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Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
180
¥100 million (annual points transaction volume as of July 2026)Wording
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Acquisition of the businessCounterpartyCyberAgent,Inc.
Disclosing companyGMO Product Platform,Inc.
Date of board resolution10 August 2026
Contract Date10 August 2026
Execution Date / Effective Date10 August 2026 (business acquisition date)
Target company
The “Dot Money Business” operated by CyberAgent,Inc. The Dot Money Business consists of the following services: “Dot Money,” a point-exchange platform; “Dot Point,” a point issuance and management service; “Dot Money Mall,” an advertising and content placement service through which users can earn Dot Money; and “Dot Money Gift,” a service that allows users to send Dot Money to third parties. “Dot Magazine” and “Dot Gift” are not included in the business acquired.
Consideration and expenses
Acquisition price¥0 (free of charge)
Type of ConsiderationNo consideration (acquisition price of ¥0; free of charge)
Funding arrangementsThe acquisition price is ¥0 (free of charge), and no payment will be made in connection with the acquisition price. Funding method: not disclosed.
Goodwill amountNo goodwill or negative goodwill is expected to arise. Amount and amortization period: not disclosed.
Goodwill is the amount paid in excess of the acquired company's net assets.Impact on Business Performance
The Company currently expects the impact of this business acquisition on its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026 to be immaterial.
Procedures and assumptions
Valuation methodologyDiscussions between the parties
Management structure after acquisitionGMOタウンWiFi will acquire the business. The change in corporate name, representative and treatment of employees: not disclosed. In cooperation with GMOサイバーセキュリティ by イエラエ株式会社, the company plans to resume the services sequentially from 12 August 2026 after implementing security measures, including enhanced security.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Transaction name | Acquisition of the business |
| Counterparty name | CyberAgent,Inc. |
| Business Description of the Subject Company | The “Dot Money Business” operated by CyberAgent,Inc. The Dot Money Business consists of the following services: “Dot Money,” a point-exchange platform; “Dot Point,” a point issuance and management service; “Dot Money Mall,” an advertising and content placement service through which users can earn Dot Money; and “Dot Money Gift,” a service that allows users to send Dot Money to third parties. “Dot Magazine” and “Dot Gift” are not included in the business acquired. |
| Acquisition price | ¥0 (free of charge) |
| Type of Consideration | No consideration (acquisition price of ¥0; free of charge) |
| Funding arrangements | The acquisition price is ¥0 (free of charge), and no payment will be made in connection with the acquisition price. Funding method: not disclosed. |
| Goodwill amount | No goodwill or negative goodwill is expected to arise. Amount and amortization period: not disclosed. |
| Impact on Business Performance | The Company currently expects the impact of this business acquisition on its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026 to be immaterial. |
| Date of board resolution | 10 August 2026 |
| Contract Date | 10 August 2026 |
| Execution Date / Effective Date | 10 August 2026 (business acquisition date) |
| Valuation methodology | Discussions between the parties |
| Management structure after acquisition | GMOタウンWiFi will acquire the business. The change in corporate name, representative and treatment of employees: not disclosed. In cooperation with GMOサイバーセキュリティ by イエラエ株式会社, the company plans to resume the services sequentially from 12 August 2026 after implementing security measures, including enhanced security. |
Items this document does not state (19)
Name of the Subject CompanyLocation of the Subject CompanyCapital Stock of the Subject CompanyDate of Establishment 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 acquiredVoting rights ownership percentageAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Independent 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.The Company determined that acquiring the business would further strengthen the point-exchange functionality that forms the foundation of the Group’s platform.
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