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Notice of Agreement Signed to Establish a Joint Venture in India: Entry into the High-Growth Indian Market Through a Strategic Partnership with Major ICT Distributor Rashi Peripherals Limited

RESTAR has entered into an agreement with Indian ICT distributor Rashi Peripherals Limited to establish a joint venture in India for the semiconductor business. RESTAR will hold a 26% interest in the joint venture, which is scheduled to commence operations in October 2026.

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Agreements reached under this partnership

Establishment of a joint venture
3156Restar Corporation
Alliance partnerRashi Peripherals Limited
Details of the alliance
  1. 1

    We will provide expertise including the use of our extensive product portfolio and essential technical support, such as field application engineering (FAE), to meet customer needs.

  2. 2

    RASHI and the Company will promote cross-selling of the respective product portfolios they hold.

  3. 3

    Centered on semiconductor products, a strategic product category for which we have newly obtained distribution rights in India, we will combine these products with RASHI's existing product portfolio to develop a sensing solutions business for industrial equipment.

  4. 4

    We will promote solution proposals and cross-selling for Tier 1 automotive equipment manufacturers.

These are items that the documents state the two companies will work on. The lines above and below represent arrangements between the two companies.

Numerical targets under the alliance

Medium-term business scale target of more than ¥10 billion

Capital and personnel relationships

This indicates whether the companies will do more than work together, such as holding each other’s shares or seconding personnel (capital and business alliance).

26.00%Our ownership stake in the partner’s shares
Shareholding ratio The Company: 26%
Ownership ratioRASHI: 74% / the Company: 26%
Overview of the joint ventureName Rashi Restar Semiconductor Solutions Pvt Ltd. (planned) / Location Unit 401, Pride Hulkul, 4th Floor, 116 Lalbagh Road, Wilson Garden, Bangalore South, Bangalore-560027, Karnataka, India / Business Description Sales activities for a range of semiconductors in the Indian market, a sensing solutions business for industrial equipment, and solution proposals and cross-selling for Tier 1 automotive equipment manufacturers / Capital Contributions Not disclosed / Ownership ratio RASHI: 74% / the Company: 26%
About the partner
Business DescriptionA leading specialist distributor of ICT products. The company handles a broad range of products, from consumer equipment to embedded systems, semiconductors and enterprise solutions, and provides products and services to numerous channel partners in collaboration with global manufacturers.
LocationMumbai, India
Impact on Business Performance

The impact of this transaction on the Company's consolidated results for the full fiscal year ending March 2027 is immaterial.

Contract Date7 August 2026Alliance start dateBusiness through the joint venture is scheduled to commence in October 2026Share Acquisition Date and Payment Date1 October 2026
Agreements reached under this partnership
ItemDetails
Name of alliance partnerRashi Peripherals Limited
Alliance partner's business activitiesA leading specialist distributor of ICT products. The company handles a broad range of products, from consumer equipment to embedded systems, semiconductors and enterprise solutions, and provides products and services to numerous channel partners in collaboration with global manufacturers.
Alliance partner's locationMumbai, India
Type of allianceEstablishment of a joint venture
Details of the allianceWe will provide expertise including the use of our extensive product portfolio and essential technical support, such as field application engineering (FAE), to meet customer needs., RASHI and the Company will promote cross-selling of the respective product portfolios they hold., Centered on semiconductor products, a strategic product category for which we have newly obtained distribution rights in India, we will combine these products with RASHI's existing product portfolio to develop a sensing solutions business for industrial equipment., We will promote solution proposals and cross-selling for Tier 1 automotive equipment manufacturers.
Shareholding ratioNot disclosed → The Company: 26%
Overview of the joint ventureName Rashi Restar Semiconductor Solutions Pvt Ltd. (planned) / Location Unit 401, Pride Hulkul, 4th Floor, 116 Lalbagh Road, Wilson Garden, Bangalore South, Bangalore-560027, Karnataka, India / Business Description Sales activities for a range of semiconductors in the Indian market, a sensing solutions business for industrial equipment, and solution proposals and cross-selling for Tier 1 automotive equipment manufacturers / Capital Contributions Not disclosed / Ownership ratio RASHI: 74% / the Company: 26%
Ownership ratioRASHI: 74% / the Company: 26%
Numerical targets under the allianceMedium-term business scale target of more than ¥10 billion
Contract Date7 August 2026
Alliance start dateBusiness through the joint venture is scheduled to commence in October 2026
Share Acquisition Date and Payment Date1 October 2026
Impact on Business PerformanceThe impact of this transaction on the Company's consolidated results for the full fiscal year ending March 2027 is immaterial.
Items this document does not state (10)
Alliance partner's capitalAlliance partner's net salesAlliance partner's operating incomeNumber of shares acquiredAcquisition priceDispatch of directors and officersContract PeriodShareholding PolicyDate of board resolutionChange in major shareholders

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The reasons the company gives

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To enter the Indian market rapidly and efficiently by leveraging RASHI's sales infrastructure, customer base, market understanding and knowledge of local business practices, against the backdrop of growth in India's semiconductor market and government policy support.

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