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M&A and Subsidiary Changes2175SMS CO.,LTD.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Regarding the Succession of the Data Health Business to Medcare Co., Ltd. through a Company Split (Simplified Absorption-Type Company Split)

SMS CO.,LTD. will transfer the Data Health Business from SMS CO.,LTD. to メドケア株式会社 through a simplified absorption-type company split. The effective date is scheduled for 1 December 2026, and SMS CO.,LTD. will receive ¥1 as consideration.

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This transaction

Company split (simplified absorption-type company split)
Counterpartyメドケア株式会社
Disclosing companySMS CO.,LTD.
Subject of this transaction
TimelineThe spacing between the points is proportional to the actual number of days.
Target company

Data Health Business (including the provision of specified health guidance services to health insurance societies, the Japan Health Insurance Association, local governments and other organizations, and ICT-based remote health guidance services)

Net Sales¥590 million (fiscal year ended March 2026, business being split)
Consideration and expenses
Acquisition price¥1 in cash
Type of ConsiderationCash (¥1)
Impact on Business Performance

Immaterial (impact on consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 2027)

Procedures and assumptions
Valuation methodologyIn addition to valuing the business based on its earnings and future outlook, the parties comprehensively considered the business operating costs and liabilities to be assumed by メドケア株式会社 after the transfer, as well as the measures required to transfer the contractual relationships relating to the business.
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionAs the company split qualifies as a simplified company split under Article 784, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act, it will be carried out without obtaining approval at a shareholders' meeting.
Management structure after acquisitionメドケア株式会社 will assume the assets, liabilities, contractual positions, associated rights and obligations, and employment contracts with employees relating to the business. There will be no change to SMS CO.,LTD.'s name, location, representative, business activities, stated capital or fiscal year-end, and no changes are expected to メドケア株式会社's name, location, representative, business activities, stated capital or fiscal year-end.
This transaction
ItemDetails
Transaction nameCompany split (simplified absorption-type company split)
Counterparty nameメドケア株式会社
Business Description of the Subject CompanyData Health Business (including the provision of specified health guidance services to health insurance societies, the Japan Health Insurance Association, local governments and other organizations, and ICT-based remote health guidance services)
Net Sales of the Subject Company¥590 million (fiscal year ended March 2026, business being split)
Acquisition price¥1 in cash
Type of ConsiderationCash (¥1)
Impact on Business PerformanceImmaterial (impact on consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 2027)
Date of board resolution21 October 2026
Contract Date21 October 2026
Execution Date / Effective Date1 December 2026 (scheduled)
Valuation methodologyIn addition to valuing the business based on its earnings and future outlook, the parties comprehensively considered the business operating costs and liabilities to be assumed by メドケア株式会社 after the transfer, as well as the measures required to transfer the contractual relationships relating to the business.
Conditions Precedent to ExecutionAs the company split qualifies as a simplified company split under Article 784, Paragraph 2 of the Companies Act, it will be carried out without obtaining approval at a shareholders' meeting.
Management structure after acquisitionメドケア株式会社 will assume the assets, liabilities, contractual positions, associated rights and obligations, and employment contracts with employees relating to the business. There will be no change to SMS CO.,LTD.'s name, location, representative, business activities, stated capital or fiscal year-end, and no changes are expected to メドケア株式会社's name, location, representative, business activities, stated capital or fiscal year-end.
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Name of the Subject CompanyLocation of the Subject CompanyCapital Stock of the Subject CompanyDate of Establishment 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 acquiredVoting rights ownership percentageFunding arrangementsGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Independent valuation institutionSpecial Committee

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The reasons the company gives

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

SMS CO.,LTD. is reviewing its business portfolio to concentrate management resources on priority areas. It determined that transferring the business to メドケア株式会社, which has an operating foundation and an ongoing management structure for similar online medical and health guidance services, would be optimal for ensuring the stable continuation of the business and fulfilling its responsibility to provide services to users and contracting organizations.

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