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(Progress on Previously Disclosed Matter) Notice Regarding Additional Investment in Betimo Co., Ltd.

The Company has decided to subscribe for an additional 5,220 shares in its equity-method affiliate, 株式会社Betimo, and invest ¥261 million. Through strengthening Betimo's marketing and expanding its app functionality, the Company will further accelerate the growth of its services.

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Agreements reached under this partnership

Capital and Business Alliance
3911Aiming Inc.
Alliance partner株式会社Betimo
Capital and personnel relationships

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42.85%Our ownership stake in the partner’s shares
Number of shares acquired5,220 shares (percentage of total issued shares: Not disclosed)
Acquisition price¥261 million
Ownership ratio株式会社イースト・グループ・ホールディングス 57.15%, Aiming Inc. 42.85% (ratio after the investment: Not disclosed)
Dispatch of directors and officersThe Company's Representative Director and President, Shiiba Tadashi (椎葉忠志), and its Director, Hagiwara Kazuyuki (萩原和之), will become directors of Betimo. The Company's Director, Tamura Noritaka (田村紀貴), will become a corporate auditor.
Change in major shareholders株式会社イースト・グループ・ホールディングス 57.15%, Aiming Inc. 42.85% → Not disclosed
About the partner
Business DescriptionOperation of internet sales, refunds and information-provision services for betting tickets relating to publicly operated sporting events
LocationShibuya, Tokyo
Share capital¥1,281 million (planned to be ¥1,890 million after the investment)
Net SalesFiscal year ended March 2025: — (thousand yen)
Operating profitFiscal year ended March 2025: (¥46.512 million)
Impact on Business Performance

There will be no impact on consolidated results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026. The impact from the second quarter onward is expected to be reflected and disclosed in the Company's earnings forecasts disclosed as appropriate.

Date of board resolution14 April 2026Contract Date28 April 2026Share Acquisition Date and Payment Date28 April 2026
Agreements reached under this partnership
ItemDetails
Name of alliance partner株式会社Betimo
Alliance partner's business activitiesOperation of internet sales, refunds and information-provision services for betting tickets relating to publicly operated sporting events
Alliance partner's locationShibuya, Tokyo
Alliance partner's capital¥1,281 million (planned to be ¥1,890 million after the investment)
Alliance partner's net salesFiscal year ended March 2025: — (thousand yen)
Alliance partner's operating incomeFiscal year ended March 2025: (¥46.512 million)
Type of allianceCapital and Business Alliance
Number of shares acquired5,220 shares (percentage of total issued shares: Not disclosed)
Acquisition price¥261 million
Shareholding ratio42.85% → Not disclosed
Ownership ratio株式会社イースト・グループ・ホールディングス 57.15%, Aiming Inc. 42.85% (ratio after the investment: Not disclosed)
Dispatch of directors and officersThe Company's Representative Director and President, Shiiba Tadashi (椎葉忠志), and its Director, Hagiwara Kazuyuki (萩原和之), will become directors of Betimo. The Company's Director, Tamura Noritaka (田村紀貴), will become a corporate auditor.
Date of board resolution14 April 2026
Contract Date28 April 2026
Share Acquisition Date and Payment Date28 April 2026
Impact on Business PerformanceThere will be no impact on consolidated results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026. The impact from the second quarter onward is expected to be reflected and disclosed in the Company's earnings forecasts disclosed as appropriate.
Change in major shareholders株式会社イースト・グループ・ホールディングス 57.15%, Aiming Inc. 42.85% → Not disclosed
Items this document does not state (6)
Details of the allianceOverview of the joint ventureContract PeriodNumerical targets under the allianceShareholding PolicyAlliance start date

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The reasons the company gives

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Since its services were launched, Betimo has continued to grow steadily, with both its user base and active-user rate exceeding the initial plan. The Company determined that strengthening marketing activities further and expanding app functionality through the additional investment, thereby accelerating the enhancement of corporate value, would contribute to maximizing the profits of the Group.

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