Procedures for the Submission of Complaints or Concerns under the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Procedures for the Submission of Complaints or Concerns under the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Procedures for the Submission of Complaints or Concerns
under the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

If you have any complaint or concern regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters relating to Canon Inc. or any other Canon group company (collectively referred to as “Canon”), you may report such complaint or concern to the Board of Corporate Auditors of Canon Inc. Please submit your complaint or concern in writing along with your name and address by post to the following address:

Canon Inc.

Attn: Office of Corporate Auditors
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku,
Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

1. Scope of Complaints or Concerns Covered by These Procedures

The complaints or concerns submitted under these procedures shall be limited to accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters relating to Canon, including, without limitation, the following:

(1) Fraud or deliberate error in the preparation, evaluation, review or audit of any financial statement of Canon;
(2) Fraud or deliberate error in the recording and maintaining of Canon’s financial records;
(3) Deficiencies in or noncompliance with Canon’s internal accounting controls;
(4) Misrepresentation or false statement to or by a senior officer or accountant regarding a matter contained in Canon’s financial records, financial reports or audit reports; or
(5) Deviation from full and fair reporting of Canon’s financial condition.

2. General Notes

  • If you are an employee of Canon, you may submit your complaint or concern anonymously in accordance with the provision of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. If you choose to submit your complaint or concern anonymously, please indicate that you are an employee of Canon.
  • The Board of Corporate Auditors of Canon Inc. will treat your complaint or concern in accordance with the provision of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, but we are not required to provide you with any information about such treatment.
  • Please note that we will not return your letter or any material submitted to us in connection with any complaint or concern.


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