Manufacture and sales of automobiles

Notes:

1. * Indicates that the ownership interest includes such ratio of the subsidiaries.
2. The ownership interests are calculated based on the total number of shares issued at the end of the fiscal year.

 

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2. Status of Shares

 

(1)    Total Number of Shares Authorized    10,000,000,000 shares
(2)    Total Number of Shares Issued    3,417,997,492 shares
(3)    Number of Shareholders    496,859
(4)    Major Shareholders   

 

Name of Shareholders

   Number of shares
(1,000 shares)
     Percentage of
shareholding (%)
 

Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd.

     351,323         11.16   

Toyota Industries Corporation

     224,515         7.13   

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.

     160,750         5.11   

State Street Bank and Trust Company (standing proxy: Settlement & Clearing Services Division, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

     128,583         4.09   

Nippon Life Insurance Company

     120,084         3.82   

The Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary Bank for Depositary Receipt Holders

     82,545         2.62   

DENSO CORPORATION

     82,533         2.62   

Trust & Custody Services Bank, Ltd.

     67,407         2.14   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (standing proxy: Settlement & Clearing Services Division, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

     65,062         2.07   

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited

     64,063         2.04   

Notes:

1. The Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary Bank for Depositary Receipt Holders is the nominee of the Bank of New York Mellon, which is the Depositary for holders of TMC’s American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).
2. The percentage of shareholding is calculated after deducting the number of shares of treasury stock (271,183 thousand shares) from the total number of shares issued.

 

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3. Status of Stock Acquisition Rights, Etc.

(1) Status of Stock Acquisition Rights as of the End of FY2015

 

  1) Number of Stock Acquisition Rights issued:

81,098

 

  2) Type and Number of Shares to be Issued or Transferred upon Exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights

8,109,800 shares of common stock of TMC (The number of shares to be issued or transferred upon exercise of one Stock Acquisition Right is 100).

 

  3) Stock Acquisition Rights held by TMC’s Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

 

     Series
(Exercise price)
   Exercise Period    Number of Stock
Acquisition Rights
     Number of holders  

Members of the Board of

Directors

   6th (7,210 yen)    From August 1, 2009
to July 31, 2015
     1,270         6   
   7th (4,682 yen)    From August 1, 2010
to July 31, 2016
     800         3   
   8th (4,154 yen)    From August 1, 2011
to July 31, 2017
     1,840         8   
   9th (3,153 yen)    From August 1, 2012
to July 31, 2018
     1,808         10   
Audit & Supervisory Board Members    8th (4,154 yen)    From August 1, 2011
to July 31, 2017
     224         2   

Note:

The Stock Acquisition Rights held by Audit & Supervisory Board Members in the above table were acquired prior to their assumption of office and are exercisable by Audit & Supervisory Board Members.

 

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4. Status of Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

(1) Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

 

Name

 

Position

 

Main areas of responsibility

 

Important concurrent duties

Takeshi Uchiyamada  

*Chairman of the Board of Directors

   
Akio Toyoda  

*President,

  Member of the Board of Directors

   

- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Toyota Boshoku Corporation

- Chairman and CEO of Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

- Chairman of Toyota Motor Sales & Marketing Corporation

Satoshi Ozawa  

*Executive Vice President,

  Member of the Board of Directors

  - Toyota No.1 (Business)  

- Chairman of Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA

- Chairman of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

- Vice Chairman of Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

- Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Toyota Industries Corporation

Nobuyori Kodaira  

*Executive Vice President,

  Member of the Board of Directors

 

- IT & ITS

- External Affairs & Public Affairs

- General Administration & Human Resources

- Accounting

 

- Director of KDDI CORPORATION

Mitsuhisa Kato  

*Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors

 

- Toyota No. 1 (Business, R&D)

- Toyota No. 2 (Business, R&D)

- TNGA Planning Div. (Chief Officer)

 

- Chairman of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., Ltd.

- Director of Toyota Boshoku Corporation

Masamoto Maekawa  

*Executive Vice President,

  Member of the Board of Directors

 

- Toyota No.1 (Business)

 

- President & Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Marketing Japan Corporation

Yasumori Ihara  

*Executive Vice President,

  Member of the Board of Directors

 

- Toyota No.2 (Business)

 

- Vice Chairman of Faw Toyota R&D Co., Ltd.

- Chairman of Toyota Motor Technical Center (China) Co., Ltd.

- Chairman of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.

- Chairman of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Seiichi Sudo  

*Executive Vice President,

  Member of the Board of Directors

 

- Unit Center

- TNGA Planning Div. (Chief Officer)

 

- Chairman of Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts Co., Ltd.

Koei Saga   Member of the Board of Directors  

- Unit Center (Center Vice President)

- Motor Sports Unit Development Div. (Chief Officer)

 

- Member of the Audit & Supervisory Board of JTEKT Corporation

 

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Name

 

Position

 

Main areas of responsibility

 

Important concurrent duties

Tokuo Fukuichi   Member of the Board of Directors  

- Lexus International (President)

- Design Group (Chief Officer)

 

- Vice President & Board of Director of Calty Design Research, Inc.

Shigeki Terashi   Member of the Board of Directors  

- Strategic Top Executive Meeting Office (Secretary General)

- Corporate Planning Div. (Chief Officer)

- Research Div. (Chief Officer)

- Environmental Affairs Div. (Chief Officer)

- Product & Business Planning Div. (Chief Officer)

- Design Quality Innovation Div. (Chief Officer)

 
Yoshimasa Ishii   Member of the Board of Directors    

- President of Toyota Financial Services Corporation

- Chairman of Toyota Motor Leasing (China) Co., Ltd.

- Chairman of Toyota Motor Finance (China) Co., Ltd.

- Chairman and President of Toyota Financial Services Americas Corporation

Ikuo Uno   Member of the Board of Directors    

- Executive Advisor to the Board of Nippon Life Insurance Company

- Outside Director of FUJI KYUKO CO., LTD.

- External Auditor of Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

- External Audit & Supervisory Board Member of West Japan Railway Company

- Outside Director of Panasonic Corporation

- Outside Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Haruhiko Kato   Member of the Board of Directors    

- President and CEO of Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.

- Outside Director of Canon Inc.

Mark T. Hogan   Member of the Board of Directors    

- President of Dewey Investments LLC

Yoichiro Ichimaru   Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member    
Masaki Nakatsugawa   Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member    

 

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Name

 

Position

 

Main areas of responsibility

 

Important concurrent duties

Masahiro Kato   Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member    
Kunihiro Matsuo   Audit & Supervisory Board Member    

- Attorney

- Outside Corporate Auditor of MITSUI & CO., LTD.

- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of KOMATSU LTD.

- Outside Corporate Auditor of BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.

- Outside Director of Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Seven Bank, Ltd.

- Outside Corporate Auditor of TV TOKYO Holdings Corporation

Yoko Wake   Audit & Supervisory Board Member    

- Professor Emeritus of Keio University

Teisuke Kitayama   Audit & Supervisory Board Member    

- Chairman of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

- Outside Director of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation

- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

Notes:

1. * Representative Director
2. Toyota No. 1 and Toyota No. 2 business units bear responsibility for the following areas:

 

Name

  

Main areas of responsibility

Toyota No. 1

  

- North America Region

- Europe Region

- Japan Sales Business Group

- Toyota Planning Div. 1

Toyota No. 2

  

- China Region

- Asia & Middle East Region

- East Asia & Oceania Region

- Africa Region

- Latin America & Caribbean Region

- Toyota Planning Div. 2

- KD Business Planning Div.

The main areas of responsibility shown above were changed as of April 1, 2015, as follows:

 

Name

  

Main areas of responsibility

Toyota No. 1

  

- North America Region

- Europe Region

- Africa Region

- Japan Sales Business Group

- Toyota Planning Div. 1

- Best In Town Dept.

- Marketing Div.

Toyota No. 2

  

- China Region

- Asia & Middle East Region

- East Asia & Oceania Region

- Latin America & Caribbean Region

- Toyota Planning Div. 2

- KD Business Planning Div.

 

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3. Mr. Ikuo Uno, Mr. Haruhiko Kato and Mr. Mark T. Hogan, all of whom are Members of the Board of Directors, are Outside Members of the Board of Directors. They are also Independent Directors as provided by the rules of the Japanese stock exchanges on which TMC is listed.
4. Mr. Kunihiro Matsuo, Ms. Yoko Wake and Mr. Teisuke Kitayama, all of whom are Audit & Supervisory Board Members, are Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members. They are also Independent Audit & Supervisory Board Members as provided by the rules of the Japanese stock exchanges on which TMC is listed.
5. The “Important concurrent duties” are listed chronologically, in principle, based on the dates the executives assumed their present positions.
6. Mr. Yasumori Ihara, Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors, changed the position to Member of the Board of Directors as of April 1, 2015. The main areas of responsibility were changed on the same day, as follows:

 

Name

  

Position

  

Main areas of responsibility

Satoshi Ozawa

  

* Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors

  

—  

Nobuyori Kodaira

  

* Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors

  

—  

Mitsuhisa Kato

  

* Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors

  

—  

Masamoto Maekawa

  

* Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors

  

—  

Seiichi Sudo

  

* Executive Vice President, Member of the Board of Directors

  

—  

Yasumori Ihara

  

Member of the Board of Directors

  

—  

Koei Saga

  

Member of the Board of Directors

  

- Unit Center (President)

- Motor Sports Group (Deputy Chief Officer)

Shigeki Terashi

  

Member of the Board of Directors

  

- Strategic Top Executive Meeting Office (Secretary General)

- BR Connected Strategy and Planning Dept. (Chief Officer)

- Corporate Planning Div. (Chief Officer)

- Research Div. (Chief Officer)

 

Note:  

* Representative Director

 

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(2) Amount of Compensation to Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members for FY2015

 

                         Category                        

   Members of
the Board of Directors
(incl. Outside Members of
the Board of Directors)
    Audit & Supervisory
Board Members
(incl. Outside Audit &
Supervisory Board
Members)
    Total  
   No. of
persons
    Amount
(million yen)
    No. of
persons
    Amount
(million yen)
    No. of
persons
     Amount
(million yen)
 

Compensation to Members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

    

 

            17

(3

  

   

 

835

(71

  

   

 

8

(5

  

   

 

265

(59

  

                25         1,101   

Executive bonus

     12        885            12         885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      

 

1,721

(71

  

     

 

265

(59

  

       1,986   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notes:

1. The number of persons includes those eligible to receive compensation in FY2015.
2. The amounts of executive bonuses stated above are to be decided by the resolution of the FY2015 Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on June 16, 2015.

(3) Status of Outside Members of the Board of Directors and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members

1) Major activities for FY2015

 

                         Category                                

  

Name

   Attendance of Board of
Directors meetings
(total attended/total held)
     Attendance of Audit &
Supervisory Board
meetings (total
attended/total held)
 

Member of the Board of Directors

   Ikuo Uno      17/17         —     

Member of the Board of Directors

   Haruhiko Kato      17/17         —     

Member of the Board of Directors

   Mark T. Hogan      17/17         —     

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

   Kunihiro Matsuo      14/17         13/16   

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

   Yoko Wake      16/17         15/16   

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

   Teisuke Kitayama      12/14         13/13   

 

  Note: The total number of meetings held varies due to the difference in the dates of assumption of office.

Each Outside Member of the Board of Director and Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member contributed by giving opinions based on his or her experience and insight.

2) Details of Limited Liability Agreements

Agreements between the Outside Members of the Board of Directors or Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members and TMC to limit liability as stipulated in Article 423, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, with the liability limited to the amount stipulated in Article 425, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act.

 

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5. Status of Accounting Auditor

(1) Name of Accounting Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata

(2) Compensation to Accounting Auditor for FY2015

 

  1)

Total compensation and other amounts paid by TMC for the services provided in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Certified Public Accountants Act of Japan

527 million yen

 

  2) Total amount of cash and other property benefits paid by Toyota

1,564 million yen

Notes:

 

  1.

The amount in 1) above includes compensation for audits performed in compliance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law.

 

  2.

The amount in 2) above includes compensation for advice and consultation concerning accounting and information disclosure that are not included in the services provided in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Certified Public Accountants Act of Japan.

 

  3.

Among principal subsidiaries of TMC, overseas subsidiaries are audited by certified public accountants or audit firms other than PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata.

(3) Policy regarding decisions on the dismissal or non-reappointment of the Accounting Auditor

It is a policy of TMC that, if it is deemed that the Accounting Auditor will have difficulty in conducting an audit appropriately because of the occurrence of an event stipulated in laws or regulations or an event that interferes with the eligibility or independence of the Accounting Auditor, TMC shall determine whether to dismiss or refrain from reappointing the Accounting Auditor, as needed.

 

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6. Basic Policy Regarding the System to Secure the Appropriateness of Business

TMC, together with its subsidiaries, has created and maintained a sound corporate climate based on the “Guiding Principles at Toyota” and the “Toyota Code of Conduct”. TMC integrates the principles of problem identification and continuous improvement into its business operation process and makes continuous efforts to train employees who will put these principles into practice.

Accordingly, TMC has developed its basic policy regarding the following items as stipulated in the Companies Act.

 

(1)

System to ensure that Members of the Board of Directors execute their responsibilities in compliance with relevant laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation

 

  1)

TMC will ensure that Members of the Board of Directors act in compliance with relevant laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation, based on the Code of Ethics and other explanatory documents that include necessary legal information, presented on occasions such as trainings for new Members of the Board of Directors.

 

  2)

TMC will make decisions regarding business operations after comprehensive discussions at the Board of Directors’ meeting and other meetings of various cross-sectional decision-making bodies. Matters to be decided are properly submitted and discussed at the meetings of those decision-making bodies in accordance with the relevant rules.

 

  3)

TMC will appropriately discuss significant matters and measures relating to issues such as corporate ethics, compliance, and risk management at the CSR Committee and other meetings. TMC will also discuss and decide, at the meetings of various cross-sectional decision-making bodies, policies and systems to monitor and respond to risks relating to organizational function.

 

(2)

System to retain and manage information relating to performance of duties by Members of the Board of Directors

Information relating to exercising duties by Members of the Board of Directors shall be appropriately retained and managed by each division in charge pursuant to the relevant internal rules and laws and regulations.

 

(3)

Rules and systems related to the management of risk of loss

 

  1)

TMC will properly manage the capital fund through its budgeting system and other forms of control, conduct business operations, and manage the budget, based on the authorities and responsibilities in accordance with the “Ringi” system (effective consensus-building and approval system) and other systems. Significant matters will be properly submitted and discussed at the Board of Directors’ meeting and other meetings of various bodies in accordance with the standards stipulated in the relevant rules.

 

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  2)

TMC will ensure accurate financial reporting by issuing documentation on the financial flow and the control system, etc., and by properly and promptly disclosing information through the Disclosure Committee.

 

  3)

TMC will manage various risks relating to safety, quality, the environment, etc. and compliance by establishing coordinated systems with all regions, establishing rules or preparing and delivering manuals and by other means, as necessary through each relevant division.

 

  4)

As a precaution against events such as natural disasters, TMC will prepare manuals, conduct emergency drills, arrange risk diversification and insurance, etc. as needed.

 

(4)

System to ensure that Members of the Board of Directors exercise their duties efficiently

 

  1)

TMC will manage consistent policies by specifying the policies at each level of the organization based on the medium- to long-term management policies and the Company’s policies for each fiscal term.

 

  2)

Members of the Board of Directors will promptly determine the management policies based on precise on-the-spot information and, in accordance with Toyota’s advantageous “field-oriented” approach, appoint and delegate a high level of authority to officers who take responsibility for business operations in each center, region, function, and process. The responsible officers will proactively compose relevant business plans under their leadership and execute them in a swift and timely manner in order to carry out Toyota’s management policies. Members of the Board of Directors will supervise the execution of duties by the responsible officers.

 

  3)

TMC, from time to time, will make opportunities to listen to the opinions of various stakeholders, including external experts in each region, and reflect those opinions in TMC’s management and corporate activities.

 

(5)

System to ensure that employees conduct business in compliance with relevant laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation

 

  1)

TMC will clarify the responsibilities of each organization unit and maintain a basis to ensure continuous improvements in the system.

 

  2)

TMC will continuously review the legal compliance and risk management framework to ensure effectiveness. For this purpose, each organization unit shall confirm the effectiveness by conducting self-checks among others, and report the result to the CSR Committee and other committees.

 

  3)

TMC will promptly obtain information regarding legal compliance and corporate ethics and respond to problems and questions related to compliance through its corporate ethics inquiry office and other channels.

 

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(6) System to ensure the appropriateness of business operations of the corporation and the business group consisting of the parent company and subsidiaries

 

  1)

TMC will expand the “Guiding Principles at Toyota” and the “Toyota Code of Conduct” to its subsidiaries as Toyota’s common charter of conduct, and develop and maintain a sound environment of internal controls for Toyota. TMC will also promote the “Guiding Principles at Toyota” and the “Toyota Code of Conduct” through personnel exchanges.

 

  2)

TMC will manage its subsidiaries in a comprehensive manner appropriate to their positioning by clarifying the roles of the division responsible for the subsidiaries’ financing and management and the roles of the division responsible for the subsidiaries’ business activities. Those divisions will confirm the appropriateness and legality of the operations of the subsidiaries by exchanging information with those subsidiaries, periodically and as needed.

 

(7)

System concerning employees who assist the Audit & Supervisory Board Members when required

TMC has established the Audit & Supervisory Board Office and has assigned a number of full-time staff to support this function.

 

(8)

Independence of the employees described in the preceding item (7) from Members of the Board of Directors

Any changes in personnel in the Audit & Supervisory Board Office will require prior consent of the Audit & Supervisory Board or a full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member selected by the Audit & Supervisory Board.

 

(9)

System for Members of the Board of Directors and employees to report to Audit & Supervisory Board Members, and other relative systems

 

  1)

Members of the Board of Directors, from time to time, will properly report to the Audit & Supervisory Board Members any major business operations through the divisions in charge. If any fact that may cause significant damage to the Company is discovered, they will report the matter to the Audit & Supervisory Board Members immediately.

 

  2)

Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Officers, Managing Officers, and employees will report to the Audit & Supervisory Board Members on the business upon requests by the Audit & Supervisory Board Members periodically and as needed.

 

(10)

Other systems to ensure that the Audit & Supervisory Board Members conducted audits effectively

TMC will ensure that the Audit & Supervisory Board Members attend major Executives’ meetings, inspect important Company documents, and make opportunities to exchange information between the Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Accounting Auditor periodically and as needed, as well as appoint external experts.

 

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Unconsolidated Financial Statements

UNCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

      (Million yen; amounts less than one million yen are  omitted)  
     FY2015
(As of March 31, 2015)
    FY2014
(Reference)
(As of March 31, 2014)
 

(Assets)

    

Current assets

     6,000,524        5,223,654   

Cash and deposits

     690,010        435,824   

Trade accounts receivable

     1,032,096        955,591   

Marketable securities

     2,255,294        1,973,735   

Finished goods

     163,971        150,694   

Work in process

     88,850        85,451   

Raw materials and supplies

     99,456        96,980   

Short-term loans

     634,476        543,165   

Deferred tax assets

     482,795        468,216   

Others

     578,071        522,196   

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts

     (24,500     (8,200

Fixed assets

     9,128,099        8,386,070   

Property, plant and equipment

     1,172,565        1,113,079   

Buildings, net

     339,198        346,983   

Structures, net

     39,436        39,929   

Machinery and equipment, net

     184,320        164,554   

Vehicle and delivery equipment, net

     19,634        17,087   

Tools, furniture and fixtures, net

     78,409        69,041   

Land

     408,899        400,912   

Construction in progress

     102,666        74,570   

Investments and other assets

     7,955,533        7,272,990   

Investments in securities

     5,713,142        5,010,199   

Investments in subsidiaries and affiliates

     2,004,286        2,001,419   

Long-term loans

     139,966        137,232   

Others

     98,737        146,038   

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts

     (600     (21,900
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     15,128,623        13,609,725   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     (Million yen; amounts less than one million yen are  omitted)  
     FY2015
(As of March 31, 2015)
    FY2014
(Reference)
(As of March 31, 2014)
 

(Liabilities)

    

Current liabilities

     3,571,917        3,595,962   

Trade notes payable

     96        36   

Electronically recorded obligations-operating

     254,586        257,336   

Trade accounts payable

     733,825        668,740   

Short-term borrowings

     20,000        20,000   

Current portion of bonds

     30,000        60,000   

Other payables

     410,186        366,620   

Income taxes payable

     196,284        446,291   

Accrued expenses

     1,251,677        1,081,268   

Deposits received

     639,278        660,416   

Others

     35,980        35,252   

Long-term liabilities

     1,372,433        1,093,323   

Bonds

     350,000        340,000   

Allowance for retirement benefits

     308,064        283,155   

Deferred tax liabilities

     494,305        335,246   

Others

     220,064        134,921   

Total liabilities

     4,944,351        4,689,285   

(Net assets)

    

Shareholders’ equity

     8,548,725        7,803,900   

Common stock

     397,049        397,049   

Capital surplus

     416,970        418,592   

Capital reserve

     416,970        416,970   

Other capital surplus

     —          1,622   

Retained earnings

     8,972,889        8,128,385   

Legal reserve

     99,454        99,454   

Other retained earnings

     8,873,434        8,028,931   

Reserve for special depreciation

     1,037        1,240   

Reserve for reduction of acquisition cost of fixed assets

     11,138        10,714   

General reserve

     6,340,926        6,340,926   

Retained earnings carried forward

     2,520,332        1,676,049   

Less: treasury stock

     (1,238,184     (1,140,127 ) 

Valuation and translation adjustments

     1,632,613        1,110,016   

Net unrealized gains on other securities

     1,632,613        1,110,016   

Stock acquisition rights

     2,932        6,522   

Total net assets

     10,184,271        8,920,439   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     15,128,623        13,609,725   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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UNCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

     (Million yen; amounts less than one million yen are  omitted)  
     FY2015
(April 1, 2014 through
March 31, 2015)
    FY2014
(Reference)
(April 1, 2013 through
March 31, 2014)
 

Net revenues

     11,209,414        11,042,163   

Cost of sales

     8,599,232        8,637,970   

Gross profit

     2,610,182        2,404,193   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     1,339,518        1,135,188   

Operating income

     1,270,664        1,269,004   

Non-operating income

     916,696        749,859   

Interest income

     32,963        25,315   

Dividend income

     680,419        556,561   

Others

     203,313        167,983   

Non-operating expenses

     62,255        180,413   

Interest expenses

     6,744        8,129   

Others

     55,510        172,283   

Ordinary income

     2,125,104        1,838,450   

Income before income taxes

     2,125,104        1,838,450   

Income taxes – current

     436,700        492,100   

Income taxes – deferred

     (2,274     (70,459

Net income

     1,690,679        1,416,810   

 

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UNCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

FY2015

(April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015)

 

     (Million yen; amounts less than one million yen are omitted)  
     Shareholders’ equity  
   Common
stock
     Capital surplus     Retained earnings  
      Capital
reserve
     Other
capital
surplus
    Total
capital
surplus
    Legal
reserve
     Other retained earnings     Total
retained
earnings
 
                Reserve for
special
depreciation
    Reserve for
reduction of
acquisition
cost of fixed
assets
    General
reserve
     Retained
earnings
carried
forward
   

Balance at the beginning of current period

     397,049         416,970         1,622        418,592        99,454         1,240        10,714        6,340,926         1,676,049        8,128,385   

Cumulative effects of changes in accounting policies

                         (45,706     (45,706

Restated balance

     397,049         416,970         1,622        418,592        99,454         1,240        10,714        6,340,926         1,630,343        8,082,678   

Changes of items during the period

                        

Appropriation to reserve for special depreciation

                  173             (173     —     

Reversal of reserve for special depreciation

                  (377          377        —     

Appropriation to reserve for reduction of acquisition cost of fixed assets

                    537           (537     —     

Reversal of reserve for reduction of acquisition cost of fixed assets

                    (112        112        —     

Dividends paid

                         (554,932     (554,932

Net income

                         1,690,679        1,690,679   

Repurchase of treasury stock

                        

Reissuance of treasury stock

           (124,224     (124,224              

Retirement of treasury stock

           (122,933     (122,933              

Transfer to capital surplus from retained earnings

           245,535        245,535                  (245,535     (245,535

Net changes of items other than shareholders’ equity

                        

Total changes of items during the period

     —           —           (1,622     (1,622     —           (203     424        —           889,989        890,210   

Balance at the end of current period

     397,049         416,970         —          416,970        99,454         1,037        11,138        6,340,926         2,520,332        8,972,889   

 

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     (Million yen; amounts less than one million yen are omitted)  
     Shareholders’ equity     Valuation and translation adjustments      Stock
acquisition
rights
    Total
net assets
 
   Treasury
stock
    Total
shareholders’
equity
    Net unrealized
gains on
other securities
     Total valuation
and translation
adjustments
      

Balance at the beginning of current period

     (1,140,127     7,803,900        1,110,016         1,110,016         6,522        8,920,439   

Cumulative effects of changes in accounting policies

       (45,706             (45,706

Restated balance

     (1,140,127     7,758,194        1,110,016         1,110,016         6,522        8,874,733   

Changes of items during the period

              

Appropriation to reserve for special depreciation

       —                  —     

Reversal of reserve for special depreciation

       —                  —     

Appropriation to reserve for reduction of acquisition cost of fixed assets

       —                  —     

Reversal of reserve for reduction of acquisition cost of fixed assets

       —                  —     

Dividends paid

       (554,932             (554,932

Net income

       1,690,679                1,690,679   

Repurchase of treasury stock

     (359,872     (359,872             (359,872

Reissuance of treasury stock

     138,882        14,658                14,658   

Retirement of treasury stock

     122,933        —                  —     

Transfer to capital surplus from retained earnings

       —                  —     

Net changes of items other than shareholders’ equity

         522,597         522,597         (3,590     519,007   

Total changes of items during the period

     (98,056     790,531        522,597         522,597         (3,590     1,309,538   

Balance at the end of current period

     (1,238,184     8,548,725        1,632,613         1,632,613         2,932        10,184,271   

 

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FY2014 (Reference)

(April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014)

 

    (Million yen; amounts less than one million yen are omitted)  
    Shareholders’ equity  
  Common
stock
    Capital surplus     Retained earnings  
    Capital
reserve
    Other
capital
surplus
    Total
capital
surplus
    Legal
reserve
    Other retained earnings     Total
retained
earnings
 
            Reserve for
special
depreciation
    Reserve for
reduction of
acquisition
cost of
fixed assets
    General
reserve
    Retained
earnings
carried
forward
   

Balance at the beginning of current period

    397,049        416,970        —          416,970        99,454        1,627        9,633        6,340,926        655,963        7,107,604   

Changes of items during the period

                   

Appropriation to reserve for special depreciation

              88            (88     —     

Reversal of reserve for special depreciation

              (475         475        —     

Appropriation to reserve for reduction of acquisition cost of fixed assets

                1,172          (1,172     —     

Reversal of reserve for reduction of acquisition cost of fixed assets

                (91       91        —     

Dividends paid

                    (396,029     (396,029

Net income

                    1,416,810        1,416,810   

Repurchase of treasury stock

                   

Reissuance of treasury stock

        1,622        1,622               

Net changes of items other than shareholders’ equity

                   

Total changes of items during the period

    —          —          1,622        1,622        —          (387     1,080        —          1,020,086        1,020,780   

Balance at the end of current period

    397,049        416,970        1,622        418,592        99,454        1,240        10,714        6,340,926        1,676,049        8,128,385   

 

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     (Million yen; amounts less than one million yen are omitted)  
     Shareholders’ equity     Valuation and translation adjustments      Stock
acquisition
rights
    Total
net assets
 
   Treasury
stock
    Total
shareholders’
equity
    Net unrealized
gains on
other securities
     Total valuation
and translation
adjustments
      

Balance at the beginning of current period

     (1,149,599     6,772,026        664,820         664,820         9,525        7,446,372   

Changes of items during the period

              

Appropriation to reserve for special depreciation

       —                  —     

Reversal of reserve for special depreciation

       —                  —     

Appropriation to reserve for reduction of acquisition cost of fixed assets

       —                  —     

Reversal of reserve for reduction of acquisition cost of fixed assets

       —                  —     

Dividends paid

       (396,029             (396,029

Net income

       1,416,810                1,416,810   

Repurchase of treasury stock

     (321     (321             (321

Reissuance of treasury stock

     9,793        11,415                11,415   

Net changes of items other than shareholders’ equity

         445,195         445,195         (3,003     442,192   

Total changes of items during the period

     9,471        1,031,874        445,195         445,195         (3,003     1,474,067   

Balance at the end of current period

     (1,140,127     7,803,900        1,110,016         1,110,016         6,522        8,920,439   

 

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NOTES TO UNCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

*Amounts less than one million yen are in principle omitted.

[Significant accounting policies]

1. Standards and methods of valuation of assets

(1) Standards and methods of valuation of securities

Equity securities of subsidiaries and affiliates are stated at cost determined on the moving-average method.

Other securities:

Other securities with fair value are stated at fair value based on the market prices, etc. at the end of each fiscal year. (Differences in valuation are included directly in net assets; costs of securities are determined on the moving-average method.)

Other securities not practicable to determine their fair value are stated at cost determined on the moving-average method.

(2) Standards and methods of valuation of inventories

Standards:

Cost method (the amounts presented in the balance sheet are written down to the lower of cost or market value)

Methods:

Generally, average method

2. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is computed on the declining balance method.

3. Standards of accounting for reserves

(1) Allowance for doubtful accounts:

To prepare for losses from bad debt, allowance for doubtful accounts is provided in an amount which is determined by considering the historical loss experience and the collectibility of the receivables.

(2) Allowance for retirement benefits:

To provide for the retirement benefits for employees, including those already retired, allowance for retirement benefits is stated based on estimated retirement benefit obligations and estimated pension assets at the end of the fiscal year.

(Changes in Accounting Policy)

The Accounting Standard for Retirement Benefits (Accounting Standards Board of Japan (“ASBJ”) Statement No. 26 issued on May 17, 2012; hereinafter, the “Accounting Standard”) and the Guidance on the Accounting Standard for Retirement Benefits (ASBJ Guidance No. 25 issued on May 17, 2012; hereinafter, the “Guidance”) have been applied effective from the current fiscal year. Accordingly, the calculation method for the discount rate of the estimated retirement benefits has been changed and the calculation methods for retirement benefit obligations and service costs have been revised.

In connection with the application of the Accounting Standard and the Guidance, pursuant to the transitional treatment provided for in Paragraph 37 of the Accounting Standard, the effect of the changes in the calculation method for retirement benefit obligations and service costs is reflected in retained earnings as of the beginning of the current fiscal year.

As a result, retained earnings decreased by 45,706 million yen as of the beginning of the current fiscal year.

4. Other significant matters pertaining to the preparation of unconsolidated financial statements

(1) Consumption taxes, etc. are computed based on the net-of-tax method.

(2) The consolidated taxation system is applied.

 

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[Unconsolidated balance sheet]

 

1.        

 

Assets pledged as collateral and relevant liabilities

  

 

Assets pledged as collateral

 

Relevant liabilities

Items

 

Book value as of the
end of the fiscal year
(million yen)

 

Items

 

Balance as of the end
of the fiscal year
(million yen)

Investments in securities

  8,415  

Security deposit for delayed tax payment for goods imported

  8,100
 

 

   

 

Total

  8,415  

Total

  8,100
 

 

   

 

 

2.        

 

Accumulated depreciation of property, plant and equipment

   3,773,436 million yen

3.        

 

Guarantees

  
 

Guarantees for bank loans of Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech, s.r.o.

   2,372 million yen
 

Guarantees for bank loans of Toyota Argentina S.A.

   23,136 million yen

4.        

 

Export bill discounted

   6,347 million yen

5.        

 

Receivables from and payables to subsidiaries and affiliates

  
 

Short-term receivables

   1,569,328 million yen
 

Long-term receivables

   142,548 million yen
 

Short-term payables

   1,543,930 million yen
 

Long-term payables

   208,180 million yen

6.        

 

The retirement benefit trust is established to appropriate the retirement benefits of the corporate pension plan. No portion of the trust offsets the severance indemnity plan.

 

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[Unconsolidated statement of income]

Transactions with subsidiaries and affiliates

 

Net sales

     6,904,678 million yen   

Purchases

     4,688,727 million yen   

Non-operating transactions

     734,115 million yen   

[Unconsolidated statement of changes in net assets]

 

  1. Type and number of treasury stock at the end of FY2015

 

Common stock

     271,183,861 shares   

 

  2. Dividends from surplus

 

  (1) Cash dividends

 

Resolutions

   Type of shares      Total cash dividends      Dividends
per share
     Record date    Effective date

Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held on June 17, 2014

     Common stock         316,976 million yen         100 yen       March 31, 2014    June 18, 2014

Directors’ Meeting held on November 5, 2014

     Common stock         237,956 million yen         75 yen       September 30, 2014    November 27, 2014

 

  (2) Dividends of which record date falls in FY2015 and effective date falls in FY2016

 

      

Dividends on common stock are proposed for resolution at the FY2015 Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting to be held on June 16, 2015, as follows:

 

Total cash dividends

     393,351 million yen   

Dividends per share

     125 yen   

Record date

     March 31, 2015   

Effective date

     June 17, 2015   

The dividends shall be paid from retained earnings.

  

 

  3.

Type and number of shares to be issued or transferred upon the exercise of Stock Acquisition Rights (excluding Stock Acquisition Rights that are not exercisable) at the end of FY2015

 

Common stock

     8,109,800 shares   

[Tax effect accounting]

Deferred tax assets mainly relate to impairment losses on securities, accrued expenses, and allowance for retirement benefits, and are netted with valuation allowance. Deferred tax liabilities mainly relate to net unrealized gains on other securities. Because the revised tax act was promulgated during the current fiscal year and the tax rates for corporate income taxes to be applied in subsequent fiscal years were changed, the amounts stated for deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are adjusted accordingly.

 

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[Related-party transactions]

 

Category

  

Name

  

Voting Interests

  

Description of

Relationship

  

Transaction

   Transaction
amounts
(million yen)
   

Account
name

   Balances as of
the end of the
fiscal year
(million yen)
 

Subsidiary

   Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.   

Equity

Indirect

100.00%

  

Sales of TMC products

Concurrent posting of directors

  

Mainly vehicle

sales (Note.1)

    

 

2,020,089

(Note.2

  

  Trade accounts receivable     

 

211,306

(Note.2

  

           

 

Loans (Note.3)

  

 

 

 

 

114,166

(Note.3

 

  

 

 

Loans

  

 

 

 

213,057

 

  

Subsidiary

   Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.   

Equity

Direct 51.36%

Indirect 0.14%

   Purchase of Daihatsu Motor products    Deposit of funds (Note.3)     

 

194,661

(Note.3

  

  Deposits received      171,996   

Subsidiary

   Toyota Financial Services Corporation   

Equity

Direct 100.00%

   Concurrent posting of directors    Deposit of funds (Note.3)     

 

185,437

(Note.3

  

  Deposits received      221,700   

 

Note. 1:   

Terms of transactions, including price terms, are determined through negotiations.

Note. 2:   

The transaction amounts and the balances of trade accounts receivable do not include consumption taxes, etc. The balances of trade accounts payable and other receivables include consumption taxes, etc.

Note. 3:   

The interest rates of loans and deposit of funds are determined based on the market interest rate. The transaction amount represents average balance during the fiscal year.

 

[Per share information]

   (Amounts are rounded to the nearest hundredth digit yen)   

Net assets per share

   3,235.44 yen   

Net income per share

   535.22 yen   

 

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Independent Auditor’s Report (Certified Copy)

(English Translation*)

May 1, 2015

To the Board of Directors of

Toyota Motor Corporation

PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata

Kazuhiko Tomoda

Certified Public Accountant

Designated and Engagement Partner

Hitoshi Kiuchi

Certified Public Accountant

Designated and Engagement Partner

Hisashi Shirahata

Certified Public Accountant

Designated and Engagement Partner

Junji Ichihara

Certified Public Accountant

Designated and Engagement Partner

We have audited, pursuant to Article 436 (2) (i) of the Companies Act of Japan, the unconsolidated financial statements, which consist of the unconsolidated balance sheets, the unconsolidated statements of income, the unconsolidated statements of changes in net assets and the notes to the unconsolidated financial statements, and the supplementary schedules of Toyota Motor Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) for the 111th fiscal year from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.

Management’s Responsibility for the unconsolidated financial statements and the supplementary schedules:

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the unconsolidated financial statements, and the supplementary schedules in accordance with Japanese generally accepted accounting principles, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the unconsolidated financial statements, and the supplementary schedules that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility:

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these unconsolidated financial statements and the supplementary schedules based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Japan. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the unconsolidated financial statements and supplementary schedules are free of material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the unconsolidated financial statements and the supplementary schedules. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the unconsolidated financial statements and the supplementary schedules, whether due to fraud or error. In making the risk assessment, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the unconsolidated financial statements and the supplementary schedules in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, while the purpose of the financial statements audit is not to express an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as examining the overall presentation of the unconsolidated financial statements and supplementary schedules.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

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Opinion:

In our opinion, the unconsolidated financial statements and the supplementary schedules referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and the results of operations of the Company for the period covered by the unconsolidated financial statements and the supplementary schedules in conformity with Japanese generally accepted accounting principles.

Conflict of interest:

We have no interest in or relationship with the Company which is required to be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of the Certified Public Accountants Act of Japan.

 

* The original audit report is in Japanese. This English translation is for readers’ convenience and reading this translation is not a substitute for reading the original audit report in Japanese.

 

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Consolidated Financial Statements

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     (Amounts are rounded to the nearest million yen)  
     FY2015
(As of March 31,  2015)
    FY2014 (Reference)
(As of March 31, 2014)
 

(Assets)

    

Current assets

     17,936,397        15,717,706   

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,284,557        2,041,170   

Time deposits

     149,321        180,207   

Marketable securities

     2,782,099        2,046,877   

Trade accounts and notes receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts

     2,108,660        2,036,232   

Finance receivables, net

     6,269,862        5,628,934   

Other receivables

     420,708        351,182   

Inventories

     2,137,618        1,894,704   

Deferred income taxes

     978,179        866,386   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     805,393        672,014   

Noncurrent finance receivables, net

     9,202,531        8,102,294   

Investments and other assets

     11,295,183        9,976,175   

Marketable securities and other securities investments

     7,632,126        6,765,043   

Affiliated companies

     2,691,460        2,429,778   

Employees receivables

     45,206        44,966   

Other

     926,391        736,388   

Property, plant and equipment

     9,295,719        7,641,298   

Land

     1,354,815        1,314,040   

Buildings

     4,282,839        4,073,335   

Machinery and equipment

     10,945,377        10,381,285   

Vehicles and equipment on operating leases

     5,199,986        3,709,560   

Construction in progress

     581,412        286,571   

Less – Accumulated depreciation

     (13,068,710     (12,123,493
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     47,729,830        41,437,473   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     (Amounts are rounded to the nearest million yen)  
     FY2015
(As of March 31,  2015)
    FY2014 (Reference)
(As of  March 31, 2014)
 

(Liabilities)

    

Current liabilities

     16,431,496        14,680,685   

Short-term borrowings

     5,048,188        4,830,820   

Current portion of long-term debt

     3,915,304        2,949,663   

Accounts payable

     2,410,588        2,213,218   

Other payables

     913,013        845,426   

Accrued expenses

     2,668,666        2,313,160   

Income taxes payable

     348,786        594,829   

Other current liabilities

     1,126,951        933,569   

Long-term liabilities

     13,651,005        11,537,801   

Long-term debt

     10,014,395        8,546,910   

Accrued pension and severance costs

     880,293        767,618   

Deferred income taxes

     2,298,469        1,811,846   

Other long-term liabilities

     457,848        411,427   

Total liabilities

     30,082,501        26,218,486   

(Shareholders’ equity)

    

Toyota Motor Corporation shareholders’ equity

     16,788,131        14,469,148   

Common stock, no par value

     397,050        397,050   

Additional paid-in capital

     547,054        551,308   

Retained earnings

     15,591,947        14,116,295   

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     1,477,545        528,161   

Treasury stock, at cost

     (1,225,465     (1,123,666

Noncontrolling interests

     859,198        749,839   

Total shareholders’ equity

     17,647,329        15,218,987   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     47,729,830        41,437,473   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

     (Amounts are rounded to the nearest million yen)  
     FY2015
(April 1, 2014  through
March 31, 2015)
    FY2014
(Reference)
(April 1, 2013 through
March 31, 2014)
 

Net revenues

     27,234,521        25,691,911   

Sales of products

     25,612,836        24,312,644   

Financing operations

     1,621,685        1,379,267   

Costs and expenses

     24,483,957        23,399,799   

Cost of products sold

     20,916,362        19,988,245   

Cost of financing operations

     925,314        812,894   

Selling, general and administrative

     2,642,281        2,598,660   

Operating income

     2,750,564        2,292,112   

Other income (expense)

     142,264        148,968   

Interest and dividend income

     147,122        115,410   

Interest expense

     (22,871     (19,630

Foreign exchange gain, net

     88,140        50,260   

Other income, net

     (70,127     2,928   

Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliated companies

     2,892,828        2,441,080   

Provision for income taxes

     893,469        767,808   

Equity in earnings of affiliated companies

     308,545        318,376   

Net income

     2,307,904        1,991,648   

Less – Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (134,566     (168,529

Net income attributable to Toyota Motor Corporation

     2,173,338        1,823,119   

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FY2015

(April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015)

 

    (Amounts are rounded to the nearest million yen)  
    Common
stock
    Additional
paid-in
capital
    Retained
earnings
    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Treasury
stock,
at cost
    Total
Toyota Motor
Corporation
shareholders’
equity
    Noncontrolling
interests
    Total
shareholders’

equity
 

Balances at March 31, 2014

    397,050        551,308        14,116,295        528,161        (1,123,666     14,469,148        749,839        15,218,987   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity transaction with noncontrolling interests and other

      (422           (422     7,101        6,679   

Comprehensive income

               

Net income

        2,173,338            2,173,338        134,566        2,307,904   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

               

Foreign currency translation adjustments

          380,448          380,448        23,904        404,352   

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities

          567,002          567,002        10,701        577,703   

Pension liability adjustments

          1,934          1,934        2,382        4,316   

Total comprehensive income

              3,122,722        171,553        3,294,275   

Dividends paid to Toyota Motor Corporation shareholders

        (554,933         (554,933       (554,933

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

                (69,295     (69,295

Repurchase of treasury stock

            (360,233     (360,233       (360,233

Reissuance of treasury stock

      (2,136     (23,290       137,275        111,849          111,849   

Retirement of treasury stock

      (1,696     (119,463       121,159        —            —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at March 31, 2015

    397,050        547,054        15,591,947        1,477,545        (1,225,465     16,788,131        859,198        17,647,329   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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FY2014 (Reference)

(April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014)

 

    (Amounts are rounded to the nearest million yen)  
    Common
stock
    Additional
paid-in
capital
    Retained
earnings
    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Treasury
stock,
at cost
    Total
Toyota Motor
Corporation
shareholders’
equity
    Noncontrolling
interests
    Total
shareholders’

equity
 

Balances at March 31, 2013

    397,050        551,040        12,689,206        (356,123     (1,133,138     12,148,035        624,821        12,772,856   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity transaction with noncontrolling interests and other

      528              528        2,985        3,513   

Comprehensive income

               

Net income

        1,823,119            1,823,119        168,529        1,991,648   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

               

Foreign currency translation adjustments

          296,942          296,942        4,947        301,889   

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities

          493,750          493,750        5,810        499,560   

Pension liability adjustments

          93,592          93,592        5,812        99,404   

Total comprehensive income

              2,707,403        185,098        2,892,501   

Dividends paid to Toyota Motor Corporation shareholders

        (396,030         (396,030       (396,030

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests

                (63,065     (63,065

Repurchase and reissuance of treasury stock

      (260         9,472        9,212          9,212   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at March 31, 2014

    397,050        551,308        14,116,295        528,161        (1,123,666     14,469,148        749,839        15,218,987   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

*Amounts are rounded to the nearest million yen unless otherwise stated.

[Significant matters pertaining to the preparation of consolidated financial statements]

1. Number of consolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method:

TMC has 541 consolidated subsidiaries (including variable interest entities) and 54 affiliated companies accounted for by the equity method.

2. Basis of consolidated financial statements:

TMC’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), pursuant to the provision of Article 120-2, Paragraph 1 of the Ordinance on Accounting of Companies. Also, pursuant to the provision of the latter part of that paragraph, certain disclosures and notes to the consolidated financial statements required under U.S. GAAP are omitted.

3. Standards and methods of valuation of securities:

Available-for-sale securities are stated at fair value. The acquisition cost of the securities is determined on the average cost method.

4. Standards and methods of valuation of inventories:

Inventories are valued at cost, not in excess of market, cost being determined on the “average-cost” basis, except for the cost of finished products carried by certain subsidiary companies which is determined on the “specific identification” basis or “last-in, first-out” basis.

5. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets:

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is mainly computed on the declining-balance method for TMC and Japanese subsidiaries and on the straight-line method for foreign subsidiaries. Intangible assets with a definite life are amortized on the straight-line method.

6. Standards of accounting for reserves:

Allowance for doubtful accounts and allowance for credit losses are based primarily on the frequency of occurrence and loss severity. Accrued pension and severance costs are recognized based on the retirement benefit obligations measured by actuarial calculations less fair value of the plan assets.

 

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[Consolidated Balance Sheet]

 

1. Allowance for doubtful accounts

     50,410 million yen   

Allowance for credit losses

     178,038  million yen   

2. Components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (136,090)  million yen   

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities

     1,727,565 million yen   

Pension liability adjustments

     (113,930) million yen   

3. Assets pledged as collateral

     2,067,503 million yen   

4. Guarantees

     2,238,185 million yen   

[Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity]

 

Number of shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2015

     3,417,997,492         shares   

[Financial instruments]

1. Matters pertaining to the status of financial instruments

Toyota has certain financial instruments, which arose in the normal course of business, such as marketable securities and finance receivables. Toyota employs derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

2. Matters pertaining to the fair value of financial instruments

 

Asset (Liability)

     Carrying amount  
(million yen)
    Estimated fair value
(million yen)
 

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,284,557        2,284,557   

Marketable securities and other securities investments

     10,316,487        10,316,487   

Finance receivables

     14,437,459        14,656,825   

Short-term borrowings and long-term debt

     (18,958,428     (19,206,203

Derivative financial instruments

     (21,411     (21,411

 

Note:

  

Cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities and other securities investments are mostly measured by market price.

Finance receivables, short-term borrowings and long-term debt are estimated based on the discounted amounts of future cash flows.

  

Derivative financial instruments are mostly measured based on market data.

 

            [Per share amounts]

     (Amounts are rounded to the nearest hundredth digit yen)

 

1. Toyota Motor Corporation Shareholders’ equity per share      5,334.96 yen   
2. Net income attributable to Toyota Motor Corporation per share   

Basic

     688.02 yen   

Diluted

     687.66 yen   

 

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Independent Auditor’s Report (Certified Copy)

(English Translation*)

May 1, 2015

To the Board of Directors of

Toyota Motor Corporation

PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata

Kazuhiko Tomoda

Certified Public Accountant

Designated and Engagement Partner

Hitoshi Kiuchi

Certified Public Accountant

Designated and Engagement Partner

Hisashi Shirahata

Certified Public Accountant

Designated and Engagement Partner

Junji Ichihara

Certified Public Accountant

Designated and Engagement Partner

We have audited, pursuant to Article 444 (4) of the Companies Act of Japan, the consolidated financial statements, which consist of the consolidated balance sheets, the consolidated statements of income, the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements of Toyota Motor Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) for the fiscal year from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.

Management’s Responsibility for the consolidated financial statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the provisions of the latter part of Article 120-2 (1) of the Ordinance on Accounting of Companies that allow the partial omission of the disclosure items required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in Japan. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making the risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, while the purpose of the financial statements audit is not to express an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as examining the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion:

In our opinion, the above consolidated financial statements prepared by partially omitting the disclosure items required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in accordance with the provisions of the latter part of Article 120-2 (1) of the Ordinance on Accounting of Companies present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and the results of operations of the corporate group which consists of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the period covered by the consolidated financial statements.

Conflict of interest:

We have no interest in or relationship with the Company which is required to be disclosed pursuant to the provisions of the Certified Public Accountants Act of Japan.

 

* The original audit report is in Japanese. This English translation is for reader’s convenience and reading this translation is not a substitute for reading the original audit report in Japanese.

 

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Audit & Supervisory Board’s Report (Certified Copy)

Audit Report

The Audit & Supervisory Board has discussed and prepared this Audit Report based on the audit reports prepared by each of the Audit & Supervisory Board Members pertaining to the conduct of duties by Members of the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor Corporation during FY2015 extending from April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015, and reports as follows.

 

1.

Methods and contents of Audit by the Audit & Supervisory Board Members and the Audit & Supervisory Board

 

  (1)

Auditing method of the Audit & Supervisory Board

The Audit & Supervisory Board determined the audit policies and audit plan, received a report from each Audit & Supervisory Board Member on the audit and its results, and received reports from Members of the Board of Directors and senior executives and Accounting Auditor on the execution of their duties.

 

  (2)

Methods and contents of Audit by the Audit & Supervisory Board Members

 

  1)

Based on the audit policies and audit plan adopted by the Audit & Supervisory Board, each Audit & Supervisory Board Member communicated with Members of the Board of Directors and senior executives and other Audit & Supervisory Board Members, collected information, developed an auditing environment, attended the Board of Directors’ meetings and other important meetings, and received reports from Members of the Board of Directors and senior executives on the execution of their duties. The Audit & Supervisory Board Members also reviewed important documents and surveyed operations and assets at the company head office, production facilities, and business offices. The Audit & Supervisory Board Members exchanged opinions and information with Members of the Board of Directors and senior executives and Audit & Supervisory Board Members of the subsidiaries, and received reports on business from them, as needed.

 

  2)

Concerning the unconsolidated financial statements (unconsolidated balance sheets, unconsolidated statements of income, unconsolidated statements of changes in net assets, and notes to the unconsolidated financial statements) and supplementary schedules and consolidated financial statements (consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income, consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity, and notes to the consolidated financial statements), each Audit & Supervisory Board Member received reports from Members of the Board of Directors and senior executives and received reports from the Accounting Auditor on its audit and the results. The Audit & Supervisory Board Members also received notice from the Accounting Auditor confirming that the “systems to ensure the appropriate execution of duties by the Accounting Auditor” (as described in each of the items of Article 131 of the Ordinance on Accounting of Companies) has been properly developed.

 

2.

Results of Audit

 

  (1)

Audit results concerning the business report and others

 

  1)

The business report and supplementary schedules accurately represent the company’s situation as required by laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporation.

 

  2)

No irregularity or violation of applicable laws or regulations or the Articles of Incorporation was found with respect to the performance of duties by Members of the Board of Directors.

 

  3)

Resolutions of the Board of Directors concerning the internal control system (as stipulated in Article 362, Paragraph 4, Item 6 of the Companies Act of Japan and Article 100, Paragraphs 1 and 3 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Companies Act) are appropriate. We have nothing to point out concerning the execution of duties by Members of the Board of Directors with respect to the internal control system.

  (2)

Audit results concerning unconsolidated financial statements and supplementary schedules

The auditing method of PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, the Accounting Auditor, and the results of the audit, are appropriate.

 

  (3)

Audit results of consolidated financial statements

The auditing method of PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata, the Accounting Auditor, and the results of the audit, are appropriate.

May 7, 2015

Audit & Supervisory Board of Toyota Motor Corporation

 

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member

 

Yoichiro Ichimaru

 

Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member

  Kunihiro Matsuo

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member

 

Masaki Nakatsugawa

  Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member   Yoko Wake

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member

 

Masahiro Kato

  Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member   Teisuke Kitayama

 

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