Press Release

Press Release

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Authorizes Company Spin-off.

March 13, 2020
Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc.

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. is pleased to announce that the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry has today authorized (*) the spinning off of the general transmission and distribution business and retail electricity business, which includes specified retail power supply.

(*) The general transmission and distribution business is based on the provisions of Article 10 Paragraph 2 of the Electricity Business Act. The specified retail supply business is based on the provisions of Article 10 Paragraph 2 of the pre-revision Electricity Business Act, still maintaining validity according to the provisions of Article 16 Paragraph 3 of the Appendix of the Act for Partial Revision of the Electricity Business Act and Other Related Acts.

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1 Past developments

April 01, 2019

Preparation Companies (successors) established

April 26, 2019

Absorption-type Split Agreement signed

June 26, 2019

Absorption-type Split Agreement approved by resolution of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (General transmission and distribution business)

January 20, 2020

Application for split authorization lodged with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

March 13, 2020

Split authorized by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

April 01, 2020(scheduled)

Absorption-type split to take effect

2 Overview of the companies involved in the split (as of April 01, 2020 (tentative))

Name

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
(Split company)

Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc. (successor)

Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co., Inc. (successor)

Location

1 Higashi-shincho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture

1 Higashi-shincho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture

1 Higashi-shincho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture

Title and name of the representative

Kingo Hayashi, President and Representative Director

Yaoji Ichikawa, President and Representative Director

Shinya Otani, President and Representative Director

Business

Management administration of Group companies, nuclear and renewable energy business, etc.

General transmission and distribution business, telecommunications business, etc.

Electricity sales business, gas business, etc.

Capital

430,777 million yen

40,000 million yen

4,000 million yen

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