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Notice Regarding the Acquisition of Shares in 株式会社ブレインサービス (Making It a Subsidiary and a Sub-subsidiary)

KAYAC Inc. plans to acquire all 70 thousand issued shares of 株式会社ブレインサービス and make the company a consolidated subsidiary. Accordingly, the 7 companies under ブレインサービス are also expected to become KAYAC Inc.'s consolidated sub-subsidiaries.

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This transaction

Share acquisition (making the company a subsidiary and its subsidiaries sub-subsidiaries)
CounterpartyMaeda Toshihide (前田 俊秀), Not disclosed
Disclosing companyKAYAC Inc.
株式会社ブレインサービスVoting rights ownership percentageNumber of shares acquired 70 thousand shares (number of voting rights: 70 thousand)

The voting-rights ratio is the share of the votes exercisable at a shareholders’ meeting that will be held after this transaction.

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Target company

Holding company business

Location Shibuya, TokyoShare capital ¥40,000 thousandDate of incorporation 25 August 1958
Net Sales¥175.643 million (fiscal year ended May 2025)
Operating profit¥20.309 million (fiscal year ended May 2025)
Net income for the current fiscal year¥20.331 million (fiscal year ended May 2025)
Net assets¥504.394 million (fiscal year ended May 2025)
Consideration and expenses
Acquisition priceCommon shares of 株式会社ブレインサービス: ¥1,314.390 million
Expenses other than the acquisition priceAdvisory fees and other expenses: ¥5 million
Type of ConsiderationCombination of cash and KAYAC Inc. shares. The company will acquire 12 thousand shares from existing shareholders using KAYAC Inc. shares held by Yanagisawa Daisuke (柳澤大輔), Kaihata Masanori (貝畑政徳) and Kuba Tomoki (久場智喜) as consideration.
Impact on Business Performance

The impact of this transaction on the Company's consolidated results for the current fiscal year is currently under review. At this time, the impact is expected to be immaterial.

Procedures and assumptions
Valuation methodologyDetermined through discussions within the range of the share valuation calculated by the Company
Management structure after acquisitionブレインサービス is expected to become a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, and its 7 subsidiaries are expected to become the Company's consolidated sub-subsidiaries. The post-acquisition treatment of the company name, representative and employees is Not disclosed
This transaction
ItemDetails
Transaction nameShare acquisition (making the company a subsidiary and its subsidiaries sub-subsidiaries)
Counterparty nameMaeda Toshihide (前田 俊秀), Not disclosed
Name of the Subject Company株式会社ブレインサービス
Business Description of the Subject CompanyHolding company business
Location of the Subject CompanyShibuya, Tokyo
Capital Stock of the Subject Company¥40,000 thousand
Date of Establishment of the Subject Company25 August 1958
Net Sales of the Subject Company¥175.643 million (fiscal year ended May 2025)
Operating Profit of the Subject Company¥20.309 million (fiscal year ended May 2025)
Net Income of the Subject Company¥20.331 million (fiscal year ended May 2025)
Net Assets of the Subject Company¥504.394 million (fiscal year ended May 2025)
Acquisition priceCommon shares of 株式会社ブレインサービス: ¥1,314.390 million
Expenses other than the acquisition priceAdvisory fees and other expenses: ¥5 million
Type of ConsiderationCombination of cash and KAYAC Inc. shares. The company will acquire 12 thousand shares from existing shareholders using KAYAC Inc. shares held by Yanagisawa Daisuke (柳澤大輔), Kaihata Masanori (貝畑政徳) and Kuba Tomoki (久場智喜) as consideration.
Number of shares acquired70 thousand shares (number of voting rights: 70 thousand)
Voting rights ownership percentageBefore 0.0% → after 100.0%
Impact on Business PerformanceThe impact of this transaction on the Company's consolidated results for the current fiscal year is currently under review. At this time, the impact is expected to be immaterial.
Date of board resolution30 June 2026
Contract Date14 July 2026
Execution Date / Effective Date22 July 2026 (scheduled)
Valuation methodologyDetermined through discussions within the range of the share valuation calculated by the Company
Management structure after acquisitionブレインサービス is expected to become a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, and its 7 subsidiaries are expected to become the Company's consolidated sub-subsidiaries. The post-acquisition treatment of the company name, representative and employees is Not disclosed
Items this document does not state (10)
Merger ratio/share exchange ratioTender offer priceMinimum number of shares to be purchasedTender offer periodFunding arrangementsGoodwill amountAmount of extraordinary income (loss)Independent valuation institutionSpecial CommitteeConditions Precedent to Execution

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

The ブレインサービス Group has established assets and a track record in the digitalization of tourism and inbound travel, as well as language publishing. The companies plan to expand their inbound DX and Japanese-language learning support businesses by combining KAYAC Inc.'s planning and digital development capabilities with ブレインサービス's execution capabilities and 三修社's language content.

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