Agreements reached under this partnership
Discontinuation- 1
Combining Needs Well Inc.'s data analysis and data cleansing technologies with our company's sound and AI technologies to promote digital transformation for local governments, supporting the streamlining of municipal operations and the enhancement of resident services
- 2
Creating and expanding joint solutions in areas including contact centers, using automated responses by AI operators and the transcription of call records
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| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of alliance partner | Needs Well Inc. |
| Alliance partner's business activities | Needs Well Inc. has expertise in data analysis and data cleansing technologies and is working to create and expand joint solutions in areas including the promotion of digital transformation for local governments and contact centers. |
| Alliance partner's location | Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| Type of alliance | Discontinuation |
| Details of the alliance | Combining Needs Well Inc.'s data analysis and data cleansing technologies with our company's sound and AI technologies to promote digital transformation for local governments, supporting the streamlining of municipal operations and the enhancement of resident services, Creating and expanding joint solutions in areas including contact centers, using automated responses by AI operators and the transcription of call records |
| Number of shares acquired | No mutual acquisition of shares will take place, so the number of shares acquired is not stated. |
| Acquisition price | No mutual acquisition of shares will take place, so the acquisition value is not stated. |
| Shareholding ratio | No mutual acquisition of shares will take place. |
| Shareholding Policy | In connection with the discontinuation of the transition to a capital and business alliance, no mutual acquisition of shares will take place. |
| Date of board resolution | 2 April 2026 |
| Contract Date | 19 May 2025 |
| Alliance start date | 19 May 2025 |
| Share Acquisition Date and Payment Date | No mutual acquisition of shares will take place, Not disclosed |
| Impact on Business Performance | This matter will have no impact on results for the current fiscal year. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The companies determined that their long-term, strategic collaboration could be fully achieved within the framework of a business alliance. In addition, as our company advances the expansion of its AI products and M&A activities, it prioritized the flexible use of capital.