Change in the Use of Proceeds from Stock Acquisition Rights and Allocation to Electricity Retailing

「In light of these circumstances, the Company decided to invest and lend the unallocated portion of the funds raised through this financing to Life Energy, which promotes the electricity retailing business in the resource-and-energy segment, and use the funds for Life Energy's working capital for the two-month period from procuring electricity through sales and collection of receivables. The Company determined that expanding the electricity retailing business in this manner would expand sales and profits, strengthen the Group's earnings base and enhance corporate value, ultimately benefiting shareholders.」