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M&A and Subsidiary Changes1802OBAYASHI CORPORATIONConstruction and Materials

Notice Regarding a Change in a Specified Subsidiary

The Company's directly managed U.S. civil engineering business will be changed from being held directly by the Company to being held by OCNA through its wholly owned subsidiary, and operations will be changed from a Company-led structure to a locally incorporated company-led structure. In addition, the Company will contribute approximately ¥7.9 billion in cash and approximately ¥5.7 billion in kind to OCNA, for a total contribution of approximately ¥13.6 billion.

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¥100 million (contribution amount)
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This transaction

This contribution
CounterpartyObayashi North America, Inc., Obayashi USA, LLC
Disclosing companyOBAYASHI CORPORATION
Obayashi Civil North America, Inc.Voting rights ownership percentage

The voting-rights ratio is the share of the votes exercisable at a shareholders’ meeting that will be held after this transaction.The percentage before the change is not stated in this document.

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Target company

Civil engineering business in the United States

Location United States, DelawareDate of incorporation 24 August 2026
Consideration and expenses
Acquisition priceApproximately ¥13.6 billion (cash contribution: approximately ¥7.9 billion; contribution in kind: approximately ¥5.7 billion planned)
Type of ConsiderationMixed (cash contribution and contribution in kind)
Impact on Business Performance

This transaction will have no impact on consolidated full-year results for the fiscal year ending March 2027.

Procedures and assumptions
Management structure after acquisitionThe Company's directly managed civil engineering business will be changed from the Company to OCNA, and operations will be changed from a Company-led structure to a locally incorporated company-led structure. The representative is Representative Director and President Nakamura Naoto (中村直人). The change of corporate name and treatment of employees are Not disclosed.
This transaction
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Transaction nameThis contribution
Counterparty nameObayashi North America, Inc., Obayashi USA, LLC
Name of the Subject CompanyObayashi Civil North America, Inc.
Business Description of the Subject CompanyCivil engineering business in the United States
Location of the Subject CompanyUnited States, Delaware
Date of Establishment of the Subject Company24 August 2026
Acquisition priceApproximately ¥13.6 billion (cash contribution: approximately ¥7.9 billion; contribution in kind: approximately ¥5.7 billion planned)
Type of ConsiderationMixed (cash contribution and contribution in kind)
Voting rights ownership percentageAfter 100% (before not disclosed)
Impact on Business PerformanceThis transaction will have no impact on consolidated full-year results for the fiscal year ending March 2027.
Date of board resolution13 November 2026
Execution Date / Effective DateCash contribution: December 2026 (予定); contribution in kind: planned to be made in stages from January 2027
Management structure after acquisitionThe Company's directly managed civil engineering business will be changed from the Company to OCNA, and operations will be changed from a Company-led structure to a locally incorporated company-led structure. The representative is Representative Director and President Nakamura Naoto (中村直人). The change of corporate name and treatment of employees are Not disclosed.
Items this document does not state (19)
Capital Stock of the Subject CompanyNet Sales of the Subject CompanyOperating Profit of the Subject CompanyNet Income of the Subject CompanyNet Assets of the Subject CompanyExpenses other than the acquisition priceMerger ratio/share exchange ratioTender offer priceMinimum number of shares to be purchasedTender offer periodNumber of shares acquiredFunding arrangementsGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Contract DateValuation methodologyIndependent valuation institutionSpecial CommitteeConditions Precedent to Execution

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

To promote the sustainable growth of the civil engineering business in the United States and further localize management. In addition, the contribution amount represents at least 10% of the Company's stated capital, making OCNA a specified subsidiary.

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