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M&A and Subsidiary Changes3409KITABO CO.,LTDMaterials and Chemicals

Notice Regarding the Establishment of a Subsidiary

The Company has resolved to establish 株式会社 KITABO Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary with capital of ¥10 million, in late August 2026. The start of operations has not been determined. There is a discrepancy between the resolution date stated at the beginning of the document (4 August) and the resolution date in the schedule section (3 August).

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This transaction

Establishment of Subsidiaries
Disclosing companyKITABO CO.,LTD
株式会社 KITABO SolutionsVoting 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

Planning, development, production, sale, provision, operation, maintenance and consulting for systems, services and content using artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI and other digital technologies; planning and operation of education, training and seminars relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies; and development and operation of platforms using blockchain technology

Location Chuo-ku, TokyoShare capital ¥10 millionDate of incorporation Late August 2026 (scheduled)
Impact on Business Performance

The Company will make timely and appropriate disclosure of the impact on its future results once details become clear.

Procedures and assumptions
Management structure after acquisitionThe representative will be Shinohara Kenjiro (篠原顕二郎). One of the Company's directors is expected to concurrently serve as a director of the subsidiary. The Company plans to appoint as directors Okabe Yuki (岡部雄樹), founder of 株式会社 CoinPost, and Ito Akio (伊藤彰男), who has previously served as an officer at domestic crypto-asset exchange operators, as external personnel. Employee treatment: not disclosed
This transaction
ItemDetails
Transaction nameEstablishment of Subsidiaries
Name of the Subject Company株式会社 KITABO Solutions
Business Description of the Subject CompanyPlanning, development, production, sale, provision, operation, maintenance and consulting for systems, services and content using artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI and other digital technologies; planning and operation of education, training and seminars relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies; and development and operation of platforms using blockchain technology
Location of the Subject CompanyChuo-ku, Tokyo
Capital Stock of the Subject Company¥10 million
Date of Establishment of the Subject CompanyLate August 2026 (scheduled)
Voting rights ownership percentageAfter 100% (before not disclosed)
Impact on Business PerformanceThe Company will make timely and appropriate disclosure of the impact on its future results once details become clear.
Date of board resolution3 August 2026 (Monday) (the beginning of the document states that the meeting was held on 4 August 2026)
Execution Date / Effective DateLate August 2026 (scheduled)
Management structure after acquisitionThe representative will be Shinohara Kenjiro (篠原顕二郎). One of the Company's directors is expected to concurrently serve as a director of the subsidiary. The Company plans to appoint as directors Okabe Yuki (岡部雄樹), founder of 株式会社 CoinPost, and Ito Akio (伊藤彰男), who has previously served as an officer at domestic crypto-asset exchange operators, as external personnel. Employee treatment: not disclosed
Items this document does not state (21)
Counterparty nameNet Sales of the Subject CompanyOperating Profit of the Subject CompanyNet Income of the Subject CompanyNet Assets of the Subject CompanyAcquisition priceExpenses other than the acquisition priceType of ConsiderationMerger 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

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The reasons the company gives

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As part of its medium- to long-term growth strategy, the Company intends to enter the AI and Web3 fields. Against the backdrop of the wider adoption of generative AI and corporate demand for digital transformation, it aims to generate synergies with its existing businesses, create new revenue opportunities, and improve corporate productivity and competitiveness.

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