On June 12, 2023, Oasis Management Company Ltd announced that it has issued a statement in response to the Hokuetsu Corporation Board's Opinion on Oasis's presentation on June 2, 2023, where the Company acknowledges that it does not hold the Daio shares for pure investment purposes and admits that it needs to improve its relationship with Daio. In addition, Oasis Management stated that after the launch of its campaign against the Company it has received several e-mails from stakeholders expressing a sincere desire to improve Company's governance and among them it has received a message from a former Company employee expresses concerns about the president's personal interests and salary cuts for employees, and says he cannot see a future for the Company and Oasis Management stated that it believes now is the time to put an end to the old system and give Company employees hope for the future. Further, Oasis Management urged the shareholders to vote against the re-election of Mr. Kishimoto, at the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders.